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Hush Harbor : a novel / by Vance, Anise,author.;
"A resistance group takes America's racial reckoning into its own hands in this powerful, stirringly original debut novel. After the murder of an unarmed Black teenager by the hands of the police, protests spread like wildfire in Bliss City, New Jersey. A full-scale resistance group takes control of an abandoned housing project and decide to call it Hush Harbor, in homage to the secret spaces their enslaved ancestors would gather to pray. Jeremiah Prince, alongside his sister Nova, are leaders of the revolution, but have ideological differences regarding how the movement should proceed. When a new mayor with ties to white supremacists threatens the group's pseudo-sanctuary and locks the city down, the collective must come to a decision for their very survival. Haunting, provocative, heart-pounding and tender, Hush Harbor presents a high-stakes world grounded on the thought-provoking premise: What would you sacrifice in the name of justice?"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; African Americans; Dystopias; Government, Resistance to; Murder; Police brutality; White supremacy movements;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Queen & Slim [videorecording] / by Bryan, Kenneth Kynt,actor.; Flea(Musician),actor.; Kaluuya, Daniel,1989-actor.; Martinez, Benito,1971-actor.; Moore, Indya,actor.; Sevigny, Chloë,actor.; Turner-Smith, Jodie,1986-actor.; Woodbine, Bokeem,actor.; Matsoukas, Melina,1981-film director.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Chloe Sevigny, Flea, Bokeem Woodbine, Daniel Kaluuya, Indya Moore, Jodie Turner-Smith, Kenneth Kynt Bryan, Benito Martinez.While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman, are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly becomes a symbol of trauma.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African Americans; Police; Fugitives from justice; Self-defense; Man-woman relationships; Justifiable homicide;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The hate u give / by Thomas, Angie.;
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.LSC
Subjects: Banned book sanctuary.; Racism; Race relations; African Americans; Police shootings; Witnesses; Police-community relations;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 5
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BlacKkKlansman [videorecording] / by Baldwin, Alec,1958-actor.; Blum, Jason,film producer.; Driver, Adam,actor.; Grace, Topher,1978-actor.; Harrier, Laura,1990-actor.; Hawkins, Corey,1988-actor.; Lee, Spike,film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Mansfield, Raymond,film producer.; McKittrick, Sean,film producer.; Peele, Jordan,1979-screenwriter,film director.; Rabinowitz, David,screenwriter.; Redick, Shaun,film producer.; Stallworth, Ron,author.; Wachtel, Charlie,screenwriter.; Washington, John David,actor.; Wilmont, Kevin,screenwriter.; Focus Features,production company.; Legendary Pictures,production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Alec Baldwin, Robert John Burke, Isiah Whitlock Jr.From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It's the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its violent rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, including racial epithets, and for disturbing/violent material and some sexual references.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Biographical films.; Crime films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Stallworth, Ron; Ku Klux Klan (1915- ); African American men; African American detectives; Police; Undercover operations;
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His name is George Floyd : one man's life and the struggle for racial justice / by Samuels, Robert,1984-author.; Olorunnipa, Toluse,1986-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and legacy-from his family's roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policing-telling the singular story of how one man's tragic experience brought about a global movement for change. The events of that day are now tragically familiar: on May 25, 2020, George Floyd became the latest Black person to die at the hands of the police, murdered outside of a Minneapolis convenience store by white officer Derek Chauvin. The video recording of his death set off a series of protests in the United States and around the world, awakening millions to the dire need for reimagining this country's broken systems of policing. But behind a face that would be graffitied onto countless murals, and a name that has become synonymous with civil rights, there is the reality of one man's stolen life: a life beset by suffocating systemic pressures that ultimately proved inescapable. This biography of George Floyd shows the athletic young boy raised in the projects of Houston's Third Ward who would become a father, a partner, a friend, and a man constantly in search of a better life. In retracing Floyd's story, Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa bring to light the determination Floyd carried as he faced the relentless struggle to survive as a Black man in America. Placing his narrative within the larger context of America's deeply troubled history of institutional racism, His Name Is George Floyd examines the Floyd family's roots in slavery and sharecropping, the segregation of his Houston schools, the overpolicing of his communities, the devastating snares of the prison system, and his attempts to break free from drug dependence-putting today's inequality into uniquely human terms. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews and extensive original reporting, Samuels and Olorunnipa offer a poignant and moving exploration of George Floyd's America, revealing how a man who simply wanted to breathe ended up touching the world"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Floyd, George, 1973-2020.; African American men; African Americans; African Americans; Black lives matter movement.; Murder victims; Police brutality; Racism; Trials (Police misconduct);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ferguson Rises. by Olambiwonnu, Mobolaji,film director.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PBS in 2021.How does a father find purpose in his pain? In 2014, Michael Brown Sr.’s son was killed by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, an event that fueled the global Black Lives Matter movement. But his personal story seeking justice and healing has not been told until now.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; African Americans.; Political participation.; United States.; Police brutality.;
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Dear Martin / by Stone, Nic.;
Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.LSC
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Race relations; Racism; Racial profiling in law enforcement; Police brutality; African Americans; Letters;
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Detroit [videorecording] / by Bigelow, Kathryn,film director,film producer.; Boal, Mark,screenwriter,film producer.; Boyega, John,actor.; Krasinski, John,1979-actor.; Mackie, Anthony,1978-actor.; Mitchell, Jason,1987-actor.; Poulter, Will,actor.; Smith, Algee,actor.; Annapurna Pictures,presenter.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation,production company.;
Music, James Newton Howard ; editor, William Goldenberg ; director of photography, Barry Ackroyd.John Boyega, Anthony MacKie, Algee Smith, Will Poulter, Jason Mitchell, John Krasinski.Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Crime films.; Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African Americans; Police corruption; Race riots; Violence;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Detroit [videorecording] / by Bigelow, Kathryn,film director,film producer.; Boal, Mark,screenwriter,film producer.; Boyega, John,actor.; Krasinski, John,1979-actor.; Mackie, Anthony,1978-actor.; Mitchell, Jason,1987-actor.; Poulter, Will,actor.; Smith, Algee,actor.; Annapurna Pictures,presenter.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation,production company.;
Music, James Newton Howard ; editor, William Goldenberg ; director of photography, Barry Ackroyd.John Boyega, Anthony MacKie, Algee Smith, Will Poulter, Jason Mitchell, John Krasinski.Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Crime films.; Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African Americans; Police corruption; Race riots; Violence;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ghost boys / by Rhodes, Jewell Parker.;
"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Till, Emmett, 1941-1955; Police shootings; Racism; Death; African Americans; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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