While there are several exceptional options for books written about and by African American women, we have narrowed it down to a mix of 10 of our top recommendations for February for Black History Month, including fiction and non-fiction, science and sci-fi, poetry, essays, and a play.
Each link goes to our Amazon Smile Charity page to support our independent women’s history library.
10 RECOMMENDED READS:
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Seeing the Unspeakable: The Art of Kara Walker by Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw
Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Maya Angelou: Poems by Maya Angelou
African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote, 1850–1920 by Rosalyn Terborg-Penn
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
We Are Never Meeting In Real Life: Essays by Samantha Irby
PLUS 5 DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
Anita: Speaking Truth to Power (2013 Anita Hill Documentary)
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2016 Nina Simone Documentary)
A Ballerina’s Tale (2015 documentary about Misty Copeland)
Miss Sharon Jones! (2016 documentary about Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings)
Feel free to let us know what you think of our selections, or add your own in the comment section below!
Gal's Guide 