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Three girls from Bronzeville : a uniquely American memoir of race, fate, and sisterhood / by Turner, Dawn,author.;
"The three girls formed an indelible bond: roaming their community in search of hidden treasures for their "Thing Finder box," and hiding under the dining room table, eavesdropping as three generations of relatives gossiped and played the numbers. The girls spent countless afternoons together, ice skating in the nearby Lake Meadows apartment complex, swimming in the pool at the Ida B. Wells housing project, and daydreaming of their futures: Dawn a writer, Debra a doctor, Kim a teacher. Then they came to a precipice, a fraught rite of passage for all girls when the dangers and the harsh realities of the world burst the innocent bubble of childhood, when the choices they made could-- and would-- have devastating consequences. There was a razor thin margin of error -- especially for brown girls. With a keen investigative eye and intimate detail, Dawn chronicles the dramatic turns that send their lives careening in very different -- and shocking -- directions over the decades. The result is a powerful tour de force on the complex interplay of race and opportunity, class and womanhood and how those forces shape our lives and our capacity for resilience and redemption"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Trice, Debra.; Turner, Dawn; Turner, Dawn.; Turner, Kim, 1968-1994; African American women; African Americans; Journalists; Women;
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The Vanderbeekers and the hidden garden / by Glaser, Karina Yan.;
"When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Gardening; Families; Neighbors; African Americans;
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Swift River / by Chambers, Essie,author.;
It's the summer of 1987 in Swift River, and Diamond Newberry is learning how to drive. Ever since her Pop disappeared seven years ago, she and her mother hitchhike everywhere they go. But that's not the only reason Diamond stands out: she's teased relentlessly about her weight, and since Pop's been gone, she is the only Black person in all of Swift River. This summer, Ma is determined to declare Pop legally dead so that they can collect his life insurance money, get their house back from the bank, and finally move on. But when Diamond receives a letter from a relative she's never met, key elements of Pop's life are uncovered, and she is introduced to two generations of African American Newberry women, whose lives span the 20th century and reveal a much larger picture of prejudice and abandonment, of love and devotion. As pieces of their shared past become clearer, Diamond gains a sense of her place in the world and in her family. But how will what she's learned of the past change her future? A story of first friendships, family secrets, and finding the courage to let go, Swift River is a sensational debut about how history shapes us and heralds the arrival of a major new literary talent.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; African American women; Family secrets; Missing persons; Race relations; Racially mixed families;
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Growing up Urkel : a memoir / by White, Jaleel,1976-author.;
"A memoir by one of the most beloved icons of nineties television Jaleel White, the actor who portrayed Steve Urkel on the hit sitcom Family Matters."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; White, Jaleel, 1976-; Family matters (Television program); African American actors; Television actors and actresses;
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Cross justice [sound recording] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Mays, Jefferson,narrator.; Santiago-Hudson, Ruben,1956-narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ruben Santiago Hudson and Jefferson Mays.When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; African American detectives; Audiobooks.; Cross, Alex (Fictitious character); Family secrets; Murder investigation; Police;
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Backflash [graphic novel] / by Johnson, Mat,author.; Lieber, Steve,illustrator.; Loughridge, Lee,colourist.; Robins, Clem,1955-letterer.; Rogers, Tom(Illustrator),illustrator.;
"Overwhelmed with grief over the death of his mother, shamed by his failures in marriage and fatherhood, and burdened by massive debt, Devin's life is spiraling out of control. That is, until he discovers the impossible: nostalgia is his superpower. With a random touch of family memorabilia, he can travel back in time, mentally, reliving the best moments of his past while finding relief from the present. With his mother gone, Devin can now investigate her greatest secret: the identity of the father he never knew. But the more Devin "backflashes" into time, the faster his present life falls apart. On this hunt for a truth that was never supposed to come to light, Devin must come to terms with his past if he wants any chance at a future"--
Subjects: Science fiction comics.; Time-travel comics.; Graphic novels.; Ability; African Americans; Family secrets; Nostalgia; Time travel;
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Black roots : a beginner's guide to tracing the African American family tree / by Burroughs, Tony,1948-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In Black Roots", Tony Burroughs-who traced his own family back seven generations--addresses the particular obstacles African Americans face in genealogical research, including the legacy of slavery and segregation. Burroughs describes what types of records to look for, where to find them, and how to analyze them. He offers problem-solving techniques, and tips on organizing records, interviewing family members, and writing the history itself.
Subjects: Family histories.; African Americans;
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If Beale Street could talk [videorecording] / by Beach, Michael,actor.; Domingo, Colman,actor.; Ellis, Aunjanue,actor.; James, Stephan,1993-actor.; Jenkins, Barry,1979-screenwriter,film director.; King, Regina,actor.; Layne, Kiki,actor.; Parris, Teyonah,actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.;
Cinematography, James Laxton ; editor, Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders ; music, Nicholas Britell.Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Aunjanue Ellis.A timeless love story set in early 1970s Harlem involving newly engaged nineteen-year- old Tish and her fiance Fonny who have a beautiful future ahead. But their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Now the pair and their families must fight for justice in the name of love and the promise of the American dream.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; African American families; False arrest; False imprisonment; Malicious accusation; Nineteen seventies; Pregnant women; Unmarried couples;
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Surviving the white gaze : a memoir / by Carroll, Rebecca,author.;
"A stirring and powerful memoir from black cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her struggle to overcome a completely white childhood in order to forge her identity as a black woman in America"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Carroll, Rebecca.; Adopted children; African American women authors; African Americans; Interracial adoption; Race awareness in children; Racially mixed families;
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street / by Glaser, Karina Yan.;
Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.LSC
Subjects: Families; Landlord and tenant; Neighbors; African Americans;
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