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Black History Month Titles for February (and March, and April, and June, and...)

Written by Augsburg Fortress | Feb 20, 2025 9:34:20 PM

God's Holy Darkness

Strength to Love

Ashes to Action: Finding Myself at the Intersection of the Minneapolis Uprising

See Me, Believe Me: A Guide to Deepen Allyship with Congregational Leaders of Color

These titles are just a few in our catalog that we believe can help make big change in the world.

At Augsburg Fortress and our sibling imprints, we support books that center the voices of Black authors and illustrators so that we can uplift their ideas, their work, and their lives. If you're not sure where to start, choose one of the books on our list below we've curated for Black History Month . . . and keep reading the work of these authors all year long. 

 

Titles for Children, Youth, and Families

God's Holy Darkness by Sharei Green and Beckah Selnick, and illustrated by Nikki Faison

If My Hair Had a Voice by Dana Marie Miroballi and illustrated by Patricia Grannum

Sarah Rising

Brown Girls Rule

Brown Boys Rule

The Just Love Story Bible 

Black Girls Unbossed: Young World Changers Leading the Way

 

Titles that Center Black Girls and Women

First and Only: What Black Women Say About Thriving at Work and in Life

Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education

Parable of the Brown Girl: The Sacred Lives of Girls of Color

Enfleshing Freedom: Body, Race, and Being, Second Edition

In My Grandmother's House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit

We Refuse to Be Silent: Women's Voices on Justice for Black Men

 

Titles by and about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Strength to Love: Gift Edition

A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community 

 

Titles for Ministry Leaders

Call to Allyship: Preparing Your Congregation for Leaders of Color

See Me, Believe Me:  A Guide to Deepen Allyship with Congregational Leaders of Color

Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World Beyond the Church

 

Titles by White Allies

Giving Up Whiteness: One Man's Journey

Ashes to Action: Finding Myself at the Intersection of the Minneapolis Uprising

 

 

You'll find more titles for Black History Month at the websites of our sibling imprints.

Broadleaf Books

Fortress Press

Beaming Books