| 2021 | Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2021 | Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2020 | Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2020 | Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2020 | Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle For The Ballot Box | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Lifting as We Climb | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |