Black History Month is a recognition of history, achievements and influence of the African American community. Since 1976, every U.S. president has recognized February as Black History Month.

Learn more about Black History Month by exploring these links:

Entrepreneurship in the Black Community locally

• Use Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) to search by the category of business executive’s ethnicity, available through the Business section of the library website
• Search the Youngstown Black Business Directory
• Ohio Department of Development Minority Business Assistance Centers:

History Lesson and Facts

• AARP: Trivia Quiz: Black History
• PBS: Black Culture Connection quizzes
• World History Project: Black History Trivia Quiz

Quotes

• Parade Magazine: 120 Inspiring Quotes for Black History Month: ‘Freedom Is Never Given’
• Southern Living: 30 Quotes from Powerful Leaders to Celebrate Black History Month

Advocate for Change

• PBS: Six Leading Black Advocates Share Their Thoughts on the Fight of Our Lives
• American Bar Association: Implicit Bias: Be an Advocate for Change
• The New Yorker: The Fight to Preserve African-American History

Amplify Black Voices through reading

Click on the name below to reserve books at your favorite Mahoning County library branch.

• Maya Angelou
• Marlon James
• Kiley Reid
• Michele Obama
• Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Colson Whitehead
• Alex Haley

Stuart

Stuart is a librarian and part of the Boardman unit. I'll try my best to "help change the world one question at a time." My interests are in science, mysteries, technology, and travel. He loves to spoil his dog!