Brave. Black. First. 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World by Cheryl Willis Hudson, Illustrated by Erin K. Robinson

Where to begin? The art? The featured women? The succinct amount of information? Brave. Black. First. is the perfect balance of visual and informational text for a reader reading on a middle-school level and above. Each of the featured women in the book has a full page portrait adjacent to a short biographical page. The selected subjects include both historical and contemporary black women of varying renown. Sojourner Truth, Serena Williams and Ava DuVernay are just a few examples of the wide range of women included. The inclusion of mixed heritage women is also welcomed to provide a mixed-race aspect for the reader. Students who love art, history, or that want to learn about female historical figures should be sure to pick this one up.--Claudio Leon

Hudson, Cheryl W., Brave. Black. First. 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World. New York: Penguin Random House LLC, 2020. Print.