Programs such as Carlos Reads, Artful Stories, and Get Wrapped up in Reading encourage visitors to turn to the page in order to better understand the cultures that created the works on view in the galleries.
In honor of DO or DIE: Affect, Ritual, Resistance by Dr. Fahamu Pecou, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite books about African and African American culture.
For Young Readers
Chicken in the Kitchen by Nnedi Okorafor and Mehrdokht Amini
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
For Young Adults
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
For Adults
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo
Be sure to check the museum bookshop for these and other titles, including Visible Man, an in-depth look at the work of Dr. Fahamu Pecou.
