- Grandma's purse, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- A place inside of me, a poem to heal the heart, written by Zetta Elliott ; illustrated by Noa Denmon
- Trace, Pat Cummings
- Inventing Victoria, by Tonya Bolden
- Ghost boys, by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Hands up!, Breanna J. McDaniel ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- For black girls like me, Mariama J. Lockington
- Cameron Battle and the escape trials, Jamar J. Perry
- The last last-day-of-summer, by Lamar Giles ; illustratiaons by Dapo Adeola
- My fade is fresh, by Shauntay Grant ; illustrated by Kitt Thomas
- Dragons in a bag, Zetta Elliott ; illustrations by Geneva B
- Fresh Princess, words by Denene Millner ; pictures by Gladys Jose
- We rise, we resist, we raise our voices, edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson ; foreword by Ashley Bryan
- Pass the ball, Mo!, by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Sam Ricks
- I love being me!, by Mechal Renee Roe
- Dear yesteryear, text by and photographs curated by Kimberly Annece Henderson ; hand lettering by Ciara LeRoy
- The King of Kindergarten, Derrick Barnes ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Isaiah Dunn is my hero, Kelly J. Baptist
- Just like a mama, written by Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney-Barlow
- Rebound, by Kwame Alexander ; illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile
- Let the children march, by Monica Clark-Robinson ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- Booked, by Kwame Alexander
- Armstrong & Charlie, written by Steven B. Frank
- Crown, an ode to the fresh cut, Derrick Barnes ; illustrated by Gordon C. James
- Tyler Johnson was here, Jay Coles
- The dragon thief, Zetta Elliott ; illustrations by Geneva B
- Happy hair, written & illustrated by Mechal Renee Roe
- Sing a song, how "Lift Every Voice and Sing" inspired generations, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Keith Mallett
- Juneteenth for Mazie, Floyd Cooper
- Overground railroad, Lesa Cline-Ransome, James Ransome
- Me & Mama, Cozbi A. Cabrera
- The revolution of Birdie Randolph, by Brandy Colbert
- Harbor me, Jacqueline Woodson
- The Tyrell show, written by Miles Grose ; cover art by Shaz Enrico Lym ; interior artwork by the Dizzy Devils with Artful Doodlers, Season two
- My mommy medicine, written by Edwidge Danticat ; illustrated by Shannon Wright
- Black is a rainbow color, written by Angela Joy ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
- Mae among the stars, written by Roda Ahmed ; illustrations by Stasia Burrington
- Mardi Gras almost didn't come this year, written by Kathy Z. Price ; illustrated by Carl Joe Williams
- My hair is a garden, words and pictures by Cozbi A. Cabrera
- Slay, by Brittney Morris
- The Tyrell show, season one, written by Miles Grose ; illustrated by Shaz Lym
- Firebird, Misty Copeland ; illustrated by Christopher Myers
- Milo imagines the world, words by Matt de la Peña ; pictures by Christian Robinson
- I can help!, written by Kelly Greenawalt ; art by Amariah Rauscher
- Meet Miss Fancy, Irene Latham ; illustrated by John Holyfield
- Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky, by Kwame Mbalia
- Kick it, Mo!, by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Sam Ricks
- I am loved, poems by Nikki Giovanni ; illustrations by Ashley Bryan
- Harbor me, Jacqueline Woodson
- Dream country, Shannon Gibney