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Black History Month Books

It has come to the attention of the Support Team for Emerging Professionals that there are many “new” books on Black History and Awareness. We would like to share the website linked below which has a list of some of these titles and authors. Our hope is that these books will be added to classroom libraries or used for educators to increase their own knowledge and understanding.  

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Black-Lives-Matter-Booklists.html?soid=1101431245776&aid=CMzYxYSQyiI


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