Coretta Scott King Book Award

Troy Andrews's New Orleans childhood comes alive through brass bands, practice, and neighborhood sound.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and language are distilled into a picture book built around the power of his words.

Art and text together introduce Arturo Schomburg and his lifelong work collecting Black history the world tried to erase.

This lyrical historical picture book centers the weekly gathering place where enslaved Africans in New Orleans sustained culture and community.

This biography of Jean-Michel Basquiat connects Black creativity, art-making, and city energy from childhood on.

Poetry and portraiture honor Black excellence, grief, resistance, and survival across generations.

This lyrical reflection gathers color, protest, memory, and pride into a celebration of Black identity.

On a Harlem rooftop, a girl imagines herself flying over the city and claiming the world she deserves.

A barbershop celebration of confidence, style, and the power of a fresh haircut.

The true story of Mary Walker, who learned to read late in life after surviving slavery and a lifetime of denied access.