National Black Business Month booklist

Title: Baseball's Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues
By: Andrea Williams
Published: 2021

This is the powerful true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.Before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, Negro Leagues Baseball was the only game in town for black athletes. And those leagues owed their existence and success to savvy businesspeople like Effa Manley, the black female co-owner of the Newark Eagles. Age Range: 10 - 14 years

Call Number: xBiog Manle.E Eagles Willi.A

Title: Betty Before X
By: Ilyasah Shabazz, Renée Watson
Published: 2018

A powerful middle-grade novel about the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X’s wife, written by their daughter. Betty quickly finds confidence and purpose in volunteering for the Housewives League, an organization that supports black-owned businesses. Age Range: 10 - 14 years

Call Number: J Shaba.I

Title: Madame C J Walker Builds a Business
By: Dinene Millner
Published: 2019

The story of a leader in the hair care industry who becomes America’s first female self-made millionaire! it’s an inspiring tale about the importance of empowering women to become economically independent. Includes educational activities designed to teach entrepreneurship. A Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Chapter Book. Age Range: 7 - 11 years

Call Number: JChapter Milln.D

Title: Mo's Bows A Young Person's Gude to Start-Up Success
By: Moziah Bridges with Tranica Morris
Published: 2019

Running a successful business can be hard for anyone, but seventeen-year-old Moziah Bridges has becomes a pro at it. His company, Mo's Bow's, is what today's "kidpreneurs" dream of achieving. This book follows Mo's journey to success and reveals all the ups and downs and important lessons he's learned along the way-as well as provides information and tips on how to start your own business and succeed. Age Range: 10 - 14 years

Call Number: x650.1083 Bridg.M

Title: Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and his Green Book
By: Keila Dawson
Published: 2021

In the late 1930s when segregation was legal and Black Americans couldn't visit every establishment or travel everywhere they wanted to safely, a New Yorker named Victor Hugo Green decided to do something about it. Green wrote and published a guide that listed businesses where his fellow Black Americans could be safe. Age Range: 3 - 8 years

Call Number: x305.896 Dawso.K

Title: Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Published: 2021

Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. The book traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa's Greenwood district (Black Wall Street) and sensitively shares the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community. Age Range: 8 years and up

Call Number: x976.6 Weath.C

Title: Who is Oprah Winfrey?
By: Barbara Kramer
Published: 2019

We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen of Talk" wasn't always so fortunate. She suffered through a rough childhood and went on to use her personal struggles as motivation. The richest African American person of the twentieth century, Oprah is often described as the most influential woman in the world. Age Range: 8 - 12 years

Call Number: JSeries Who