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People of Means : A Novel. by Johnson, Nancy.;
'People of Means' is about a mother and daughter each seeking justice and following their dreams during moments of social reckoning - 1960s Nashville and 1992 Chicago. From the author of 'The Kindest Lie'. Book Club. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / African American & Black / Historical; FICTION / African American & Black / Women; FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Women;
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I Am Nobody's Slave : How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free. by Hawkins, Lee.;
'I Am Nobody's Slave' is a journey into veteran journalist Lee Hawkins' family history, tracing its roots back to pre-Revolutionary America. Utilizing genetic testing, investigative reporting, and historical documentation, Hawkins explores 400 years of his family's lineage, revealing the intertwined lives of Black and white families, their resilience, sufferings, and the impact of historical trauma.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black; HISTORY / Social History; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies;
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The education of Kendrick Perkins / by Perkins, Kendrick,1984-author.; Rogoff, Seth,1976-author.;
"The Education of Kendrick Perkins is an intimate memoir about race, fatherhood, and basketball, from former NBA player and outspoken cultural critic, Kendrick "Perk" Perkins. At age eighteen, Kendrick Perkins left his grandparents' run-down yellow house in Beaumont, Texas for the last time. Sure, he'd traveled the country for camps and tournaments. He'd banged and bruised with the biggest and most skilled players the amateur basketball world had to offer. But he'd always come back home. In this powerful and intimate memoir, readers follow Perkins on his journey from small-town Texas athlete to the NBA. Both on and off the court, Perk gained a reputation for his candor and conviction--his unabiding sense of right and wrong. Now he tells all, offering the sports insights for which he has become a stellar ESPN commentator, and for the first time ever, sharing frank opinions about racial justice, political consciousness, and fatherhood. Years spent playing against and alongside giants like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James helped shape Perk's athleticism, but this is a story all his own, the story of an education"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Perkins, Kendrick, 1984-; African American athletes; African American basketball players; Basketball players;
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The Life of Herod the Great A Novel [electronic resource] : by Hurston, Zora Neale.aut; Plant, Deborah G..aut; cloudLibrary;
A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great—not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision. In the 1950s, as a continuation of Moses, Man of the Mountain, Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel about one of the most infamous figures in the Bible, Herod the Great. In Hurston’s retelling, Herod is not the wicked ruler of the New Testament who is charged with the “slaughter of the innocents,” but a forerunner of Christ—a beloved king who enriched Jewish culture and brought prosperity and peace to Judea. From the peaks of triumph to the depths of human misery, the historical Herod “appears to have been singled out and especially endowed to attract the lightning of fate,” Hurston writes. An intimate of both Marc Antony and Julius Caesar, the Judean king lived during the first century BCE, in a time of war and imperial expansion that was rife with political assassinations and bribery, as the old world gave way to the new. Portraying Herod within this vivid and dynamic world of antiquity, little known to modern readers, Hurston’s unfinished manuscript brings this complex, compelling, and misunderstood leader fully into focus. Hurston shared her findings about Herod’s rise, his reign, and his waning days in letters to friends and associates. Text from three of these letters concludes the manuscript in an intimate way. Scholar-Editor Deborah Plant’s "Commentary: A Story Finally Told" assesses Hurston’s pioneering work and underscores Hurston’s perspective that the first century BCE has much to teach us and that the lens through which to view this dramatic and stirring era is the life and times of Herod the Great.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Classics; Christian; Historical; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Cultural Heritage; Biographical; Action & Adventure;
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When they call you a terrorist : a Black Lives Matter memoir / by Khan-Cullors, Patrisse,1984-author.; Bandele, Asha,author.; Davis, Angela Y.(Angela Yvonne),1944-writer of foreword.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Khan-Cullors, Patrisse, 1984-; African American women political activists; African American women; Black lives matter movement.;
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Black girls must be magic : a novel / by Allen, Jayne,1978-author.; Allen, Jayne,1978-tBlack girls must die exhausted: and baby makes two.;
For Tabitha Walker, her grandmother's old adage, "Black girls must die exhausted" is becoming all too true. Discovering she's pregnant--after she was told she may not be able to have biological children--Tabitha throws herself headfirst into the world of "single mothers by choice." Between her job, doctor's appointments, and preparing for the baby, she's worn out. And that's before her boss at the local news station starts getting complaints from viewers about Tabitha's natural hair. When an unexpected turn of events draws Marc--her on and off-again ex-boyfriend--back into her world with surprising demands, and the situation at work begins to threaten her livelihood and her identity, Tabitha must make some tough decisions about her and her baby's future. It takes a village to raise a child, and Tabitha turns to the women who have always been there for her. Bolstered by the fierce support of Ms. Gretchen, her grandmother's best friend, the counsel of her closest friends Laila and Alexis, and the calming presence of her doula Andouele, Tabitha must find a way to navigate motherhood on her own terms. Will she harness the bravery, strength, and self-love she'll need to keep "the village" together, find her voice at work, and settle things with Marc before the baby arrives?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; African American women journalists; African American women; Female friendship; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Pregnant women;
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Of poetry & protest : from Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin / by Cushway, Philip.; Warr, Michael.;
Includes bibliographical references.LSC
Subjects: American poetry; American poetry; American poetry; African Americans; Race relations;
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On the come up [videorecording] / by Lil Yachty,1997-actor.; Gray, Jamila C.,actor.; Lathan, Sanaa,film director,actor.; Lil Yachty,1997-actor.; Randolph, Da'vine Joy,1986-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Thomas, Angie.On the come up.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jamila Gray, Da'vine Joy Randolph, Sanaa Lathan, Lil Yachty, Cliff Smith (method Man), Mike Epps, Titus Makin Jr., Rapsody, Lady London.Brianna Jackson is a sixteen-year-old gifted rapper who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift her family and do right by the legacy of her father a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence and adult language.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African American teenagers; African Americans; Freedom of speech; Rap (Music); Rap musicians; Single-parent families; Women rap musicians;
For private home use only.
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When No One Is Watching A Thriller [electronic resource] : by Cole, Alyssa.aut; cloudLibrary;
An instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "I was knocked over by the momentum of an intense psychological thriller that doesn’t let go until the final page. This is a terrific read." – Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author *A Marie Claire Book Club Pick*  Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning… Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the neighbors she’s known all her life are disappearing. To hold onto her community’s past and present, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block—her neighbor Theo. But Sydney and Theo’s deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all, and the push to revitalize the community may be more deadly than advertised. When does coincidence become conspiracy? Where do people go when gentrification pushes them out? Can Sydney and Theo trust each other—or themselves—long enough to find out before they too disappear? Featured in Parade, Essence, Bustle, Popsugar, Elle, Shondaland, Marie Claire, Buzzfeed, Entertainment Weekly, Good Housekeeping, Brit + Co, Real Simple, Lit Hub, Crime Reads, Blavity, Ms. Magazine, Hello Giggles, The New York Times, Town & Country, Newsweek, New York Post, Refinery29, Woman's World, Washington Post, the Skimm, Book Riot, Bookish, Huffington Post, and more!
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Mystery & Detective; Contemporary Women; Crime; Psychological; Women Sleuths; Suspense; Crime; Psychological;
© 2020., HarperCollins,
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The two lives of Sara / by West, Catherine Adel,author.;
A young mother finds refuge and friendship at a boardinghouse in 1960s Memphis, Tennessee, where family encompasses more than just blood and hidden truths can bury you or set you free.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; African Americans; Boardinghouses; Civil rights movements; Nineteen sixties; Single mothers;
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