2020 Author: Jordan Scott Illustrator: Sydney Smith Publisher: Neal Porter/Holiday House Kirkus Media: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jordan-scott/i-talk-river/?page=10 Media:
Category: Poetry
2021 Author: Nikki Grimes Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/nikki-grimes/legacy-grimes/ Media:
2021 Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson Illustrator: Nikkolas Smith Publisher: Kokila Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/nikole-hannah-jones/born-on-the-water/ Media:
2005 •Author: Naomi Shihab Nye •Illustrations: Terre Maher •Publisher: Greenwillow Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/naomi-shihab-nye/a-maze-me/ •Media:
2019 Author: Ebony Lewis llustrations: Jasmine Grant Publisher: Orange Hat Publishing Kirkus Review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48572146-dear-black-boy Media:
2020 •Author: Jacqueline Woodson •Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jacqueline-woodson/ever-after-woodson/ •Media:
2019 •Author: Bethany Hegedus •Illustrations: Tonya Engel •Publisher: Lee & Low Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/bethany-hegedus/rise-hegedus/ •Media:
2008 •Author: Carole Boston Weatherford •Illustrations: Floyd Cooper •Publisher: WordSong •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/carole-boston-weatherford/becoming-billie-holiday/ •Media:
2012 •Authors: Langston Hughes •Illustrations: Bryan Collier •Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/langston-hughes/i-too-am-america/ •Media:
2007 •Author: Ashley Bryan •Illustrations: Ashley Bryan •Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ashley-bryan/let-it-shine-2/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trGLy9_5A38