Black History Month
This page includes a list of our favorites: favorite Black authors, favorite Black-owned stores, and our favorite ways to celebrate Black History Month.
Bellevue’s Black History Month Playlist
Here’s a playlist featuring all of Bellevue’s favorite songs by Black msuicians.
Our Favorite Movies by Black Directors.
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![Poster of the film 'Do the Right Thing' featuring colorful text and characters, including a man holding a pizza box and a girl on a sidewalk. The poster has chalk drawings and a tagline 'It's the hottest day of the summer.' Directed by Spike Lee.]()
Do the Right Thing
Directed by Spike Lee
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![Movie poster for "Fruitvale Station" featuring a thoughtful person wearing a hoodie and hat, set in an indistinct urban background. Text includes actor names Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, and tagline "Every step brings you closer to the edge."]()
Fruitvale Station
Directed by Ryan Coogler
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![Movie poster for "Fences" featuring two main characters. Text includes "In Theatres Christmas Day," "Denzel Washington," "Viola Davis."]()
Fences
Directed by Denzel Washington
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![Promotional poster for the movie 'Friday' featuring two men sitting on a porch with colorful text above them. The poster includes vibrant graphics and a list of cast and crew at the bottom.]()
friday
Directed by F. Gary Gray
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![Black Panther 2018 movie poster featuring main characters, with cast names above, Marvel Studios logo, and release date.]()
Black Panther
Directed by Ryan Coogler
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![Poster for the movie 'King Richard' featuring a smiling man embracing two young girls, one holding a tennis racket, with large red text "King Richard" and actor name "Will Smith" above.]()
King Richard
Directed by Will Smith, Venus and Serena Williams
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![Poster for Netflix documentary "13th" by Ava DuVernay, featuring an American flag, silhouette of a prisoner in striped uniform, and text "From slave to criminal with one amendment." Release date: October 7. Awards mentioned at bottom.]()
13th
Directed by Ava DuVernay
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![Movie poster for 'BlacKkKlansman' featuring a man in a police uniform against a black and white American flag backdrop, with text promoting a true story by Spike Lee, produced by Jordan Peele. Main actors include John David Washington and Adam Driver. Release date: August 10.]()
Blackkklansman
Directed by Spike Lee
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![Movie poster for "Moonlight" showing a split portrait of a young male face, with the tagline "This is the story of a lifetime."]()
Moonlight
Directed by Barry Jenkins
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![Poster for the Amazon Original Movie "One Night in Miami..." featuring actors in suits, standing in front of a Hampton House Motel sign with palm trees in the background. The text highlights the names Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke. The film is directed by Regina King.]()
One Night in Miami
Directed by Regina King
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![Movie poster for 'Boyz n the Hood' showing three men in front of a car. Text says, "Once upon a time in South Central L.A. It ain't no fairy tale." Cast names listed at the bottom.]()
Boyz N The Hood
Directed by John Singleton
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![Promotional poster for the film 'Mudbound' featuring a diverse group of characters, some wearing hats, with a rural backdrop. Includes text displaying actors' names and film festival awards. Release information and credits are at the bottom.]()
Mudbound
Directed by Dee Rees
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![Close-up of a woman's face with the word 'Scandal' overlayed in red letters and the ABC logo at the bottom.]()
Scandal
Directed by Shonda Rhimes
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![Poster for the movie 'Set It Off' featuring Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise with city background and car.]()
Set It Off
F. Gary Gray
Cover of 'No Name in the Street' by James Baldwin featuring a black and white aerial view of an urban street with rows of buildings and pedestrians.
Cover of the book "A Brief History of Seven Killings" by Marlon James, featuring a yellow background with bold black text and an illustration of a bird. It displays a circular award label for the Man Booker Prize.
Cover of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou, featuring a black bird silhouette on an orange background.
Cover of "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe featuring abstract patterned profiles facing each other on a red background.
Book cover of 'The City We Became' by N.K. Jemisin featuring a stylized city skyline and neon title lettering.
Cover of the book 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama featuring a smiling woman with long hair, wearing a white top, against a light gray background. Text reads '#1 New York Times Bestseller.'
Colorful book cover for 'Wahala' by Nikki May featuring bold, floral patterns and the text 'Three's Company, Four's Trouble.'
Book cover of 'An American Marriage' by Tayari Jones featuring a silhouetted tree with gold branches on a blue background.
Cover of the book 'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents' by Isabel Wilkerson, featuring a black-and-white photo of a large, diverse crowd of people from the 1960s era. The text highlights Wilkerson as a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of 'The Warmth of Other Suns.'
Cover of "The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkerson, featuring a historic photograph of people in front of a building and the National Book Critics Circle Award emblem.
Cover of the book 'Sing, Unburied, Sing' by Jesmyn Ward, featuring an orange-red background with blue stylized birds and lettering. The cover displays accolades including 'New York Times Bestseller' and 'National Book Award Winner.'
Cover of "The Other Black Girl" by Zakiya Dalila Harris, featuring a partial face silhouette and a yellow hair pick with a clenched fist. Includes "Good Morning America Book Club" seal and text "Instant New York Times Bestseller."
Cover of the book 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' by Zora Neale Hurston, featuring a large tree and the 75th Anniversary Edition label.
Cover of "No Name in the Street" by James Baldwin, featuring a black-and-white urban landscape with buildings and street view.
