The ABCs of Black HistoryB is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright! And for a Book that takes a Bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture. Letter by letter, The ABCs of Black History celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries, triumph and heartbreak, creativity and joy. It's a story of big ideas P is for Power, S is for Science and Soul. Of significant moments G is for Great Migration. Of iconic figures H is for Zora Neale Hurston, X is for Malcom

but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States

and Vanessa Brantley-Newton's illustrations exude joy

in some regions

A bar fight turns fatal

Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature

as I looked back at a long and complicated life

and himself at risk

Venus Williams

and elegant board book stars a young boy who joyfully celebrates his dark skin with a bright moon at the end of a perfect day

She was raised in isolation by a mysterious

Fannie Lou Hamer to Sam Cooke

a wealthy planter hiding a secret