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(0)Maya Angelou
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this riveting biography of Elizabeth Seton critically acclaimed and bestselling author Joan Barthel tells the mesmerizing story of a woman whose life featured wealth and poverty, passion and sorrow, love and loss. Elizabeth was born into a prominent New York City family in 1774. Her father was the chief health officer for the Port of New York and she lived down the block from Alexander Hamilton. She danced at George Washington's sixty-fifth Birthday...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Expanded tenth Anniversary edition.
Language
English
Description
Offers a photographic account of the events of September 11, 2001, the rescue efforts in the days following the attacks, and the response of a nation united in sadness, pride, and resolve. Includes President Obama's speech on the death of bin Laden.
Author
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"New York City has been the home of African Americans for four centuries. Blacks were among the founding fathers and mothers of pioneer colonial settlements in the future boroughs, and they have remained integral players in the teeming daily drama of the city."--Jacket.
"The Black New Yorkers: The Schomburg Illustrated Chronology recreates this unique relationship between a people and a city, and through it chronicles the worldwide African American...
51) The black candle
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A documentary that uses Kwanzaa as a vehicle to explore the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Explores how one extraordinary song has changed people's lives through hope, faith, optimism, and the power of music to inspire and heal. This weaves together unforgettable stories of how Lee Ann Womack's worldwide #1 hit has motivated real people to transform their lives, chase their dreams, overcome obstacles and to persist in the face of the most extreme adversities.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
I am somebody : Records the 1969 strike by black, predominantly female, hospital workers in Charleston, S.C. for better working conditions and higher wages. Shows how the struggle was won by a coalition of local and national union and civil rights groups plus the local black community through nonviolent marches and demonstrations. Highlights Andrew Young, Coretta Scott King, Ralph Abernathy, and Walter Reuther speaking and working in defense of the...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen [edition].
Language
English
Description
In addition to being saddled with an unruly foster teen, Madea has two troubled nieces to deal with. Lisa is engaged to an abusive and controlling investment banker and Vanessa is finding it difficult to open herself to the affection of a bus driver/artist Frankie because of childhood abuse. Wreaking havoc on both of the girls's lives is their mother Victoria.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.
57) Movies with soul
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Fresh: Disenchanted by the harsh realities of life, a streetwise kid strives to create a better life for himself and his family.
American son: A nineteen-year-old has 96 hours to make peace with his friends and family before deployment to Iraq.
Tsotsi: Follows six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.
Sarafina!: A South African teacher inspires her students.
The journey of August King: A young farmer in 1815 North Carolina...
58) Roots
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.
59) Roots
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
30th anniversary edition.
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
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