"Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story" by Ray Charles and David Ritz

"Wrinkles" by Paco Roca

"Sula" by Toni Morrison

"An American Marriage: A Novel" by Tayari Jones

"(H)afrocentric Comics: Volumes 1 - 4" by Juliana "Jewels" Smith, Mike Hampton

"Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys" by Victor Rios

"Sing, Unburied, Sing" by Jesmyn Ward

"Ginny Moon" by Benjamin Ludwig

"Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker" by Julian Voloj and Claudia Aherling

"Miles Morales" by Jason Reynolds

"Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls" by Monique W. Morris

"Tyrell" by Coe Booth

"The Truth of Right Now" by Kara Lee Corthron

"The Upside of Unrequited" by Becky Albertalli

"Ahgottahandleonit" by Donovan Mixon

"Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

"Solo" by Kwame Alexander

"The Leavers" by Lisa Ko

"Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

"Love is the Drug" by Alaya Dawn Johnson