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Touched : a novel / by Mosley, Walter,author.;
"Martin Just wakes up one morning after what feels like, and might actually be, a centuries-long sleep with two new innate pieces of knowledge: Humanity is a virus destined to destroy all existence. And he is the Cure. Martin begins slipping into an alternate consciousness, with new physical strengths, to violently defend his family--the only Black family in their neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles--against pure evil."--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; African American families; African American men; Good and evil;
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My seven Black fathers : a young activist's memoir of race, family, and the mentors who made him whole / by Jawando, Will,1983-author.;
"A memoir by the lawyer, activist, and county councilman Will Jawando"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Jawando, Will, 1983-; African American men; African Americans; African Americans; Nigerian Americans; Role models;
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The love songs of W.E.B. Du Bois : a novel / by Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne,1967-author.;
The 2020 National Book Awardnominated poet makes her fiction debut with this magisterial epic - an intimate yet sweeping novel with all the luminescence and force of 'Homegoing', 'Sing, Unburied, Sing', and 'The Water Dancer' - that chronicles the journey of one American family, from the centuries of the colonial slave trade through the Civil War to our own tumultuous era. A Dewey Diva Pick. #OwnVoices.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; African American women; African American families; African Americans; Identity (Psychology);
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Allegedly : a novel / by Jackson, Tiffany D.;
When Mary, a teenager living in a group home, becomes pregnant, authorities take another look at the crime for which Mary was convicted when she was nine years old.LSC
Subjects: Pregnant teenagers; African American teenagers; Group homes; Mothers and daughters; Murder;
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Model home / by Solomon, Rivers,author.;
"The Maxwell siblings return to their childhood home in the Dallas suburbs after the shocking news of their parents' death. They return to find the house, and the family itself, haunted by strange, inexplicable terrors"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; African American families; Family secrets; Haunted houses; Homecoming; Parents; Siblings;
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Twenty-four seconds from now ... : a love story / by Reynolds, Jason,author.;
In a series of moments spanning two years, seventeen-year-old Neon navigates the progression of his relationship with Aria, culminating in a case of the jitters as the two intend to take the next big step in their relationship.014+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African American teenagers; Dating (Social customs); Interpersonal relations; Sex; African American teenagers; Dating; Interpersonal relations; Sex;
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Summer on Sag Harbor [text (large print)] : a novel / by Hostin, Sunny,author.; Harris, Sharina,author.;
When real estate developers discover the hidden enclave of SANS--Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest and Nineveh--the home of African American elites, Olivia Jones fights to preserve her new Black utopia, leading her to define the meaning of love, friendship, community and family.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; African American women; African Americans; Fathers; Friendship; Real estate development; Vacation homes;
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The prophets : a novel / by Jones, Robert,Jr.,1977-author.;
"A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Slaves; African American gay men;
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No better time : a novel of the spirited women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion / by Williams, Sheila(Sheila J.),author.;
In early 1945, Dorothy and 800 African American WACs arrive at their post in England where they are tasked with processing mail sent to GIs from their loved ones back home, an estimated 17 million pieces, and with their outlooks changed forever, return to the U.S. as the catalysts for change in America.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. Central Postal Battalion, 6888th; African American women; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Unapologetic : a Black, queer, and feminist mandate for radical movements / by Carruthers, Charlene A.,1985-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Unapologetic is a 21st century guide to building a Black liberation movement through a Black queer feminist lens"--
Subjects: African American lesbians; African American women; Feminism; Black power; Black lives matter movement; African Americans;
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