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You were always mine / by Pride, Christine,author.; Piazza, Jo,author.;
When Cinnamon Haynes, a black woman, takes an abandoned white baby into her home, she struggles to keep her own past hidden while dealing with the shocking judgments from friends and strangers alike as she strives to do right by the child she grows more attached to with each passing day.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Abandoned children; African American women; Mothers; Racially mixed families;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Black buck / by Askaripour, Mateo,author.;
"For fans of Sorry to Bother You and Wolf of Wall Street: a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young black man who accidentally impresses a CEO while serving his Starbucks order, catapulting him into the opportunity of a lifetime--a shot at stardom as the lone black salesman at an eccentric, mysterious, and wildly successful startup where, he will soon learn, nothing is as it seems"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Satirical literature.; Urban fiction.; African American young men; African Americans; Sales personnel; Race relations; Life change events;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye : a novel / by Cameron, Briony,author.;
"An epic, dazzling tale based on true events, The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history"--
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; African American women; Interpersonal relations; Pirates; Women pirates;
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The Blackwoods / by Colbert, Brandy,author.;
Told from multiple points of view, Ardith and Hollis Blackwood's lives are upended when their great-grandmother, legendary actress Blossom Blackwood, passes away, and family secrets emerge.014+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Fame; Families; Secrecy; Actors and actresses; African Americans; Fame; Family life; Families; Secrets;
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The accomplice : a novel / by Jackson, Curtis,1975-author.; Clark, Aaron Philip,author.;
"Author S.A. Cosby meets Netflix blockbuster Money Heist in the first novel by New York Times best-selling author and global superstar Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who confidently charts the journeys of Nia Robinson, a Texas Ranger who is on the hunt for wily bank robber Desmond Roberts in this high-tension, fast-moving page turner about power, equity, and revenge"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Texas Rangers; African American women; Family secrets; Policewomen; Thieves; Veterans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Promise boys / by Brooks, Nick,1989-author.;
J.B., Ramón, and Trey, students of the Urban Promise Prep School, must follow the school's strict rules, but when their principal is murdered, the three boys must band together to track down the real killer before they are arersted.014-018.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Murder; Schools; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Murder; Schools;
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Above the noise : my story of chasing calm / by DeRozan, DeMar,1989-author.; Zarum, Dave,1986-author.;
"From one of the most outspoken and respected NBA athletes comes a groundbreaking and remarkable memoir chronicling a very public struggle with depression, in the hopes that other young men will not suffer alone"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; DeRozan, DeMar, 1989-; National Basketball Association.; Toronto Raptors (Basketball team); African American basketball players; Basketball players; Depression in men; Forwards (Basketball);
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Nightbloom / by Medie, Peace A.,author.;
"When Selasi and Akorfa were young girls, they were more than just cousins; they were inseparable confidantes. Then Selasi begins to change, becoming hostile and quiet and losing interest in everything. The two become estranged, and it will be years before Akorfa learns what has happened. Only a crisis can ultimately bring them back together"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; African American women; Cousins; Families; Secrecy;
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The mayor of Maxwell Street / by Cunningham, Avery,author.;
"An epic love story that explores the American Dream between the monolith of Jim Crow, the inflexible world of the original Black upper class, and the violence of 1920s Chicago"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; American Dream; Man-woman relationships; Upper class; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Barack before Obama : life before the presidency / by Katz, David,1981-author,photographer.; Obama, Barack,writer of foreword.;
"A personal, intimate, photographic celebration of President Barack Obama in the years prior to his presidency, from friend and former aide David Katz"--
Subjects: Photobooks.; Biographies.; Obama, Barack.; Obama, Barack; Obama family.; United States. Congress. Senate; Legislators; African American presidential candidates; Presidential candidates; Political candidates;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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