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Faith Ringgold : narrating the world in pattern and color / by Jackson, Sharna.; Pippins, Andrea.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.);
Presents an illustrated look at the life of American painter, writer, mixed media sculptor, and performance artist, Faith Ringgold.LSC
Subjects: Ringgold, Faith; African American artists; Artists;

American. by Wu, Danny,film director.; Houseman, John,actor.; Welles, Orson,actor.; Callow, Simon,actor.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
John Houseman, Orson Welles, Simon CallowOriginally produced by Gravitas Ventures in 2022.In the early 1940s, director Orson Welles navigates his meteoric Hollywood rise. As WWII begins, a Japanese American boy visits abroad, and an African American soldier enlists in the army. As the story heads towards 1947, each character follows their own ambitions in search of their American identity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Motion pictures.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; World War, 1939-1945.; United States--History.; Motion picture producers and directors.;

Freedom celebration : a Juneteenth party / by Dalton, Angela.; Morris, Keisha.;
Gloria and her relatives celebrate Juneteenth and share the history and significance of this freedom celebration.Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Juneteenth; African Americans;

The orange wall / by Bolling, Valerie.; Robinson, Kai(Illustrator);
With her puppy Coco's help, Zoya gives her room a glittery makeover.
Subjects: Colors; Interior decoration; Dogs; Painting; African Americans;

Now let me fly [graphic novel] : a portrait of Eugene Bullard / by Wimberly, Ronald,author.; Revel, Brahm,artist.;
Includes bibliographical references."On the eve of World War I, Eugene Bullard was a refugee of the Jim Crow South who was determined to find a place where a Black man would be treated as a fellow human being. His search took him from rural Georgia to the streets of Paris, from the vaudeville stage to the boxing ring, and finally, from the muddy trenches to the open skies. In 1914, Bullard joined the fight to defend France--and made history as the world's first African American fighter pilot."--Publisher.
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Graphic novels.; Historical comics.; Personal narratives.; Bullard, Eugene Jacques, 1895-1961; African American fighter pilots; African Americans; Race discrimination;

Liberty City. by George, Samuel,film director.; Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films in 2020.Far removed from the beaches of Miami’s south coast, Liberty City was created in the 1930s as a segregated neighborhood for Miami’s African American residents. Today, the historic area faces many challenges familiar to urban centers across the United States. This film focuses on community-led efforts to revitalize the neighborhood. From the Circle of Brotherhood, to a teenage art collective, to a police officer in his hometown, this film investigates the past, present and future of Liberty City.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; African Americans.; Racism.;

My rainbow / by Neal, Trinity.; Neal, DeShanna.; Twink, Art.;
"A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Transgender people; Autistic children; African Americans; Wigs; Mothers and daughters; Families;

A day late and a dollar short [videorecording] / by Edwards, Shernold,screenwriter.; Goldberg, Whoopi,1955-; Haber, Bill.; McMillan, Terry.Day late and a dollar short.Videorecording.; Phifer, Mekhi,1975-; Rhames, Ving,1961-; Tolkin, Shephen,television director.; Arts and Entertainment Network.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm);
Whoopi Goldberg, Mekhi Phifer, Ving Rhames, Kimberly Elise, Anika Noni Rose.When Viola learns that her next asthma attack is likely to kill her, she sets out to fix her fractured family before she sets foot anywhere near the grave. Proudly choosing to keep her health issues a secret, she contends with sibling rivalry, teen pregnancy, and prescription drug addiction; and that's just one of her four kids.PG.DVD; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: African American families; African American women; Made-for-TV movies.;
© 2014., Lionsgate,

Ordinary notes / by Sharpe, Christina Elizabeth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.A singular achievement, Ordinary Notes explores with immense care profound questions about loss, and the shapes of Black life that emerge in the wake. In a series of 248 brief and urgent notes that gather meaning as we read them, Christina Sharpe skillfully weaves artifacts from the past--public ones alongside others that are poignantly personal--with present-day realities and possible futures, intricately constructing an immersive portrait of everyday Black existence. Through the striking images and words in these pages, themes and tones echo: sometimes about life, art, language, beauty, memory; sometimes about history, photography, and literature--but always attending, with exquisite care, to the ordinary-extraordinary dimensions of Black life.
Subjects: African Americans; African Americans; Civil rights; Discrimination;

Kin : rooted in hope / by Weatherford, Carole Boston,1956-; Weatherford, Jeffery Boston.;
Includes bibliographical references.A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.Ages 10 up.
Subjects: Novels in verse.; Historical fiction.; African Americans; Families; Slavery;

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