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Sparkle [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Luke, Derek; Houston, Whitney; Epps, Mike; Sumpter, Tika; Sparks, Jordin; Ejogo, Carmen;
Derek Luke, Jordin Sparks, Mike Epps, Whitney Houston, Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo.Set in the 1960s, Sparkle and her two sisters form a singing group and dream of becoming stars beyond the affluent Detroit suburb where they come from, and where they are already well-known. But as the sisters become more famous, the close-knit nature of their family begins to fall apart. Features the late Whitney Houston's final screen performance.CHVRS rating: PG.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Drama.; African-American Filmakers.; Drama.;
© 2012., Columbia,
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Out there screaming : an anthology of new Black horror / by Adams, John Joseph,1976-editor.; Peele, Jordan,1979-editor.;
"A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them. A young girl dives into the depths of the Earth in search of the demon that killed her parents. These are just a few of the worlds of Out There Screaming, Jordan Peele's anthology of all-new horror stories by Black writers. Featuring an introduction by Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and-like his spine-chilling films-its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world ... and redefine what it means to be afraid. Featuring stories by: Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N. K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L. D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell Turnbull"--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Short stories.; American fiction;
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Hip hop speaks to children : a celebration of poetry with a beat / by Giovanni, Nikki.; Medina, Tony.; Perdomo, Willie.; Scott, Michele.; Balouch, Kristen.;
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Subjects: Children's poetry, American.; American poetry;
© c2008., Sourcebooks Jabberwocky,
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Carla Hall's soul food : everyday and celebration / by Hall, Carla,author.; Ko, Genevieve,author.;
Subjects: Cookbooks.; African American cooking.; Cooking, American;
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American Daughters A Novel [electronic resource] : by Huguley, Piper.aut; cloudLibrary;
In the vein of America’s First Daughter, Piper Huguley’s historical novel delves into the remarkable friendship of Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt, the daughters of educator Booker T. Washington and President Teddy Roosevelt. At the turn of the twentieth century, in a time of great change, two women—separated by societal status and culture but bound by their expected roles as the daughters of famed statesmen—forged a lifelong friendship.  Portia Washington’s father Booker T. Washington was formerly enslaved and spent his life championing the empowerment of Black Americans through his school, known popularly as Tuskegee Institute, as well as his political connections. Dedicated to her father’s values, Portia contributed by teaching and performing spirituals and classical music. But a marriage to a controlling and jealous husband made fulfilling her dreams much more difficult.  When Theodore Roosevelt assumed the presidency, his eldest daughter Alice Roosevelt joined him in the White House. To try to win her father’s approval, she eagerly jumped in to help him succeed, but Alice’s political savvy and nonconformist behavior alienated as well as intrigued his opponents and allies. When she married a congressman, she carved out her own agendas and continued espousing women’s rights and progressive causes.  Brought together in the wake of their fathers’ friendship, these bright and fascinating women helped each other struggle through marriages, pregnancies, and political upheaval, supporting each other throughout their lives.   A provocative historical novel and revealing portrait, Piper Huguley’s American Daughters vividly brings to life two passionate and vital women who nurtured a friendship that transcended politics and race over a century ago. 
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Historical; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Playing with desire / by Ryan, Reese.;
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Subjects: Love stories.; African Americans;
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Sing, unburied, sing : a novel / by Ward, Jesmyn,author.;
"A searing and profound Southern odyssey by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. In Jesmyn Ward's first novel since her National Book Award-winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. Drawing on Morrison and Faulkner, The Odyssey and the Old Testament, Ward gives us an epochal story, a journey through Mississippi's past and present that is both an intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle. Ward is a major American writer, multiply awarded and universally lauded, and in Sing, Unburied, Sing she is at the height of her powers. Jojo and his toddler sister, Kayla, live with their grandparents, Mam and Pop, and the occasional presence of their drug-addicted mother, Leonie, on a farm on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Leonie is simultaneously tormented and comforted by visions of her dead brother, which only come to her when she's high; Mam is dying of cancer; and quiet, steady Pop tries to run the household and teach Jojo how to be a man. When the white father of Leonie's children is released from prison, she packs her kids and a friend into her car and sets out across the state for Parchman farm, the Mississippi State Penitentiary, on a journey rife with danger and promise. Sing, Unburied, Sing grapples with the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power, and limitations, of the bonds of family. Rich with Ward's distinctive, musical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing is a majestic new work and an essential contribution to American literature"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; African American families;
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Portraits of African-American heroes / by Bolden, Tonya.; Pitcairn, Ansel.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 88).Portraits in words and pictures of 20 outstanding African-Americans, including Frederick Douglass, Matthew Henson, Paul Robeson, Joe Louis, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Judith Jamison.LSC
Subjects: African Americans; African Americans; Heroes.;
© c2003., Dutton Children's Books,
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All because you matter / by Charles, Tami.; Collier, Bryan.;
'All Because You Matter' is a lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will.Ages 4 to 8LSC
Subjects: African Americans; African Americans;
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Nobody knows the trouble I've seen : the emotional lives of black women / by Burnett-Zeigler, Inger,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.A Northwestern University clinical psychologist challenges common cultural misconceptions to reveal the real-world systemic abuse, health traumas, and abandonment that disempower today's Black women and force them to hide behind masks of strength.
Subjects: African American women; African American women; Emotions.;
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