Growing up, I learned about a few African-American women in school: Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks. These three women have made important contributions to our society, but there are...

"There are no trains in this story!" This was my youngest son's reaction when I brought home a stack of books about the Underground Railroad. My boys quickly learned, however, that while this...

The Declaration of Independence states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that...

Think back to the black history you learned about in school. What's the common theme? Oppression. We learn about the history of the oppression of black people, from slavery to the civil...

Most of us know that Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for refusing to move to the back of a public bus in segregated Alabama, starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott. But what else do we know about...

Writing this list taught me something important. We need more books about black boys. The books on this list are compelling stories of young men who are using their brains and...