February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of the achievements of African Americans in American history and culture. For more reading on this month's theme, check out our Recommended Reading display on the second floor of the library!
The Fire Next Time by
Assata: An Autobiography by
Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement by
Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement by
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by
The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir by
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by
My People Are Rising: Memoir of a Black Panther Party Captain by
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by
The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America by 
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation by 
Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA by 
Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education by 
Little Ethiopia of the Pacific Northwest by 
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by
Are Prisons Obsolete? by
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements by
Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation by
March by
Black Women and Politics in New York City by 
The Complete Encyclopedia of African American History by 
Crossing Black: Mixed-Race Identity in Modern American Fiction and Culture by 
The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District, from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era by 
Women Warriors of the Afro-Latina Diaspora by THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY BLACK PEOPLE: African & African-American Steampunk!
The Guardian -- From Beyonce to Sorry To Bother You: The New Age of Afro-Surrealism
"From psychedelic sketch shows to far-out satire, black artists are expressing the absurdity of life in a racist society by embracing the disturbing and bizarre..."
The Moments That Defined 2018's Surge in Afrofuturism (Vice Magazine)
"Black Panther' reignited a longstanding cultural tradition celebrating sci fi, technology, Africa, and the power of Blackness in art.."
AFROFUTURISM READING LIST: Seattle Public Library, Rainier Beach Teen Librarian
