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Little legends : exceptional men in black history / by Harrison, Vashti.; Johnson, Kwesi.;
Includes bibliographical references, discography, filmography, and Internet addresses."Profiles thirty-five prominent men in African American history, including James Armistead Lafayette, Thurgood Marshall, Alvin Ailey, and Leland Melvin."--Provided by publisher.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: African American men; African Americans; Blacks;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A mercy / by Morrison, Toni.;
Subjects: African American girls; Interracial adoption; Racism;
© c2008., A.A. Knopf Canada,
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The road is good : how a mother's strength became a daughter's purpose / by Aduba, Uzo,author.;
"The Road Is Good is a memoir of Black immigrant identity, the coming-of-age story of Nigerian American actress Uzo Aduba, one of the stars of the television series Orange is the New Black"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Aduba, Uzo.; African American actresses; Nigerian Americans;
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The business of lovers / by Dickey, Eric Jerome,author.;
"Unlike their younger brother Andre, whose star as a comedian is rising, neither Dwayne nor Brick Duquesne is having luck with his career - and they're unluckier still in love. Dwayne has just been fired from his latest acting role and barely has enough money to get by after paying child support to his former lover, while Brick struggles to return to his uninspiring, white-collar job after suffering a health emergency and a nasty breakup with the woman he still loves. Neither brother is looking to get entangled with a woman anytime soon, but love - and lust - has a way of twisting the best-laid plans"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Erotic fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Brothers; African Americans;
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Wild rain / by Jenkins, Beverly,1951-author.;
'"Banished by her grandfather at the age of eighteen, Spring Lee has survived scandal to claim her own little slice of Paradise, Wyoming. She's proud of working her ranch alone and unwilling to share it with a stranger--especially one like Garrett McCray, who makes her second-guess her resolve to avoid men. Garrett escaped slavery years ago and is now a reporter in Washington. He's traveled west to interview Dr. Colton Lee for an article, yet it's Lee's fearless sister, Spring, who captures his interest. Clad in denim and buckskins instead of dresses, she's the most fascinating woman he's ever met. And he's certain she also feels the connection that sizzles between them. But when a shadow from Spring's past returns, all is on the line: her ranch, her safety--and this wild, fierce love."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; African Americans; Man-woman relationships; Ranchers;
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Ruby : a novel / by Bond, Cynthia,1961-;
"Ephram Jenkins has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the long braids running through the piney woods of Liberty, their small East Texas town. Young Ruby, "the kind of pretty it hurt to look at," is already quite damaged, but Ephram is forcibly drawn to her. As soon as she becomes a young woman and has any power of her own, Ruby flees suffocating Liberty for the bright pull of 1950s New York City. Years later, when a funeral forces her to return home, 30-year-old Ruby will find herself reliving the devastating violence of her girlhood. With the terrifying realization that she might not be strong enough to fight her way back out, Ruby struggles to survive her memories of the town's dark past. Meanwhile, Ephram must choose between loyalty to the sister who raised and stood by him and the chance for a life with the woman he has loved since he was a boy"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Love stories.; African Americans; First loves;
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A boy. A girl. A dream [videorecording] / by Basir, Qasim,film director.; Ellis, Jay,1981-actor.; Good, Meagan,1981-actor.; Hardwick, Omari,1974-actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Steven Holleran.Omari Hardwick, Meagan Good, Jay Ellis.On the night of the 2016 presidential election, Cass, an LA club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams - while he pushes her to discover hers.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Man-woman relationships; African Americans; Nightclubs;
For private home use only.
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The sleeping car porter / by Mayr, Suzette,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The Sleeping Car Porter brings to life an important part of Black history in North America, from the perspective of a gay man living in a culture that renders him invisible in two ways. Affecting, imaginative, and visceral enough that you'll feel the rocking of the train, The Sleeping Car Porter is a stunning accomplishment. Baxter's name isn't George. But it's 1929, and Baxter is lucky enough, as a Black man, to have a job as a sleeping car porter on a train that crisscrosses the country. So when the passengers call him George, he has to just smile and nod and act invisible. What he really wants is to go to dentistry school, but he'll have to save up a lot of nickel and dime tips to get there, so he puts up with "George." On this particular trip out west, the passengers are more unruly than usual, especially when the train is stalled for two extra days; their secrets start to leak out and blur with the sleep-deprivation hallucinations Baxter is having. When he finds a naughty postcard of two gay men, Baxter's memories and longings are reawakened; keeping it puts his job in peril, but he can't part with the postcard or his thoughts of Edwin Drew, Porter Instructor."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; African American gay men; Train attendants;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Till [videorecording] / by Beauchamp, Keith A.,film producer,screenwriter.; Bennett, Haley,1988-actor.; Broccoli, Barbara,1960-film producer.; Bukowski, Bobby,director of photography.; Chukwu, Chinonye,1985-film director,screenwriter.; Deadwyler, Danielle,actor.; Faison, Frankie,actor.; Goldberg, Whoopi,1955-actor,film producer.; Hall, Jalyn,actor.; Korzeniowski, Abel,1972-composer (expression); Levine, Thomas,film producer.; Patane, Ron,editor.; Reilly, Michael,film producer,screenwriter.; Renell, Jamie,actor.; Zollo, Frederick,film producer.; Eon Productions (Firm),production company.; Orion Pictures,publisher.; Whoop, Inc.,production company.;
Music by Abel Korzeniowski ; editor, Ron Patane ; director of photography Bobby Bukowski.Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Jamie Renell, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson.Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African Americans; Nineteen fifties; Race relations;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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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