January 1, 2026 KRLemmons African American Authors, Kwanzaa 365 Black Books: Imani/Faith Thursday Kwanzaa Principle Day 7: Imani Faith Book 1: Strength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr. Book 2: Reading While Black by Esau McCauley Book 3: In My Grandmother’s House by Yolanda Pierce
December 31, 2025 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Community, Kwanzaa 365 Black Books Kuumba Creativity Wednesday Kwanzaa Principle Day 6: Kuumba Creativity: Book: Reclaiming Your Community by Marjora Carter
December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Community, Kwanzaa 365 Black Books Nia Purpose Tuesday Kwanzaa Principle 5 Nia Purpose: Book 1: We Heal Together by Michelle Cassandra Johnson Book 2: The Inner Work for Racial Justice by Rhonda V. Magee Book 3: Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity
December 29, 2025December 29, 2025 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American History, African American Nonfiction, Kwanzaa 365 Black Books Ujamaa Cooperative Economics Monday Habari Gani! What’s the news? Kwanzaa Principle Day 4: Ujamaa Cooperative Economics Three books that illustrate cooperative economics in theory and practice: Book 1: Collective Courage A history of Cooperative Economics Thought and Practice Book 2: The Power in the Room Book 3: Jackson Rising Redux
December 28, 2025 KRLemmons African American History, Kwanzaa 365 Black Books Ujima/Collective Work Sunday Kwanzaa Day 3: Ujima Collective Work and Responsibility Book 1: The Sisterhood by Courtney Thorsson Book 2: Black Freedom Fighters in Steel by Ruth Needleman Book 3: Working for Justice The L.A. Model of Organizing and Advocacy
December 27, 2025 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American History, Kwanzaa 365 Black Books Self-Determination Saturday Kwanzaa Day 2: Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) Book 1: Black Self-Determination A Cultural History of African-American Resistance by V. P. Franklin Book 2: Righteous Self Determination by Patrica Reid-Merritt Book 3: Becoming by Former First Lady Michelle Obama
December 26, 2025 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Picture Books, Kwanzaa 365 Black Books Kwanzaa Friday Habara Gani! What’s the News? Umoja. . .Day 1 of Kwanzaa, a cultural celebration starting December 26-January 1. A few books about Kwanzaa Book 1: Kwanzaa by Maulana Karenga Book 2: K is for Kwanzaa by Juwanda Ford Book 3: Kwanzaa From Holiday to Every Day by Maitefa Angaza
December 25, 2025 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Plays 365 Black Books Black Nativity Thursday Langston Hughes wrote Black Nativity, a gospel play and adaptation of the nativity. Version 1.0.0
December 24, 2025 KRLemmons African American Athletes, African American Biography 365 Black Books Florence Griffith Joyner Wednesday Florence Griffith Joyner, aka Flo-Jo, was and is the fast woman ever recorded in track and field. Here is a tribute to her life and career. Book: She Persisted: Florence Griffith Joyner by Rita Williams-Garcia and Chelsea Clinton
December 23, 2025 KRLemmons African American Artists, African American Biography, African American Picture Books 365 Black Books Jean-Michel Basquiat Tuesday Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on December 22, 1960. He was a phenomenal artist whose art expanded the art world. Book 1: Jean Michel Basquiat King Pleasure Book 2: To Repel Ghosts by Kevin Young Book 3: Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe