During Black History Month, let’s celebrate some of the African Americans who left their marks on America. Ms. Tata has curated a list of biographies that highlight the achievements of some of these stars. These books feature people who worked in diverse fields while breaking barriers, inventing, discovering, and creating — leaving a better world for us as a result. Enjoy their experiences below.

She Was the First!: the Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm, by Katheryn Russell-Brown
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Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight, by Karyn Parsons
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Misty Copeland: Ballet Star, by Sarah Howden
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Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Ballerina, by Michaela DePrince
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Katherine Dunham, Pioneer of Black Dance, by Barbara O’Connor
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Aerospace Engineer Aprille Ericsson, by Laura Hamilton Waxman
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Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating, by Rose Viña
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Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice, by Nikki Grimes
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Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer, by Andi Diehn
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Mae Jemison: a Space Biography, by Della A. Yannuzzi
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Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13, by Helaine Becker
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Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, by Chris Barton
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Urban Biologist Danielle Lee, by Kari Cornell
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The Real McCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor, by Wendy Towle
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The Girl With a Mind for Math: the Story of Raye Montague, by Julia Finley Mosca
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Who is Barack Obama?, by Roberta Edwards
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The Power of Her Pen: the Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne, by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library, by Carole Boston Weatherford
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Tiny Stitches: the Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, by Gwendolyn Hooks
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Buzzing With Questions: the Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner, by Janice N. Harrington
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Look Up With Me: Neil deGrasse Tyson: a Life Among the Stars, by Jennifer Berne
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Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist, by Andi Diehn
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Yours For Justice, Ida B. Wells: the Darling Life of a Crusading Journalist, by Philip Dray
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Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson, by Leda Schubert
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Feed Your Mind: a Story of August Wilson, by Jen Bryant
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