San Jose City College Library Celebrates Black History Month 2023Here you will find some of the non fiction and fiction books in our collection as well as other useful resources that highlight the history and myriad contributions of Black Americans.
Items on our virtual display features a selection of titles by African-American writers on African-American themes, settings, and culture, and histories
For questions on any of the items included in this guide, or if you would like to make a purchase suggestion, please contact a librarian at sjcc.library@sjcc.edu.
Some of the best-known and most influential pieces of crime fiction have been from African American writers. Features Walter Mosley's great Detective Easy Rawlins and stories from the mean streets of Harlem at the hands of Chester Himes.
The expansion of the Black American middle class and the unprecedented increase in the number of Black immigrants since the 1960s have transformed the cultural landscape of New York.
The first and definitive biography of one of America's bestselling, notorious, and influential writers of the twentieth century: Iceberg Slim, né Robert Beck, author of the multimillion-copy memoir Pimp
In this Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning novel, two teens--one black, one white--grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension.
From the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly, Tiffany D. Jackson, comes a gripping novel about the mystery of one teenage girl's disappearance and the traumatic effects of the truth.
This gritty, twisty, and haunting debut by Tiffany D. Jackson about a girl convicted of murder seeking the truth while surviving life in a group home.
In this stunning debut novel, Pushcart-nominated author Ibi Zoboi draws on her own experience as a young Haitian immigrant, infusing this lyrical exploration of America with magical realism and vodou culture.
Writing from the perspective of a friend, Frederick Joseph offers candid reflections on his own experiences with racism and conversations with prominent artists and activists about theirs
Tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he's still alive.