Black Atlantic Canadian Voices

Books by Black authors in Newfoundland and Labrador, and across Atlantic Canada. Great titles to read for Black History Month and throughout the year.

Updated January 30, 2026
Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries
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My fade is fresh.
Grant, Shauntay
A little girl makes sure she walks out of the barbershop rocking the fabulous hair style she chooses. Learn the importance of speaking up for what you want through this fun and empowering picture book, adapted for audio. When a little girl walks into her local...
When I Wrap My Hair
Grant, Shauntay
Paper Book
In the vein of I Am Enough and Hold Them Close, this inspiring and beautiful picture book celebrates how hair wrapping ties together past and present. When I wrap, my roots run deep. As deep as an African marketplace or a city sidewalk or the stories between...
Hold my girl.
Carr, Charlene
Ebook
Hold my girl
Carr, Charlene
Ebook
The underground railroad : next stop, Toronto! /
Shadd, Adrienne L.
Ebook
Stories of the hopeful, brave people who fled slavery and made Toronto their home. "An engaging and highly readable account of the lives of Black people in Toronto in the 1800s." -- Lawrence Hill, bestselling author of The Illegal ...

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