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Coming home / by Griner, Brittney,author.; Burford, Michelle,author.;
From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist -- a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Griner, Brittney.; National Collegiate Athletic Association.; Women's National Basketball Association.; African American basketball players; Basketball players; Hostages; Imprisonment; Political prisoners; Prisoners; Women basketball players;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Uphill : a memoir / by Hill, Jemele,1975-author.;
"An empowering, unabashedly bold memoir by the Atlantic journalist and former ESPN SportsCenter co-anchor about overcoming a legacy of pain and forging a new path, no matter how uphill life's battles might be"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Hill, Jemele, 1975-; African American sportswriters; African American women journalists; Women sportswriters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lovely one : a memoir / by Jackson, Ketanji Brown,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In her inspiring, intimate memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story. With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world, tracing her family's ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America's highest court within the span of one generation.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Jackson, Ketanji Brown, 1970-; United States. Supreme Court; African American women judges; Women judges;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sweet Heat : A Novel. by Babalola, Bolu.;
'Sweet Heat' follows Kiki Banjo, a young Black British woman who hosts a podcast about modern love, even though her own love life is in shambles. But when fate throws her back together with her ex, she must decide if shes willing to risk it all for a second chance. From the author of 'Honey and Spice', a Reese's Book Club pick. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / African American & Black / Women; FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy;
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Leaving Breezy Street : a memoir / by Myers-Powell, Brenda,author.; Reynolds, April,author.;
"Leaving Breezy Street is the account of a woman who had to make the best out of tough situations and limited options. A testimony on how the cycle of abuse can be perpetuated-but also broken. Proof of the transformation power of love between biological and chosen family. This is the raw truth of what American life can be like for so many people"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Myers-Powell, Brenda.; African American women; Drug addicts; Ex-prostitutes; Prostitutes;
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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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;
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Fat girls in black bodies : creating communities of our own / by Cox, Joy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Combatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space of belonging at the intersection of fat, Black, and female. into three sections--"belonging," "resistance," and "acceptance"--and informed by personal history, community stories, and deep research, Fat Girls in Black Bodies breaks down the myths, stereotypes, tropes, and outright lies we've been sold about race, body size, belonging, and health. Cox's razor-sharp cultural commentary exposes the racist roots of diet culture, healthism, and the ways we erroneously conflate body size with personal responsibility. She explores how to reclaim space and create belonging in a hostile world, pushing back against tired pressures of "going along just to get along," and dismantles the institutionally ingrained myths about race, size, gender, and worth that deny fat Black women their selfhood"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Cox, Joy.; African American women; African American women; African American women; Body image in women; Obesity in women; Overweight women; Obesity in women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The color purple / by Walker, Alice,1944-author.;
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.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Banned book sanctuary.; Classics; Literary; African American women; Adult child sexual abuse victims; Abused wives; Sisters; Abused wives.; Adult child sexual abuse victims.; African American women.; Sisters.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Rebel / by Jenkins, Beverly,1951-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Architects; Man-woman relationships; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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