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Gather me : a memoir in praise of the books that saved me / by Edim, Glory,1982-author.;
"An inspiring memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselves, from the renowned founder of Well-Read Black Girl. 'She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order.'-Toni Morrison. For Glory Edim, that 'friend of my mind' is books. Edim, who grew up in Virginia to Nigerian immigrant parents, started the popular Well-Read Black Girl book club at age thirty, but her love of books stretches far back: to public libraries alongside her little brothers after elementary school while her mother was working; to high school librairies where she discovered books she wasn't being taught in class; to dorm rooms and airplanes and subway rides-and, eventually, to a community of half a million other readers. When Edim's father moved back to Nigeria while she was still a child, she and her brothers were left with a single mother and little money, often finding a safe space at their local library. Books were where Edim found community, and as she grew older, she discovered the Black writers whose words would forever change her life: Nikki Giovanni through children's poetry cassettes; Maya Angelou through a critical high school English teacher; Toni Morrison while attending Morrison's alma mater, Howard University; Audre Lorde on a flight to Nigeria. In prose full of both joy and heartbreak, Edim recounts how these writers and so many others helped her to value herself: to find her own voice when her mother lost hers, to trust her feelings when her father remarried, to create bonds with other Black women and uplift their own stories. Gather Me is a glowing testament to the power of representation and the lasting impact of literature to gather our disparate parts and put them back together"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Edim, Glory, 1982-; Edim, Glory, 1982-; African American businesspeople; African American women authors; African American women; Authors, American; Books and reading; American literature; Literature;
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Everything's fine : a novel / by Rabess, Cecilia,author.;
Jess and Josh are polar opposites - she's Black, he's white; she's liberal, he's conservative; she thinks he's a racist jerk, he finds her extremely immature - whose mutual hatred transforms into mutual attraction and love in this hilarious, thought-provoking debut novel about whether love really can trump all.
Subjects: Political fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; African American women; Identity (Psychology); Interracial dating; Investment banking; Man-woman relationships;
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Death, deceit & some smooth jazz / by Burney, Claudia Mair,1964-;
When Lieutenant Jazz Brown shows up at Amanda's door unannounced, her heart competes with her head as she struggles to do the right thing. Jazz says he wants to reconnect and make their relationship work. But there's just one tiny problem: his ex-wife is found murdered--in his apartment.
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Brown, Amanda Bell (Fictitious character); Forensic psychologists; Murder; African Americans; Police;
© 2013., Pocket,
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The mothers : a novel / by Bennett, Brit,author.;
"A dazzling debut novel from an exciting new voice, The Mothers is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community--and the things that ultimately haunt us most. Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, Brit Bennett's mesmerizing first novel is an emotionally perceptive story about community, love, and ambition. It begins with a secret. "All good secrets have a taste before you tell them, and if we'd taken a moment to swish this one around our mouths, we might have noticed the sourness of an unripe secret, plucked too soon, stolen and passed around before its season." It is the last season of high school life for Nadia Turner, a rebellious, grief-stricken, seventeen-year-old beauty. Mourning her own mother's recent suicide, she takes up with the local pastor's son. Luke Sheppard is twenty-one, a former football star whose injury has reduced him to waiting tables at a diner. They are young; it's not serious. But the pregnancy that results from this teen romance--and the subsequent cover-up--will have an impact that goes far beyond their youth. As Nadia hides her secret from everyone, including Aubrey, her God-fearing best friend, the years move quickly. Soon, Nadia, Luke, and Aubrey are full-fledged adults and still living in debt to the choices they made that one seaside summer, caught in a love triangle they must carefully maneuver, and dogged by the constant, nagging question: What if they had chosen differently? The possibilities of the road not taken are a relentless haunt. In entrancing, lyrical prose, The Mothers asks whether a "what if" can be more powerful than an experience itself. If, as time passes, we must always live in servitude to the decisions of our younger selves, to the communities that have parented us, and to the decisions we make that shape our lives forever"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Bildungsromans.; African American teenagers; Choice (Psychology); Teenage pregnancy; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
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From the desk of Zoe Washington / by Marks, Janae.;
"Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Prisoners' families; Bakers and bakeries; African Americans;
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X : a novel / by Shabazz, Ilyasah.; Magoon, Kekla.;
Includes bibliographical references.Co-written by Malcolm X's daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows Malcolm from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates today.LSC
Subjects: X, Malcolm, 1925-1965; Black Muslims; African American Muslims;
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Just as I am / by Tyson, Cicely,author.; Burford, Michelle,author.; Davis, Viola,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer, Cicely Tyson, tells her stunning story, looking back at her six-decade career and life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Tyson, Cicely.; Motion picture actors and actresses; African American motion picture actors and actresses;
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Running in flip-flops from the end of the world / by Reynolds, Justin A.; Sequel to:Reynolds, Justin A.It's the end of the world and I'm in my bathing suit.;
"When twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway and his friends are left home from Beach Bash, aka the greatest party of the year, only to realize that everyone in town has disappeared without a trace, they do what any smart, responsible kids would do ... have the best day ever! No parental supervision sounds fun for a while, but forever is a long time. And soon the gang starts to notice strange things happening around town, and they're only getting stranger. They have to figure out what happened to their families. It seems like getting to the beach will answer all their questions . . . but the only problem is that some mysterious force seems determined to prevent them from making it there. Eddie knows that this is a clear sign--obviously they should be focused on having as much fun as possible for as long as possible. But everyone deals with the fear differently, and soon the friendships begin to fracture. Can Eddie find a way to get all his friends on the same page? And will they ever make it to the beach?"--OCLC.
Subjects: Apocalyptic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Missing persons; African Americans; End of the world; Survival; Friendship;
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Just as I am [sound recording] / by Tyson, Cicely,author,narrator.; Miles, Robin,narrator.; Burford, Michelle,author.; Davis, Viola,writer of foreword,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Robin Miles ; foreword read by Viola Davis ; introduction read by Cicely Tyson.At last, the Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer, Cicely Tyson, tells her stunning story, looking back at her six-decade career and life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Tyson, Cicely.; African American motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture actors and actresses;
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Coming 2 America [videorecording] / by Amos, John,1939-actor.; Anderson, Louie,actor.; Fowler, Jermaine,actor.; Hall, Arsenio,actor.; Headley, Sahri,actor.; Jones, James Earl,actor.; Jones, Leslie,1967-actor.; Layne, KiKi,actor.; Morgan, Tracy,1968-actor.; Murphy, Eddie,1961-actor.; Snipes, Wesley,actor.; Paramount Pictures, Inc.,film distributor.;
Arsenio Hall, Eddie Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Sahri Headley, Kiki Layne, Wesley Snipes, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Louie Anderson.Akeem and Semmi are back! Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem and his trusted confidante Semmi embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York, where it all began.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African Americans; Fathers and sons; Kings and rulers;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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