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What to Read Next: Black History Month 2025

February 1, 2025

(And listen to, watch, and do)

Celebrate Black History Month with us! As we continue to educate ourselves and reflect, we will be sharing staff recommendations all month long. The 2025 theme is, “African Americans and Labor.”

Books and AudiobooksPodcasts, Films, ShowsActivities
The Collected Poetry of Nikki GiovanniTaffi DollarBlack History Month in the DC area: 6 museums and exhibits celebrating African American heritage
Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital by Chris Myers Asch and George Derek MusgroveThe Six Triple Eight written and directed by Tyler Perry

Staff favorite!		How to celebrate Black History Month in the D.C. area
Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooksJohn Lewis: Good TroubleWays to Celebrate Black History Month in Washington, DC
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan
The Message, Ta-Nehisi Coates
James by Percival Everett
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi