2026 Black History and Reading Challenge

faces & voices Cultural Celebrations

2026 Black History and Reading Challenge

Book Discussions will take place on the following Sunday of each month at 3:00pm as follows:

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February 22, 2026

"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Find online at: https://letterfromjail.com

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March 29, 2026

"Sol Butler: An Olympian's Odyssey Through Jim Crow" by Brian Hallstoos

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April 26, 2026

"The Street (a Novel)" by Ann Petry

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May 31, 2026

"I'm Black So You Don't Have to Be" by Colin Grant

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June 28, 2026

"Black Women Taught Us" by Jen M. Jackson, PhD

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July 26, 2026

"It Was All a Dream - A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promises to Black America" by Reniqua Allen

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August 30, 2026

"Night Flyer; Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People" by Tiya Miles

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September 27, 2026

"Stateway's Garden: Stories" by Jasmon Drain

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October 25, 2026

"Mother Emanuel" by Kevin Sack

This is a Library partnership program with Dubuque Community Schools and Faces and Voices Cultural Celebration.