- Ketanji, Justice Jackson's journey to the U.S. Supreme Court, written by Kekla Magoon ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Free Angela and all political prisoners., producers, Carole Lambert ... [and others] ; writer/director, Shola Lynch, Widescreen
- Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon
- Mary's idea, Chris Raschka
- Frederick Douglass, by William S. McFeely
- Martin's Big words, the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Doreen Rappaport ; illustrations by Brian Collier
- Martin Luther King Jr., a peaceful leader, by Sarah Albee ; pictures by Chin Ko
- Saving American Beach, the biography of African American environmentalist MaVynee Betsch, written by Heidi Tyline King ; illustrated by Caldecott honoree Ekua Holmes
- The youngest marcher, the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist, Cynthia Levinson ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
- The dragons, the giant, the women, a memoir, Wayétu Moore
- The autobiography of Malcolm X, with the assistance of Alex Haley ; foreword by Attallah Shabazz ; introduction by M.S. Handler ; epilogue by Alex Haley ; afterword by Ossie Davis
- The dead are arising, the life of Malcolm X, Les Payne and Tamara Payne
- Born to swing, Lil Hardin Armstrong's life in jazz, Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Michele Wood
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Who is Michelle Obama?, by Megan Stine ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- The autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley
- A spy called James, the true story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War double agent, Anne Rockwell ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
- Through my eyes, the autobiography of Ruby Bridges
- Martin Luther King, Godfrey Hodgson
- King of ragtime, the story of Scott Joplin, by Stephen Costanza
- Dreams from my father, a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
- Wilma unlimited, how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman, Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by David Diaz
- Twelve years a slave, Solomon Northup
- We are not broken, George M. Johnson
- Dreams from my father, Barack Obama
- Trailblazer, the story of ballerina Raven Wilkinson, by Leda Schubert ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III ; with a foreword by Misty Copeland
- Who was Harriet Tubman?, by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Nancy Harrison
- Roots, Alex Haley
- The ABCs of Black history, words by Rio Cortez ; pictures by Lauren Semmer
- I know why the caged bird sings, Maya Angelou
- The misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, Issa Rae
- Game changers, the story of Venus and Serena Williams, Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
- The Toni Morrison book club, Juda Bennett, Winnifred Brown-Glaude, Cassandra Jackson, and Piper Kendrix Williams
- Who was Ida B. Wells?, by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Ted Hammond
- The trials of Muhammad Ali., Kartemquin Films ; Independent Lens ; Independent Television Service ; a film by Bill Siegel ; directed and produced by Bill Siegel ; produced by Rachel Pikelny ; a co-production of Kartemquin Educational Films, Projecto Willis, LLC, and the Independent Television Service, Widescreen
- A mighty long way, my journey to justice at Little Rock Central High School, Carlotta Walls LaNier ; with Lisa Frazier Page
- King, a life, Jonathan Eig
- Lewis Latimer, a brilliant inventor, by Janel Rodríguez ; illustrated by Subi Bosa
- Little leaders, bold women in black history, Vashti Harrison
- To boldly go, how Nichelle Nichols and Star trek helped advance civil rights, written by Angela Dalton ; illustrated by Lauren Semmer
- Never forget our people were always free, a parable of American healing, Ben Jealous
- Carter reads the newspaper, written by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Don Tate
- Unlawful orders, a portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskeegee airman, surgeon, and activist, Barbara Binns
- Charles Drew, the innovator of the blood bank, by Aaron Talley ; illustrated by Subi Bosa
- Rosa Parks, my story, by Rosa Parks ; with Jim Haskins
- Madam C.J. Walker, the beauty boss, by Janel Rodríguez ; illustrated by Subi Bosa
- Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?, by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf
- Jump!, Floyd Cooper
- George Washington Carver, more than "the peanut man", by Janel Rodríguez ; illustrated by Subi Bosa
- Bessie the motorcycle queen, written by Charles R. Smith Jr. ; illustrated by Charlot Kristensen