Black Voices

and

Anti-Racism Resources

While not an all-encompassing source, we would like to provide some resources to learn more about Black History Month, and to connect you to black voices.

Please send suggested content to us, as we would like to continue expanding this page!

Learn about the origins of Black History Month

Click here for a great historical overview of the work started in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland to promote and recognize the contributions and achievements of Black Americans.

 

Books

The Underground Railroad

by Colson Whitehead

The Rib King

by Ladee Hubbard

The New Jim Crow

by Michelle Alexander

The Marrow of Tradition

by Charles W. Chesnutt

The Fire Next Time

by James Baldwin

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

by Alex Haley

Song of Solomon

by Toni Morrison

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou

Heavy: An American Memoir

by Kiese Laymon

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

by Ibram x. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain

Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe

White Spaces, Missing Faces

by Catrice M. Jackson

Antagonists, Advocates and Allies

by Catrice M. Jackson

Me and White Supremacy

by Layla F. Saad

So You Want to Talk about Race

by Ijeoma Oluo

PBS “Must Watch” Black History Documentaries

Clicking on the titles will take you to the link (if one could be located)

  • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

    https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/

  • Freedom Riders

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/freedomriders/

  • Slavery by Another Name

    https://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/home/

  • Eyes on the Prize

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/eyesontheprize/

  • The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/black-power-mixtape-1967-1975/

  • Soundtrack for a Revolution

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/soundtrack/

  • Dark Girls

    Unfortunately, no link to a PBS page could be found and all the online viewing links are to paid services.

  • Breaking The Huddle: The Integration of College Football

    Unfortunately, no link to a PBS page could be found and all the online viewing links are to paid services.

  • More than a Month

    https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/more-than-a-month/

Blacked Owned Restaurants within our Community

Check out Black SnoCo for a comprehensive list of local Black owned businesses!

Black SnoCo Website
Black SnoCo Facebook

Restaurants

Heaven Sent Fried Chicken

615 112th St SE Suite E; Everett

(425) 267-9672

Website

Lew’s BBQ

2703 Pacific Ave; Everett

(425) 760-6411

Website

Touba Bakery

11114 Evergreen Way Ste C; Everett

(425) 374-2498

Website