African Americans and the Arts: Books for children
The theme for 2024 is "African Americans and the Arts." From the ASALH website, "African American art is infused with African, Caribbean, and the Black American lived experiences. In the fields of visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of cultural expression the African American influence has been paramount. African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment. Artistic and cultural movements such as the New Negro, Black Arts, Black Renaissance, hip-hop, and Afrofuturism, have been led by people of African descent and set the standard for popular trends around the world. In 2024, we examine the varied history and life of African American arts and artisans."


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Radiant Child
the Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
We Can
Portraits of Power
Standing in the Need of Prayer
a Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual
In Her Hands
the Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!
Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll
The Green Piano
How Little Me Found Music
Parker Looks Up
An Extraordinary Moment
Dave the Potter
Artist, Poet, Slave
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