Black History Month Resources

Are you looking to dive deeper into African American culture during Black History Month? Here is a list of media and resources to look into to further your knowledge of this special month:

Local

Augusta University Black History Month Campus Events
Visit the Lucy Craft Laney Museum
Support local Black owned businesses with The Greater Augusta Black Chamber of Commerce

Watch

High on The Hog
In Our Mother’s Gardens
A Ballerina’s Tale
Akeelah and the Bee
Glory Road
Hidden Figures
Queen of Katwe
Remember the Titans
Ruby Bridges
Safety
The Color of Friendship
The Gabby Douglas Story
42
The Help
Just Mercy
Selma
The Hate U Give

Find films in these list by the Jacksonville Public Library and St. Louis Today

Books

Begin Again by Eddie Glaude Jr.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
I Know why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Becoming by Michelle Obama
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

Looking for more here are 15 Books to Read During Black History Month and Beyond from the InnocenceProject.org

Musicians

Duke Ellington
Scott Joplin
Florence Price
Ella Fitzgerald
James Brown
Jessye Norman
George Walker
Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder
Chuck Berry
Marvin Gaye
Aretha Franklin
Prince
Nat King Cole
Lauryn Hill
Otis Redding

Blogs

Gale- Black History Month Archives
Navigators- Black History Month
Emory University- Scholar Blogs
My Breaking Views- 10 Black Bloggers Making Modern Black History

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