“Dr. Greg Carr has curated a diverse list of books for Black History Month 2023, including non-fiction, fiction, memoirs, and academic works that explore different aspects of Black history and culture. The list includes classic works like “The Negro in Our History” by Carter G. Woodson and books on the experiences of Black women such as “Many Black Women of This Fortress” by Kwasi Konadu and “Mama Fannie: Growing Up the Daughter of Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer” edited by Jacqueline Hamer.Other books on the list focus on the struggles and resilience of Black people in America, like “Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America” by Daniel Black and “Destroy This Temple” by Obi Egbuna.
Academic books, such as “Colonialism in Global Perspective” by Kris Manjapr and “Socialism & Democracy, Vol. 25, No. 1: What Is African American Studies: Its Focus, and Future?” edited by John H. McClendon III and Yusuf Nuruddin are also featured.Prominent figures in Black history are highlighted in books like “Malcolm X: The Man and His Times” by John Henrik Clarke and “The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations” by Toni Morrison.
The list also includes books on the Pan-African movement and the postcolonial state in Africa.Overall, Dr. Greg Carr’s Black History Month Booklist for 2023 provides readers with a wide range of books that celebrate the rich history and culture of Black people around the world.”
Dr. Greg Carr’s Black History Month Booklist – 2023:
Day 1: The Negro in Our History by Carter G. Woodson
Day 2: Many Black Women of This Fortress Graça, Mónica and Adwoa, Three Enslaved Women of Portugal’s African Empire by Kwasi Konadu
Day 3: Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America by Daniel Black
Day 4: The Last Gift of the Master Artists Novel by Ben Okri
Day 5: Destroy This Temple by Obi Egbuna
Day 6: The Tuskegee Student Uprising: A History Book by Brian Jones
Day 7: African and Caribbean People in Britain: A History by Hakim Adi
Day 8: Mother Wit: Exalting Motherhood While Honoring a Great Mother by Malaika B. Horne
Day 9: All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End: The Cartoons of Charles Johnson by Charles Johnson
Day 10: Colonialism in Global Perspective by Kris Manjapr
Day 11: NAACP: Celebrating a Century: 100 Years in Pictures by NAACP and The Crisis Publishing Co
Day 12: Betrayal: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era by Houston Baker Jr.
Day 13: The Negro by W. E. B. Du Bois
Day 14: Mama Fannie: Growing Up the Daughter of Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer Edited by Jacqueline Hamer
Day 15: Socialism & Democracy, Vol. 25, No. 1: What Is African American Studies: Its Focus, and Future? Edited by: John H. McClendon III & Yusuf Nuruddin
Day 16: The House Where My Soul Lives: The Life of Margaret Walker by Maryemma Graham
Day 17: The Pan-African Pantheon: Prophets, Poets, and Philosophers Edited by Adekeye Adebajo
Day 18: The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison
Day 19: Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird by Gene Andrew Jarret
Day 20: Black Cotton Star Novel by Yves Sente
Day 21: Malcolm X: The Man and His Times by John Henrik Clarke
Day 22: Breaking Barriers: The First Ladies of Education by DeWitt S. Williams
Day 23: His Day Is Marching On, A Memoir Of W.E.B. DuBois by Shirley Graham DuBois
Day 24: The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop by Jonathan Abrams
Day 25: Stayed On Freedom: The Long History of Black Power through One Family’s Journey by Dan Berger
Day 26: The Postcolonial State in Africa: Fifty Years of Independence, 1960–2010 by M. Crawford Young
Day 27: Honoring Professor William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965): An Intellectual Libation For The Architect Of America’s African Studies Department by Kamene, Kaba Hiawatha
Day 28: Negro Makers of History by Carter G. Woodson
