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A Boston (R)Evolution. by McWilliams, Daphne,film director.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PBS in 2024.A racially complex American city confronts its past and future. When a Black female city councilor, once bussed as a child to hostile neighborhoods, is catapulted to Acting Mayor, she breaks 200 years of white male mayorship. Boston's old-school politics are further challenged when the top candidates in the historic 2021 mayoral race are all non-white women.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Enthnology.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; African Americans.; Businesswomen.; United States.; African American leadership.; Massachusetts.;
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Let the monster out / by Lucas, Chad.;
When things in their town keep getting stranger and stranger, Bones Malone and Kyle Specks team up to solve this mystery, which forces them to face their worst nightmares as they search for the truth.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Friendship; Autistic children; African American children; Cities and towns; Fear; Nightmares;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fish fry Friday / by Bingham, Winsome.; Esperanza, C. G.(Charles George);
A young African American girl joins her grandma's weekly ritual of catching and frying fish for a big family dinner.
Subjects: Picture books.; Grandparent and child; Grandmothers; Fishing; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Model home / by Solomon, Rivers,author.;
"The Maxwell siblings return to their childhood home in the Dallas suburbs after the shocking news of their parents' death. They return to find the house, and the family itself, haunted by strange, inexplicable terrors"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; African American families; Family secrets; Haunted houses; Homecoming; Parents; Siblings;
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Barack Obama / by White-Thomson, Stephen.;
Barack Obama -- Early life -- Moving around -- Learning about life -- Family and politics -- Becoming president -- Being president -- Re-elected president -- Handing over -- Quiz -- Glossary."Find out about the life of Barack Obama from his childhood and education to how he became President of the United States and what he achieved. The book has photographs and a simple text suitable for young children"--Provided by publisher.Ages 7-10Grades 2-3Guided reading level: P.LSC
Subjects: Obama, Barack; Presidents; African American politicians; Politicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My greatest save : the brave, barrier-breaking journey of a world-champion goalkeeper / by Scurry, Briana,1971-author.; Brockes, Emma,author.;
Briana Scurry was a pioneer on the U.S. Womens National Soccer Team, having won a World Cup and an Olympic gold medal. She was the only Black player on the team and the first player to be openly gay. But Scurrys storybook career ended in 2010 when a knee to the head left her with severe head trauma. She was labeled temporarily totally disabled, but the reality was even worse. 'My Greatest Save' is a story of triumph, tragedy, and redemption from a woman who has broken through barriers her entire life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Scurry, Briana, 1971-; African American women; Lesbians; Soccer players; Women soccer players;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Blood grove / by Mosley, Walter,author.;
After being approached by a shell-shocked Vietnam War veteran who claims to have gotten into a fight protecting a white woman from a black man, Easy embarks on an investigation that takes him from mountaintops to the desert, through South Central and intosex clubs and the homes of the fabulously wealthy, facing hippies, the mob, and old friends perhaps more dangerous than anyone else.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Rawlins, Easy (Fictitious character); Private investigators; African American men;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A promised land [sound recording] / by Obama, Barack,author,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by the author.In this anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Obama, Barack.; African American politicians; Presidents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A promised land / by Obama, Barack,author.;
In this anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Obama, Barack.; Presidents; African American politicians;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Star of the week / by O'Neal, Shaquille.; Taylor, Theodore,III.;
Little Shaq has always wanted his own kitten, but his parents aren't sure he's responsible enough. When Little Shaq is chosen as his class's Star of the Week, he knows that this is his moment to prove to his parents that they can count on him. Will Little Shaq be able to show he's ready for his very own pet?LSC
Subjects: O'Neal, Shaquille; Responsibility; Pets; African Americans; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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