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They Dream in Gold A Novel [electronic resource] : by Sennaar, Mai.aut; cloudLibrary;
A “luminous” (Tara Conklin) literary debut following two dreamers, one intercultural family, and the diasporic pursuit of home. When Bonnie and Mansour meet in New York in 1968—his piercing gaze in a downtown jazz club threatening to carry her away—their connection is undeniable. Both from fractured homes, with childhoods spent crossing the Atlantic, they quickly find peace with each other. And as Mansour’s soaring Senegalese melodies continue to break new ground, keeping time with the sound of revolution and taking him and Bonnie from Paris to Rio and Switzerland, it seems as though happiness might finally be around the corner for them both. Then Mansour goes missing. His Spanish tour was only meant to last three weeks, but three months later, he and his band have not returned. In his absence, Bonnie reckons with her memories of him, and comes to understand that the hopes of so many women—her mother and grandmother; his mother, aunt, childhood friend—rest on her perseverance. Stirred by the life growing inside her, Bonnie puts a plan in action to find him. Spanning two decades and moving through the hotbeds of the African diaspora, They Dream in Gold is an epic yet intimate exploration of the migrant hunger for belonging and a powerful, intergenerational testament to our shared humanity, for lovers of Tara Stringfellow’s Memphis and Abi Daré’s The Girl with the Louding Voice. “Epic and hauntingly beautiful.” ―Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai “Wholly original.” ―Thao Thai "One of the most beautiful debuts I’ve ever read.” ―Dawnie WaltonGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Contemporary Women; Coming of Age; Cultural Heritage;
© 2024., Zando,
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Venus and Serena. by Baird, Maiken,film director.; Major, Michelle,film director.; A. Thananon, Jacqui,actor.; Ketsarin, Nui,actor.; Sriban, Sophita,actor.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jacqui A. Thananon, Nui Ketsarin, Sophita SribanOriginally produced by Magnolia Pictures in 2013.An unprecedented look into the extremely private world of Venus and Serena Williams as the tennis megastars battle disabling injuries and illness that threaten to end their illustrious careers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; African Americans.; Women.; Women's studies.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.;
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Summer on Highland Beach : a novel / by Hostin, Sunny,author.; Harris, Sharina,author.;
"The View cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach in the captivating third novel of her New York Times bestselling Summer series"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; African American families; African American women; Family secrets; Self-realization in women; Summer;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Summer on Highland Beach [text (large print)] : a novel / by Hostin, Sunny,author.; Harris, Sharina,author.;
"The View cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach in the captivating third novel of her New York Times bestselling Summer series"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; African American families; African American women; Family secrets; Self-realization in women; Summer;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Boom Town. by Stone, Nic.;
Nic Stone's adult thriller debut is about two missing erotic dancers from Atlantas most notorious gentlemen's club and the woman committed to finding them.#diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / African American & Black / Women; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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The last black unicorn / by Haddish, Tiffany,1979-author.;
Haddish grew up in one of the poorest parts of South Central Los Angeles and felt she never fit in anywhere: not in the households she rotated through in the foster care system, and certainly not the nearly all white high school she had to ride the bus an hour to attend. As an illiterate ninth grader, Tiffany did everything she could to survive -- and finally realized she had talent in an area she never would have suspected: comedy. The obstacles of sex, race, and class in her way, but she got there. Here she tells of how she was able to achieve her dreams by reveling in her pain and awkwardness, showing the world who she really is, and inspiring others through the power of laughter.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Haddish, Tiffany, 1979-; African American women comedians; Comedians; African American actors; Actors;
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This World Is Not My Own. by Stillwell, Marquise,film director.; Ringbom, Petter,film director.; Aduba, Uzo,actor.; Juno Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Uzo AdubaOriginally produced by Juno Films in 2023.Beginning with her birthday July 4, 1900, artist Nellie Mae Rowe’s life spanned the 20th century. For most of her life, Nellie made art in obscurity, propelled by a force she viewed as a God-given gift. As the daughter of a sharecropper and former slave, she made art from whatever she could find. As an adult, she transformed her home into her “Playhouse,” an imaginative oasis filled with vibrant drawings, handmade sculptures and dolls, and collected objects. Six years before her death, a wealthy gallerist, Judith Alexander, “discovered” and introduced her work to the art world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Experimental films.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Art, American.; Women artists.; African American artists.; Art and architecture.;
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The Christmas pearl / by Frank, Dorothea Benton;
Subjects: African American women domestics; Older women; Christmas stories; Domestic fiction; Ghost stories;
© c2007., William Morrow,
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The undertaker's assistant / by Skenandore, Amanda,author.;
"The dead can't hurt you. Only the living can." Effie Jones, a former slave who escaped to the Union side as a child, knows the truth of her words. Taken in by an army surgeon and his wife during the War, she learned to read and write, to tolerate the sight of blood and broken bodies-and to forget what is too painful to bear. Now a young freedwoman, she has returned south to New Orleans and earns her living as an embalmer, her steady hand and skillful incisions compensating for her white employer's shortcomings. Tall and serious, Effie keeps her distance from the other girls in her boarding house, holding tight to the satisfaction she finds in her work. But despite her reticence, two encounters--with a charismatic state legislator named Samson Greene, and a beautiful young Creole, Adeline--introduce her to new worlds of protests and activism, of soirees and social ambition. Effie decides to seek out the past she has blocked from her memory and try to trace her kin. As her hopes are tested by betrayal, and New Orleans grapples with violence and growing racial turmoil, Effie faces loss and heartache, but also a chance to finally find her place.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Bildungsromans.; African American women political activists; Undertakers and undertaking;
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The romantic agenda / by Kann, Claire,author.;
"Joy is in love with Malcolm. Malcolm wants to date Summer. Summer is in love with love. And Fox is Summer's ex-boyfriend. Thirty, flirty, and asexual, Joy is secretly in love with her best friend, Malcolm, but she's never been brave enough to say so. When he unexpectedly announces that he's met the love of his life-and no, it's not Joy-she's heartbroken. Malcolm invites her on a weekend getaway, and Joy decides it's her last chance to show him exactly what he's overlooking. But maybe Joy is the one missing something ... or someone ... and his name is Fox. Fox sees a kindred spirit in Joy-and decides to help her. He proposes they pretend to fall for each other on the weekend trip to make Malcolm jealous. But spending time with Fox shows Joy what it's like to not be the third wheel, and there's no mistaking the way he makes her feel. Could Fox be the romantic partner she's always deserved?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; African American women; Asexual people; Deception; Friendship; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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