Search:

Flip [graphic novel] / by Ukazu, Ngozi,author,illustrator.; Dickey, Chris,letterer.;
Chi-Chi Ekeh has a problem: She keeps having crushes on rich white boys who have no idea she exists. Enter Flip Henderson, the most popular boy at school, who receives Chi-Chi's private video proposal to go to senior prom. But when Flip rejects Chi-Chi in front of their entire class, what happens next is completely unexpected: Chi-Chi switches bodies with Flip. Suddenly Chi-Chi is 6'1" and cool, while Flip gets a crash course on Chi-Chi's life. With graduation looming and their body swaps lasting longer and longer, Chi-Chi and Flip must form an unlikely friendship. But will they survive senior year? And, most importantly, can they find a way back to themselves?
Subjects: Graphic novels.; School comics.; African American teenage girls; Body swapping; High school seniors; High school students; High schools; Interracial friendship; Infatuation; Self-acceptance;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi / by Thompson, Wright,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long"--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Till, Emmett, 1941-1955.; African American teenage boys; African Americans; Collective memory; Lynching; Racism against Black people; Murder;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

I rise / by Arnold, Marie.;
LSC
Subjects: Teenage girls; Mothers and daughters; African Americans; Civil rights movements; Racism; Police brutality;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The blind side [videorecording (DVD)] / by Aaron, Quinton.; Bates, Kathy,1948-; Bullock, Sandra.; Burwell, Carter.; Collins, Lilly.; Dickens, Kim,1965-; Dyer, Catherine.; Hancock, John Lee.; Head, Jae.; Johnson, Broderick.; Kosove, Andrew A.; Lenox, Adriane.; Lewis, Michael.Blind side: evolution of a game.Videorecording.; McGraw, Tim.; McKinnon, Ray.; Netter, Gil.; Stahl, Andy.; Alcon Entertainment (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm); Zucker/Netter Productions (Firm);
Director of photography, Alar Kivilo ; editor, Mark Livolsi ; music, Carter Burwell.Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens, Adriane Lenox, Kathy Bates, Catherine Dyer, Andy Stahl.Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome - as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Lewis, Michael.; Oher, Michael; University of Mississippi; Adoptees; African American football players; African American professional athletes; Feature films.; Football films.; Football; Homeless teenagers; Interracial friendship; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2010., Distributed by Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Her good side / by Weatherspoon, Rebekah,author.;
"Told in alternating voices, awkward teenagers Bethany and Jacob must navigate blossoming feelings after agreeing to date each other as practice for the real deal"--014+.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Dating (Social customs); High schools; Korean Americans; Schools; African Americans; Dating; High schools; Korean Americans; Schools;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

This town is on fire / by Harris, Pamela N.,author.;
"A page-turning YA contemporary novel about a Black teenager whose life is turned upside down when her white best friend becomes the latest "Becky" on the internet, and their town is left reeling from the publicity"--014+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Best friends; Friendship; African Americans; Best friends; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Liberty City. by George, Samuel,film director.; Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films in 2020.Far removed from the beaches of Miami’s south coast, Liberty City was created in the 1930s as a segregated neighborhood for Miami’s African American residents. Today, the historic area faces many challenges familiar to urban centers across the United States. This film focuses on community-led efforts to revitalize the neighborhood. From the Circle of Brotherhood, to a teenage art collective, to a police officer in his hometown, this film investigates the past, present and future of Liberty City.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; African Americans.; Racism.;
unAPI

The man of many fathers : life lessons disguised as a memoir / by Wood, Roy,Jr.,1978-author.;
"From comedian, Emmy-nominated writer and producer, and former Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr., an unforgettable, laugh-out-loud funny memoir revealing that sometimes the best advice comes from the most surprising teachers. When Roy Wood Jr. held his baby boy for the first time, he was relieved that his son was happy and healthy, but he felt a strange mix of joy and apprehension. Roy's own father, a voice of the civil rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama, had passed away when Roy was sixteen. There were gaps in the lessons passed down from father to son and, holding his own child, Roy wondered: Have I managed to fill in those blanks, to learn the lessons I will one day need to teach my boy? So Roy looked back to figure out who had taught him lessons throughout his life and which he could pass down to his son. Some of his father figures were clear, like a colorful man from Philadelphia navigating life after prison, who taught Roy the value of having a vision for his life, or his fellow comedians, who showed him what it took to make it as a working stand-up performer. Others were less obvious, from the teenage friends who convinced him to race "leaf boats" carrying lit matches in the middle of a drought to a drug-addicted restaurant colleague who played hoops while Roy scoured dirty dishes to big names in Hollywood, like Trevor Noah and more. In The Man of Many Fathers, Roy shares what he's learned with humor and heart, delivering the most memorable lessons, such as how to channel anger through a more successful outlet (hint: never ever try to outfox a single mom), how not to get caught snitching (hint: never snitch), and how to become a good man -- and a good dad (hint: listen to your fathers)"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Wood, Roy, Jr., 1978-; African American comedians; African American actors; African American entertainers; Comedians; Entertainers; Fathers; Fathers and sons; Father figures.; Fatherhood.; Motion picture actors and actresses;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

A good night for ghosts [sound recording] / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Murdocca, Sal.;
Read by the author.Jack and Annie must travel back in time to New Orleans in 1915 to help a teenaged Louis Armstrong fulfill his destiny and become the "King of Jazz."
Subjects: Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971; Children's audiobooks.; African Americans; Brothers and sisters; Jazz; Magic; Time travel;
© p2009., Listening Library,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

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
unAPI