- Who is Muhammad Ali?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
- A picture book of Jesse Owens, David Adler ; illustrated by Robert Casilla
- Ida Wells, journalist and activist, by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD ; with Samantha S. Bell
- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- Who is Shaquille O'Neal?, by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- Martin's Big words, the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Doreen Rappaport ; illustrations by Brian Collier
- Roots, the saga of an American family, Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley On the Writing of Roots
- Dorothy Height, written by Kelly Starling Lyons ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- I am Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Schomburg, the man who built a library, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon
- Searching for Sarah Rector, the richest Black girl in America, Tonya Bolden
- Escape North!, the story of Harriet Tubman, by Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Teresa Flavin
- Bundini, don't believe the hype, Todd D. Snyder
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Who is Michelle Obama?, by Megan Stine ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- Things that make white people uncomfortable, adapted for young adults, Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin
- Jazz Age Josephine, by Jonah Winter ; illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
- Who is Colin Kaepernick?, by Lakita Wilson ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- The cost of freedom, Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre, Joanne Mattern
- The Hemingses of Monticello, an American family, Annette Gordon-Reed
- Rosa Parks, by Wil Mara
- Notes from a young Black chef, Kwame Onwuachi ; with Joshua David Stein
- How do you spell unfair?, MacNolia Cox and the national spelling bee, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- Saving American Beach, the biography of African American environmentalist MaVynee Betsch, written by Heidi Tyline King ; illustrated by Caldecott honoree Ekua Holmes
- And not afraid to dare, the stories of ten African-American women, Tonya Bolden
- The Minotaur at Calle Lanza, Zito Madu
- Who was John Lewis?, by Crystal Hubbard ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
- Katherine Johnson, by Ebony Joy Wilkins ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager
- Martin Luther King Jr., written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Mai Ly Degnan
- Racing against the odds, the Story of Wendell Scott, stock car racing's African-American champion, by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Eric A. Velasquez
- Who was Booker T. Washington?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Jake Murray
- Who are Venus and Serena Williams?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson
- Game changers, the story of Venus and Serena Williams, Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
- The Toni Morrison book club, Juda Bennett, Winnifred Brown-Glaude, Cassandra Jackson, and Piper Kendrix Williams
- Who is Zendaya?, by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- Black fortunes, the story of the first six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires, Shomari Wills
- The dead are arising, the life of Malcolm X, Les Payne and Tamara Payne
- Satchel Paige, Lesa Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
- Who was Coretta Scott King?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Through my eyes, the autobiography of Ruby Bridges
- The 5 O'clock Band, by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews ; illustrated by Bryan Collier
- Unstoppable, how Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington, written by Michael G. Long ; illustrated by Bea Jackson
- Roots, the saga of an American family, Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley
- A picture book of Sojourner Truth, by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Gershom Griffith
- Harriet Tubman, Barbara Kramer
- The legendary Miss Lena Horne, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
- We are not broken, George M. Johnson
- Jackie Ormes, by J.P. Miller ; illustrated by Amanda Quartey
- Duke Ellington, the piano prince and his orchestra, Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney