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CD music R & B Franklin, A
Oliver La Farge - Media 1 available
CD music R & B Franklin, A
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2017] | Atlantic | 1 audio disc (51 min., 39 sec.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Media 1 available CD music R & B Franklin, A Oliver La Farge - Media 1 available CD music R & B Franklin, A |
2) History Of Art In Africa
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[2017] | PBS Distribution | 2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Southside - Media 1 available DVD 960 Afr |
Description
"Africa's Great Civilizations In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only...
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Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2007 | McFarland & Co | vii, 311 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. | English | On Shelf
Oliver La Farge - Adult 1 available 792.8 Gla |
Description
"This pictorial history of African American dance traces its roots back to slavery and lists its characteristics. The photographs offer compelling glimpses into the world of slavery, minstrel show, the honky-tonk, the vaudeville stage, dance halls, nightclubs, movies, and more. Most images are culled from hundreds of rare items in the author's collection of black dance memorabilia"--Provided by publisher.
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Oliver La Farge - Southwest Collection 1 available
978.90496 Afr
Southside - Adult 1 available
978.90496 Afr
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2013 | University of New Mexico Press | viii, 280 p. ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
Oliver La Farge - Southwest Collection 1 available 978.90496 Afr Southside - Adult 1 available 978.90496 Afr |
Description
"Most people think of George McJunkin or the Buffalo Soldiers when they think about African American history in New Mexico, but their history is richer and more complex and continues to this day. This collection is aimed at providing an overview of the dynamic presence of African Americans throughout the state and its history"--Provided by publisher.
6) African art
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2010 | Scala | 253 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult 1 available 709.6 Afr |
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Main Library - Juvenile Media 1 available
DVD Lion
Main Library - Media 2 available
DVD Lion
Oliver La Farge - Media 1 available
DVD Lion
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[2019] | Widescreen. | Disney | 1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
Main Library - Media 2 available DVD Lion Oliver La Farge - Media 1 available DVD Lion Southside - Media 1 available DVD Lion | |
[2017] | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
Main Library - Juvenile Media 1 available DVD Lion |
Description
Simba, a lion cub who cannot wait to be king, searches for his destiny in the great "Circle of Life" in this coming-of-age adventure.
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c2007 | Omnigraphics | xx, 569 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Southside - Adult 1 available 394.2697 Gay |
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"Provides information about the history and celebration of more than 100 holidays, festivals, and other events observed by Americans of African descent. Features include narrative overviews, chronology of historical events related to holidays and festivals, calendar and geographical listings of observances, bibliography, and contact information and web sites"--Provided by publisher.
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Oliver La Farge - Children's Juvenile 1 available
960 Opi
Southside - Children's Juvenile 1 available
960 Opi
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c2011 | Annick Press | 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Oliver La Farge - Children's Juvenile 1 available 960 Opi Southside - Children's Juvenile 1 available 960 Opi |
Description
Describes the inventions created by the peoples of Africa in hunting, agriculture, architecture, metalwork, medicine, the arts, and other fields, and how they have spread through the world and continue to fit into modern African civilization.
10) Americanah
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2013 | First edition. | Alfred A. Knopf | 477 pages ; 25 cm. | English |
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2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
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Description
"A young woman from Nigeria leaves behind her home and her first love to start a new life in America, only to find her dreams are not all she expected"--
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Main Library - Adult 2 available
Fiction Jones, T
Oliver La Farge - Adult 1 available
Fiction Jones, T
Southside - Adult 1 available
Fiction Jones, T
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2018] | [First edition] | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill | 308 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult 2 available Fiction Jones, T Oliver La Farge - Adult 1 available Fiction Jones, T Southside - Adult 1 available Fiction Jones, T |
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Main Library - Media 1 available
CD spoken Fiction Jones, T
Southside - Media 1 available
CD spoken Fiction Jones, T
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2018] | Unabridged. | HighBridge Audio | 7 audio discs (9 hrs.) : CD audio, digital, 1.4 m/s, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Media 1 available CD spoken Fiction Jones, T Southside - Media 1 available CD spoken Fiction Jones, T |
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1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
Publication Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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2018 | OverDrive | Algonquin Books | English | Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
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2018 | Algonquin Books | English | Checked Out
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Description
"Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look into the lives of people who are bound and separated by forces beyond their control"--
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Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2008 | Laurence King | 336 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult 1 available 709.6 Spr |
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Southside - Children's Audiobook E 1 available
BIO JOHNSON, J
Southside - Children's Picture Books 1 available
BIO JOHNSON, J
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[2011], c2010 | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.). | On Shelf
Southside - Children's Audiobook E 1 available BIO JOHNSON, J | |
2010 | 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 29 cm. | On Shelf
Southside - Children's Picture Books 1 available BIO JOHNSON, J |
Description
Art and poetry combine to tell the story of boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion in the early part of the twentieth century.
14) Black Panther
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Main Library - Media 1 available
DVD Black
Oliver La Farge - Media 1 available
DVD Black
Southside - Media 1 available
DVD Black
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2018. | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (approximately 134 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Media 1 available DVD Black Oliver La Farge - Media 1 available DVD Black Southside - Media 1 available DVD Black |
Description
King T'Challa returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from divisions within his own country. When two enemies conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must join forces with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Wakandan Special Forces, to prevent Wakanda from being drawn into a world war.
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Main Library - Young Adult Graphic Novels 2 available
Fiction Black
Oliver La Farge - Young Adult Graphic Novels 1 available
Fiction Black
Southside - Young Adult Graphic Novels 1 available
Fiction Black
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2017. | Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Young Adult Graphic Novels 2 available Fiction Black Oliver La Farge - Young Adult Graphic Novels 1 available Fiction Black Southside - Young Adult Graphic Novels 1 available Fiction Black |
Description
"You know them as the Midnight Angels, the breakout characters from Ta-Nehisi Coates' best-selling Black Panther. But before they became rebel leaders, they were just Ayo and Aneka - young women recruited into the Dora Milaje, an elite task force sworn to protect Wakanda's crown. But what if their burgeoning love for each other interferes with that oath? And when the crown fails to protect Wakanda's people, are Ayo and Aneka ready to step up - even...
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[2018]. | G.P. Putnam's Sons | 370 pages : map ; 24 cm. | English |
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16 copies, 7 people are on the wait list.
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[2018] | Unabridged. | Books on Tape | 10 audio discs (approximately 12 hrs.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English |
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5 copies, 6 people are on the wait list.
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2018 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Books on Tape | English | Checked Out
5 copies, 6 people are on the wait list.
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Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2018] | First large print edition. | Random House Large Print | 484 pages (large print) : map ; 24 cm. | English |
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1 copy, 4 people are on the wait list.
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For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark. But Kya is not what they say. Abandoned at age ten, she has survived on her own in the marsh that she calls home. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life lessons from the...
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BIO NOAH, T
Oliver La Farge - Adult 1 available
BIO NOAH, T
Southside - Adult 3 available
BIO NOAH, T
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2016. | First edition. | Spiegel & Grau | x, 288 pages ; 25 cm. | On Shelf
Southside - Adult 1 available BIO NOAH, T | |
[2019]. | Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition. | Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House | xiv, 288 pages ; 21 cm. | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult 1 available BIO NOAH, T Oliver La Farge - Adult 1 available BIO NOAH, T Southside - Adult 2 available BIO NOAH, T |
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Main Library - Media 1 available
CD spoken BIO NOAH, T
Oliver La Farge - Media 1 available
CD spoken BIO NOAH, T
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[2016] | Unabridged. | Brilliance Audio, Inc | 7 audio discs (528 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Media 1 available CD spoken BIO NOAH, T Oliver La Farge - Media 1 available CD spoken BIO NOAH, T |
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2016 | OverDrive | Random House Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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2016 | Random House Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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Noah's path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at the time such a union was punishable by five years in prison. As he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist, his mother is determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. With an incisive...
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Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2018. | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. | Simon & Schuster | xii, 767 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult 1 available BIO ASHE, A |
Description
The first comprehensive, authoritative biography of American icon Arthur Ashe--the Jackie Robinson of men's tennis--a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual. Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1943, by the age of eleven, Arthur Ashe was one of the state's most talented black tennis players. Jim Crow restrictions barred Ashe from competing with whites. Still,...
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c2005 | Skira | 409 p. : col. ill., map ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Southside - Adult 1 available 709.6 Art |
20) Ayiti
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Description
Par l'auteure de Bad Feminist
Dans Ayiti , Roxane Gay rompt avec les stéréotypes et les idées fausses
sur les Haïtiens et les Américains d'origine haïtienne.
Traduit de l'anglais par Stanley Péan
Résumé
Ayiti rassemble quinze récits de Roxane Gay explorant les expériences de la diaspora haïtienne en Amérique du Nord. Gay n'hésite pas à critiquer ni à montrer comment les malheurs d'Haïti attirent les médias. C'est une langue crue,...