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Essence [periodical]
Essence is a monthly lifestyle magazine covering fashion, beauty, entertainment, and culture. First published in 1970, the magazine is written for African-American women.
Subjects: Women, Black;
© 1970-, Essence Communications,
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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American fiction [videorecording] / by Alexander, Erika,actor.; Brody, Adam,1979-actor.; Brown, Sterling K.,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Everett, Percival.Erasure.; Creighton, Michael Cyril,actor.; David, Keith,actor.; Fischler, Patrick,1969-actor.; Lerner, Neal,actor.; Onaodowan, Okieriete,actor.; Jefferson, Cord,film director,screenwriter.; Ortiz, John,actor.; Rae, Issa,actor.; Ross, Tracee Ellis,1972-actor.; Shor, Miriam,actor.; Taylor, Myra Lucretia,actor.; Uggams, Leslie,actor.; Wright, Jeffrey(Jeffrey Charles),1965-actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Okieriete Onaodowan, Miriam Shor, Michael Cyril Creighton, Patrick Fischler, Neal Lerner.Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; African American novelists; African American college teachers; Anonyms and pseudonyms; American fiction; African American men; African American families; American literature; Success; Stereotypes; Man-woman relationships;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Crook manifesto : a novel / by Whitehead, Colson,1969-author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: HARLEM SHUFFLE, ISBN 9780385693998. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his 'Harlem' saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; African American families; American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976; Arson; Blaxploitation films; Corruption; Organized crime; Receiving stolen goods; Sales personnel; Theft;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Will / by Smith, Will,1968-author.; Manson, Mark,author.;
A product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, and a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind, in this memoir, one of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Smith, Will, 1968-; African American actors; Rap musicians;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The angry black girl and her monster [videorecording] / by Coleman, Chad,actor.; Hayes, Laya DeLeon,actor.; Story, Bomani J.,film director.; Whitaker, Denzel,1990-actor.; Image Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad L. Coleman.After witnessing her mother's untimely death as a child and her brother's violent murder as a young teen, Vicaria is on a desperate quest to cure death.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Horror films.; Feature films.; African American women; African American families; Death; Siblings; Quests (Expeditions);
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Crook manifesto [text (large print)] : a novel / by Whitehead, Colson,1969-author.;
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his 'Harlem' saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; African American families; American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976; Arson; Blaxploitation films; Corruption; Organized crime; Receiving stolen goods; Sales personnel; Theft;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The best man holiday [videorecording] / by Calhoun, Monica.; Chestnut, Morris.; Cibrian, Eddie.; De Sousa, Melissa.; Diggs, Taye.; Hall, Regina.; Howard, Terrence.; Lathan, Sanaa.; Long, Nia.; Perrineau, Harold.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Harold Perrineau, Melissa De Sousa, Nia Long, Regina Hall, Monica Calhoun, Taye Diggs, Eddie Cibrian, Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan, Terrence Howard.At a fifteen year reunion over the Christmas holidays, a group of college friends soon discover how simple it is for old rivalries and romances to resurface.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digtal 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: African American couples; African American men; Christmas; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Male friendship; Man-woman relationships; Reunions; Romantic comedy films.;
© c2014., Universal,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A little devil in America : notes in praise of black performance / by Abdurraqib, Hanif,1983-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A Little Devil in America is an urgent project that unravels all modes and methods of black performance, in this moment when black performers are coming to terms with their value, reception, and immense impact on America. With sharp insight, humor, and heart, Abdurraqib examines how black performance happens in specific moments in time and space--midcentury Paris, the moon, or a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. At the outset of this project, Abdurraqib became fascinated with clips of black minstrel entertainers like William Henry Lane, better known as Master Juba. Knowing there was something more complicated and deep-seated in the history and legacy of minstrelsy, Abdurraqib uncovered questions and tensions that help to reveal how black performance pervades all areas of American society. Abdurraqib's prose is entrancing and fluid as he leads us along the links in his remarkable trains of thought. A Little Devil in America considers, critques, and praises performance in music, sports, writing, comedy, grief, games, and love"--
Subjects: African Americans in the performing arts.; African Americans; African Americans; African Americans; American literature;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I curse you with joy / by Haddish, Tiffany,1979-author.;
"Readers last sat down with Tiffany in her bestselling debut The Last Black Unicorn. Since then, Haddish has catapulted to A-list fame as the breakout star of Girls Trip. She's walked the Oscars red carpet, released a hit stand-up special with Netflix, and made history as the first Black female comedian to host Saturday Night Live and Shark Week ... [This autobiography-in-essays] celebrates all the lessons she learned along the way-the joy and the pain. Tiffany reckons with the legacy of her childhood trauma, the challenges of being a Black woman in the entertainment industry, and her bittersweet reunion with her estranged father after twenty years apart"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Essays.; Personal narratives.; Haddish, Tiffany, 1979-; Haddish, Tiffany, 1979-; Actresses; African American actresses; African American women comedians; Comedians; Motion picture actors and actresses; Women comedians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Will [sound recording] / by Smith, Will,1968-author,narrator.; Manson, Mark,author.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author.A product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, and a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind, in this memoir, one of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Smith, Will, 1968-; African American actors; Rap musicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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