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The last black unicorn / by Haddish, Tiffany,1979-author.;
Haddish grew up in one of the poorest parts of South Central Los Angeles and felt she never fit in anywhere: not in the households she rotated through in the foster care system, and certainly not the nearly all white high school she had to ride the bus an hour to attend. As an illiterate ninth grader, Tiffany did everything she could to survive -- and finally realized she had talent in an area she never would have suspected: comedy. The obstacles of sex, race, and class in her way, but she got there. Here she tells of how she was able to achieve her dreams by reveling in her pain and awkwardness, showing the world who she really is, and inspiring others through the power of laughter.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Haddish, Tiffany, 1979-; African American women comedians; Comedians; African American actors; Actors;
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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The retirement plan : a novel / by Hincenbergs, Sue,author.;
"Three middle-aged best friends turn to murder in order to collect on their husbands' life insurance policies ... but are unaware that their husbands have a devious plan of their own, in this darkly funny debut perfect for fans of Thursday Murder Club and Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Black humor.; Novels.; Assassins; Female friendship; Friendship; Life insurance policies; Married people;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Uncomfortable conversations with a black man [sound recording] / by Acho, Emmanuel,author,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author."An urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video series "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man" "You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have." So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to know to address the systemic racism that has recently electrified protests in all fifty states. "There is a fix," Acho says. "But in order to access it, we're going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations." In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to ask-yet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-hearted generosity that has made his video series a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and "reverse racism." In his own words, he provides a space of compassion and understanding in a discussion that can lack both. He asks only for the reader's curiosity-but along the way, he will galvanize all of us to join the antiracist fight"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Racism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Black Panther, Reign at dusk. [graphic novel] / by Ewing, Eve L.,author.; Aburto, Jesus,colorist.; Allen, Chris,1972-illustrator.; Chater, Mack,illustrator.; Dalhouse, Andrew,colorist.; Horak, Matt(Comic book artist),illustrator.; Junior, Oren,illustrator.; Sabino, Joe,letterer.; Yeung, Craig,illustrator.;
"A secret from Wakanda's past threatens to destroy its future! Crimelord Baba Nkisu has summoned the deadly killer known as Kivu'Ma - but he may have gotten more than he bargained for. T'Challa must defend Wakanda from a dark power unleashed, and the only key to victory is buried in the nation's past. But Kivu'Ma's devastation leaves the Panther - and all of Birnin T'Chaka - badly shaken! Meanwhile, Beisa enlists Black Panther's help in her ongoing investigation of Wakanda's crime families - but what does the spiraling number of missing-persons cases have to do with the St. Croix family and their daughter, the powerful Uncanny Avenger named Monet? As tensions rise higher than ever among Biti's crime families, the vengeful spirit known as the Gray Wolf is on the prowl!"--T+.
Subjects: Afrofuturist comics.; Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Black Panther (Fictitious character); Superheroes, Black; Superheroes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Boy parts / by Clark, Eliza,1994-author.;
"An incendiary debut novel from a brash new talent--a pitch-black comedy, both shocking and hilarious, which fearlessly explores sexuality and gender roles in the twenty-first century. Exiled from the art world and on sabbatical from her dead-end bar job, Irina obsessively takes explicit photographs of the average-looking men she persuades to model for her, scouted from the streets of Newcastle. But her talent has not gone unnoticed, and Irina is invited to display her work at a fashionable London gallery. It is a chance to revive her career and escape from the rut of drugs, alcohol, and extreme cinema she's fallen into. Yet the news instead triggers a self-destructive tailspin, centered around Irina's consuming relationship with her best friend, and a shy young man from her local supermarket who has attracted her attention ... "--
Subjects: Black humor.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Compulsive behavior; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Photographers' models; Sex differences; Sex role; Sex; Women photographers;
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Trio : a novel / by Boyd, William,1952-author.;
"From the award-winning, best-selling author comes a rollicking novel with a dark undertow, set around three unforgettable individuals and a doomed movie set. A producer. A novelist. An actress. It's summer 1968--a time of war and assassinations, protests and riots. While the world is reeling, our trio is involved in making a disaster-plagued, Swingin' Sixties British movie in sunny Brighton. All are leading secret lives. As the movie shoot zigs and zags, these layers of secrets become increasingly more untenable. Pressures build inexorably. The FBI and CIA get involved. Someone is going to crack--or maybe they all will. From one of Britain's best loved writers comes an exhilarating, tender novel--by turns hilarious and heartbreaking--that asks the vital questions: What makes life worth living? And what do you do if you find it isn't?"--
Subjects: Black humor.; Humorous fiction.; Nineteen sixties; Motion picture industry; Secrecy; Social pressure; Self-realization;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The gunslinger / by King, Stephen,1947-author.;
Roland, the world's last gunslinger, tracks an enigmatic Man in Black toward a forbidding dark tower, fighting forces both mortal and other-worldly on his quest.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Roland (Fictitious character : King);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Robert B. Parker's old black magic [sound recording] / by Atkins, Ace,author.; Mantegna, Joe,narrator.; Parker, Robert B.,1932-2010,creator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Joe Mantegna."Iconic, tough-but-tender Boston PI Spenser delves into the black market art scene to investigate a decades-long unsolved crime of dangerous proportions. The heist was legendary, still talked about twenty years after the priceless paintings disappeared from one of Boston's premier art museums. Most thought the art was lost forever, buried deep, sold off overseas, or, worse, destroyed as incriminating evidence. But when paint chips from the most valuable piece stolen, Gentlemen in Black by a Spanish master, arrives at the desk of a Boston journalist, the museum finds hope and enlists Spenser's help. Soon the cold art case thrusts Spenser into the shady world of black market art dealers, aged Mafia bosses, and old vendettas. A five-million-dollar-reward by the museum's top benefactor, an aged, unlikable Boston socialite, sets Spenser and pals Vinnie Morris and Hawk onto a trail of hidden secrets, jailhouse confessions, and decades-old murders. Set against the high-society art scene and the low-life back alleys of Boston, this is classic Spenser doing what he does best"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Spenser (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All you can kill / by Malla, Pasha,1978-author.;
"White Lotus meets Shaun of the Dead in this absurdist take on the wellness retreat. Our narrator and his accidental companion, K. Sohail, inadvertently find themselves on an island wellness retreat impersonating a couple, the Dhaliwals, who have probably been killed in a helicopter crash. After being welcomed by Jerome the robot, the new Dhaliwals eagerly partake of the all-you-stomach buffet, the motivational speechifyings on Trunity by the berobed Brad Beard, and some erotic counselling by Professor Sayer. But things quickly take an ominous turn when an excursion to a nearby deserted village reveals a guillotine and a haunted chapel. And then one of the retreaters is murdered and the real Dhaliwals show up. Accusations, counter-accusations, and counter-counter-accusations are made, until the whole retreat is caught up in a bizarre trial. In All You Can Kill, Pasha Malla, with his inimitable absurdist style, collides horror and humour into an utterly unforgettable satire."--
Subjects: Black humor.; Satirical fiction.; Novels.; False personation; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Spiritual retreats;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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