The Centennial Shelf: Stories That Shaped Us
2026 Black History Month
Recommended Works
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
B
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Balm in Gilead | Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot | Book |
| Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own | Eddie Glaude | Book |
| Between the World and Me | Ta-Nehisi Coates | Book |
| Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America | Michael Harriot | Book |
| Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Survived Slavery and Became Millionaires | Shomari Wills | Book |
| The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution | Stanley Nelson Jr. | Film |
C
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Citizen: An American Lyric | Claudia Rankine | Book |
D
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children | Gloria Ladson-Billings | Book |
E
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| EVIDENCE, NOT EXCEPTION: Clarity, Accountability, and the Work of Becoming | Devin Walker | Book |
F
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fight the Stigma | Devin Walker | Film |
G
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Get Out | Jordan Peele | Film |
H
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| The Help | Kathryn Stockett | Book |
I
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| I'll Make Me A World | Jarvis R. Givens | Book |
| Indigo | Beverly Jenkins | Book |
J
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| James | Percival Everett | Book |
K
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Kindred | Octavia E. Butler | Book |
L
M
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Mimesis of I Am | Einar | Book |
| The Mis-Education of the Negro | Carter G. Woodson | Book |
N
O
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | Ava Duvernay | Film |
P
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Protest and Praise: Sacred Music of Black Religion | Jon Michael Spencer | Book |
Q
R
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| A Right Worthy Woman | Ruth P. Watson | Book |
| Rustin | George C. Wolfe | Film |
S
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| School Daze | Spike Lee | Film |
| Shirley | John Ridley | Film |
| Sinners | Ryan Coogler | Film |
T
U
V
W
| Title | Author/Director | Type |
|---|---|---|
| We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance | Kellie Carter Jackson | Book |