THE COMMUNITY & MOVEMENT
RESOURCES
BOOKS
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Copper Sun - Sharon M. Draper
Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama
Letters to a Young Artist - Anna Deavere
Our Kind of People - Lawrence Otis Graham
Brown Girl Dreaming - Jacqueline Woodson
The Sisters Are Alright - Tamara Winfrey Harris
Kindred - Octavia E, Butler
The Color Purple - Alice Walker
The Skin I'm In - Sharon G. Flake
Letter to My Daughter - Maya Angelou
The Girlprint - Valeisha Butterfield Jones
A Raisin in the Sun- Lorraine Hansberry
Standing Against the Wind - Traci L. Jones
My Soul to Take: A Novel- Tanarive Due
The Coldest Winter Ever - Sistah Souljah
Darkest Child: A Novel- Delores Phillips
Don't Give It Away! - Iyanla Vanzant
Daughter : A Novel - asha bandele
Who Fears Death- Nnedi Okorafor
BlackGirl Mansion - Angel Nafis
The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison
Annie John - Jamaica Kincaid
Purple Hibiscus: A Novel - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We Should All Be Feminist - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Their Eyes Were Watchinn God - Zora Neale Hurston
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
In Search of Our Mother's Garden - Alice Walker
On Black Sisters Street: A Novel - Chika Unigwe
Brown Girl, Brownstones - Paule Marshall
Unbowed: A Memoir- Wangari Maathai
The New Jim Crow- Michelle Alexander
Black Indians - William Loren Katz
White Teeth: A Novel - Zadie Smith
Silver Sparrow- Tayari Jones
Our stories are powerful - they make us laugh, cry, imagine and soar. We've listed below
a few of faves for your reading pleasure. By all means, do let us know if there are others you'd like to see added to this list! Email your sugestions to info@blackgirlsunscripted.org.
Narrative of Sojourner Truth - Sojourner Truth
Spider King's Daughter Paperback – Chibundu Onuzo
The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir – Staceyann Chin
Some Sing, Some Cry: A Novel - Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza
We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History - Phillip Hoose
Black, White & Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self- Rebecca Walker
Pushout:The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools - Monique W. Morris
Be U: Be Honest, Be Beautiful, Be Intentional, Be Strong, Be You! - Mary Mary
Grace, Gold, and Glory My Leap of Faith - Gabrielle Douglas and Michelle Burford
Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat: A Story of Blimia - Stephanie Covington Armstrong
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A Young People's History of the United States: Columbus to the War on Terror - Howard Zinn
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision - Barbara Ransby
FOR BUDDING READERS
Stories help to stimulate our kid's imagination, provoke curiosity, and build self-esteem.
Here a few books to help encourage a love for reading! Got suggestions? Feel free to
email your recommendations to info@blackgirlsunscripted.org
Bird by Zetta Elliott
Rosa - Nikki Giovanni
The Colors of Us - Karen Katz
Lola at the Library - Anna Mcquinn
Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester
Big Hair, Don't Care Crystal Swain Bates
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters John Steptoe
Something Beautiful - Sharon Dennis Wyeth
I Love My Hair By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
A Life Like Mine by Dorling Kindersley and UNICEF
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters Barack Obama
Ruby Bridges Goes To School: My True Story - Ruby Bridges
Happy To Be Nappy - bell hooks, Illustrations By Chris Raschka
Dancing In The Wings - Debbie Allen, Illustrations By Kadir Nelson
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down - Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney
Tar Beach - Faith Ringgold
Nappy Hair- Carolivia Herron
Amazing Grace - Mary Hoffman
Zora and Me - Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon
One Crazy Summer - Rita Williams - Garcia
The Mighty Miss Malone - Christopher Paul Curtis
The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom - Bettye Stroud
Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky - Faith Ringgold
Happy To Be Nappy - bell hooks, Illustrations By Chris Raschka
Dancing In The Wings - Debbie Allen, Illustrations By Kadir Nelson
I Am Awesome (I Am Book) Garcelle Beauvais and Sebastian A. Jones
Dancing In The Wings - Debbie Allen, Illustrations By Kadir Nelson
I'm A Pretty Little Black Girl! - Betty K. Bynum and Claire Armstrong-Parod
Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America - Tonya Bolden
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down - Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney
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MAGAZINES & BLOGS
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From fashion to finance, empowerment to enlightenment, make-up to making moves,
we've got you covered! Check out some of our favorite blogs and magazines below.
ORGANIZATIONS
We've listed our favorite girl, youth, and young women serving orgainizations.
Email us at info@blackgirlsunscripted.org to let us know if we've missed any!
www.girlsinc.org
www.girlscouts.org
www.coe4youth.org
www.girlsasceos.com
www.caresmentoring.org
www.mybeautifullegacy.org
www.thenationalcampaign.org
www.girlswhoruletheworld.org