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English
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One of the most brilliant and provocative American writers of the twentieth century chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention in this “truly extraordinary” novel (Chicago Sun-Times).
Baldwin's classic novel opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand themselves. With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic...
Baldwin's classic novel opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand themselves. With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic...
Author
Language
English
Description
Grant Wiggins, who left his small rural black community to go to university, has returned to the plantation school to teach children whose lives promise to be not much better than Jefferson's. But he wonders whether he has the will to take off north or west like so many before him who knew it was the only way to climb out of a centuries-old rut. He is grappling with his own situation when Jefferson's godmother and Grant's aunt persuade Grant to impart...
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Language
English
Description
In a small Florida town, a young lawyer, Keith Russo, is shot to death as he works late. A young black man, a former client, named Quincy Miller is charged and convicted. For 22 years, Miller maintains his innocence from inside prison. Finally, Guardian Ministries takes on Miller's case, but Cullen Post, the Episcopal minister in charge, gets more than he bargained for. Powerful people murdered Russo-- they do not want Miller exonerated, and will...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (176 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Want to meet Luther, President Obama's anger translator, or hang by the punch bowl with Bar Mitzvah sensations Dr. Dreidel and Gefilte Fresh? Whether it's satirizing the President, spoofing Nazis, or ordering up some soul food, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele aren't afraid to take on taboo subjects for the sake of comedy.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories - heroes who are awkward, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved, and, on the whole, odd. He overturns the stereotypes that corral black male characters and paints a subtle, powerful portrait of each of these unique individuals."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
DVD edition.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele give viewers no choice but to laugh at their hilarious way of examining life in a provocative and irreverent way, through a combination of filmed sketches and live stage segments. From gangsters sharing a passion for Twilight, to the flamboyant East/West College Bowl players introducing themselves, to racist superheroes, Key & Peele showcase their chemistry, camaraderie, and unique point of view.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A picture book with illustrated portraits of real Black men celebrating the daily lives and activities of African Americans, from visiting the barber shop to exploring outer space"--
13) Invisible man
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Language
English
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Description
In the course of his wanderings from a Southern Negro college to New York's Harlem, an American black man becomes involved in a series of adventures. Introduction explains circumstances under which the book was written. Ellison won the National Book Award for this searing record of a black man's journey through contemporary America. Unquestionably, Ellison's book is a work of extraordinary intensity -- powerfully imagined and written with a savage,...
15) Close to death
Author
Publisher
Zoland Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 119 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
18) Eight men
Author
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
1996.
Edition
First HarperPerennial edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 242 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Series
Language
English
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Carl Weber, the New York Times bestselling author of Up to No Good, will keep you on edge with this tale of three lifelong friends. . .
James Robinson and his wife have had their rough patches. But seven years into their marriage, things are better than ever. . .until James's past comes back to haunt him—with a baby in tow.
James's best friend, Brent Williams, has always had women throwing themselves at him, but it's taken...
James Robinson and his wife have had their rough patches. But seven years into their marriage, things are better than ever. . .until James's past comes back to haunt him—with a baby in tow.
James's best friend, Brent Williams, has always had women throwing themselves at him, but it's taken...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories follows four young men as they come of age in a Rhode Island postindustrial enclave and struggle to liberate themselves from the limitations imposed on African Americans while navigating the dynamics of sex, drugs, class, and family.
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