Brothers and Books Learning our history to shape our future.
The complete reading selection for the 2026 program year.
| MONTH | Book Title | Author | Topic | Author Participation | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | Teacher by Teacher | John B. King, Jr. | Personal love letter to all of the teachers in our lives | Zoom 44 | |
| FEB | The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots | John Swanson Jacobs | A True Unedited Story of Slavery | N/A | |
| MAR | A Rage in Harlem | Chester Himes | Harlem Crime Detectives | N/A | |
| APR | Mama Day | Gloria Naylor | Powers of healer Mama Day tested by her great niece | N/A | |
| MAY | John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community | Raymond Arsenault | Full-length bio of civil rights activists / congressman | N/A | |
| JUN | If I Ruled the World | Amy DuBois Barnett | Behind the scenes looks at hip hop music in late 1990s | Zoom 45 | |
| JUL | All Blood Runs Red | Phil Keith with Tom Clavin | Eugene Bullard's amazing life: boxer, pilot, soldier, spy | N/A | |
| AUG | Hollywood Black | Donald Bogle | The Stars, The Films, The Filmmaker get their due | TBD | |
| SEP | Our Minds Were Always Free | Lisa E. Davis | History of Black Brillance Exploitation & the Fight to Retake Control | N/A | |
| OCT | Black Gun Silverstar | Art T. Burton | The Life & Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves | N/A |