FamU Book Club

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Each book is connected to a Town Hall that you can find in the “Explore More” section, where you can take a deeper dive into any of the available content. The book club will be revolving and include a section for book suggestions.

Note: Bookshop.org is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. They are a benefit program dedicated to the public good. “By design, we give away over 75% of our profit margin to stores, publications, authors and others who make up the thriving, inspirational culture around books!” There is also a link that connects you to bookshops in your area.

From time to time, we will feature Black-owned and other local or online bookstores and welcome you to share suggestions!

Happy Reading!

Racism & Segregation In Schools

Town Hall #3

A book cover showing a closeup photo of a young Ruby Bridges

Through My Eyes

By Ruby Ridges

An illustrated book cover showing a young African American girl, Ruby Bridges, entering school with a mob of angry white parents and students behind her.

The Story of Ruby Bridges

By Robert Cole

A book cover with the title "why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?"

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

By Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD

The Talk

Town Hall #4

A book cover showing a colorful graphic of the title, 'the talk.'

The Talk: Conversation about Race, Love & Truth

Edited by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson

A book cover with the title 'between the world and me.'

Between the World and Me

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

A book cover showing the title 'uncomfortable conversations with a Black man', on a colorful background of orange and gray.

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

By Emmanuel Acho

An illustrated book cover showing an African American teenager sitting on a stool, surrounded by speech bubbles and the book title 'uncomfortable conversations with a Black boy.'

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy

By Emmanuel Acho

A colorful book cover with the title 'How to be an antiracist'

How to Be an Antiracist

By Ibram X. Kendi

Mental Health

Town Hall #5

A book cover with the title 'social (in)justice and mental  health"

Social (IN)Justice and Mental Health

By Edited by Ruth S. Shim, M.D, M.P.H. & Sarah Y Vinson, M.D.

An African American youth holds their hands over their face, under the title 'Black Mental Health Matters.'

Black Mental Health Matters

By Aaren Synder, LMFT

The School to Prison Pipeline

Town Hall #6

A book cover showing the back of an African American child while they face a wall, behind the book title 'Pushout.'

PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

By Monique W. Morris

A black-and-white collage of two photographs, one with a man holding a sign reading 'no justice no peace', and another man with a 'Black lives matter' sign and first raised in the air.

Hip-Hop and Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline

By Daniel White Hodge et al

A Black man rests his head in is hands, under the subtitle 'a Black male educator's memoir.'

Voices from the School to Prison Pipeline

By Jr. M. Ed Ron King

Health

Town Hall #7

An illustration of an African American woman beneath the title 'empowhered health', where the letters 'her' in the first word are emphasized.

EmpowHERed Health: Reforming a Dismissive Health Care System

By S. Mayumi “Umi” Grisby

A book cover with the title 'the untold story.'

Henrietta Lacks the Untold Story

By Ron Lacks

A book cover with the hospital/medical icon on a bright red background.

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Experimentation of Black American from Colonial Times to Present

By Harriett A. Washington

Black Culture

Town Hall #8

An illustration of a young African American girl looking over her shoulder and smiling.

Honey, I Love

By Eloise Greenfield

A book cover showing a photograph of poet Langston Hughes

The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes

By Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad

A book cover with a woman looking intently at the photographer and the title 'no disrespect.'

No Disrespect

By Sister Souljah

Black Culinary History

 

A book titled High on the Hog

High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

By Jessica B Harris

A book titled the President's Kitchen Cabinet.

The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas

By Adrian Miller
Adrian Miller talks about the book on C-SPAN.org 

A book titled the taste of country cooking.

The Taste of Country Cooking: The 30th Anniversary Edition of a Great Southern Classic Cookbook

By Edna Lewis

An illustration of a young African American girl looking over her shoulder and smiling.

Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora

By Bryant Terry

A book cover showing a photograph of poet Langston Hughes

Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking

By Toni Tipton Martin

A book cover with a woman looking intently at the photographer and the title 'no disrespect.'

Mama Dip’s Family Cookbook

By Mildred Council

An illustration of a young African American girl looking over her shoulder and smiling.

The Dooky Chase Cookbook

By Leah Chase

A book titled the Cooking Gene.

Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South

By Michael W Twitty

A book titled Carla Hall's soul food.

Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration

By Carla Hall and Genevieve Ko

A book titled The Rise.

The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food

By Marcus Samuelsson

Children’s Books

 

A book titled The People Could Fly.

The People Could Fly

By Virginia Hamilton

A book titled The ABCs of Black History.

The ABC’s of Black History

By Rio Cortez

A book titled Hair Love.

Hair Love

By Matthew A Cherry and Vashti Harrison
Hair Love (short film) 

A book titled The 1619 Project Born of the Water.

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

By Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson

A book titled the Snowy Day.

The Snowy Day

By Ezra Jack Keats
The Snowy Day read-aloud 

A book titled The Undefeated.

The Undefeated

By Kwame Alexander

A book titled Mr. Marshalls Block Party.

Mr. Marshall’s Block Party

Written by Yetta Myrick and Morgan Cruise – Illustrated by Jennifer Price Davis

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