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| Movies | March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World | |
| Powerful, kid-friendly intro to black history stories. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 01.12.2010 |
| TV | George Gently | |
| British police procedural with mild violence, sexuality. | ||
| Review date: 12.30.2011 |
| Music | Big Round World | |
| Soulful, relatable songs for school-aged kids. | ||
| By Trout Fishing in America |
| Books | Jazz Age Josephine | |
| Jazzy bio of Josephine Baker inspiring, bittersweet. | ||
| By Jonah Winter |
| Movies | Eyes on the Prize | |
| Award-winning history of the American Civil Rights movement. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 04.06.2010 |
| Books | I Have a Dream | |
| A treasured speech seen in a vibrant new light. | ||
| By Martin Luther King |
| Books | Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans | |
| Beautifully illustrated account of African-American history. | ||
| By Kadir Nelson |
| Books | Coretta Scott | |
| African-American Civil Rights worker celebrated in poetry. | ||
| By Ntozake Shange |
| Books | Harlem: A Poem | |
| This glittering work reaches across boundaries. | ||
| By Walter Dean Myers |
| Books | Sahwira: An African Friendship | |
| Intense, dramatic story of an interracial friendship tested. | ||
| By Carolyn Marsden, Philip Matzigkeit |
| Movies | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | |
| Great message delivered in an edgy hip-hop movie. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 06.29.2004 |
| Movies | Nixon | |
| Dense psychodrama of much-disliked U.S. president. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 08.19.2008 |
| Movies | Ali | |
| Brutal fight scenes and frank racial issues. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 04.30.2002 |
| Books | Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly | |
| Complex issues make this best for older kids. | ||
| By Walter Dean Myers |
| Movies | Talk to Me | |
| Cheadle shines in radio icon biopic. Not for kids. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 10.30.2007 |
| TV | La La Land | |
| British comic's kooky characters aren't kid-friendly. | ||
| Review date: 01.25.2010 |
| Movies | Boycott | |
| Humanizing look at start of civil rights movement. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 01.08.2002 |
| Music | Lost Highway | |
| No potholes on this country-rock road trip. | ||
| By Bon Jovi |
| TV | The Messengers | |
| Hokey reality show fails to inspire; skip it. | ||
| Review date: 07.21.2006 |
| Books | Rosa | |
| Spectacular illustrations spotlight Parks' historic protest. | ||
| By Nikki Giovanni |
| Movies | Elizabethtown | |
| Tired romantic comedy full of cliches. Teens+. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 02.07.2006 |
| Books | If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period | |
| Engrossing story of fitting in at private school. | ||
| By Gennifer Choldenko |
| TV | The Sarah Silverman Program | |
| Caustic humor delivered in a sing-songy voice. | ||
| Review date: 01.31.2007 |
| Movies | King's Ransom | |
| Coarse comedy about kidnapping and revenge. | ||
| On DVD, release date: 07.26.2005 |