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Actresses United States Biography Actrices noires américaines Biographies African American actors Biography African American actresses African American actresses Biography African American women Biography Speeches, addresses, etc., American African American authors Speeches, addresses, etc., American Women authors United States Women BiographyTyson, Cicely
Summary: The Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer tells her stunning story, looking back at her life and six-decade career.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 TYSON, CICELY TYSWatson, Renee
Summary: "A biography of Oprah Winfrey, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WINMeltzer, Brad
Summary: "This picture book biography focuses on critically acclaimed talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become "Queen of All Media.""--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WINCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: J Bio I am WinfreyDavis, Viola
Summary: "In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose and my strength, but also to finding my voice in a world that didn't always see me. As I...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ebony Magazine Publishing, HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAVCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAVCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAVIS, VIOLA DAVCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B DAVIS DAVCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio DavisDavis, Viola
Summary: In this memoir, award-winning actress Viola Davis shares her story, in her own words, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to the present day.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 DAVIS VIOLA DAVUnion, Gabrielle
Summary: "We're Going to Need More Wine... plus a few shots-acclaimed activist, actress, and New York Times bestselling author Gabrielle Union is back with an even more intimate, revealing, and powerful collection of essays"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 UNION, GABRIELLE UNIAduba, Uzo
Summary: "The Road Is Good is a memoir of Black immigrant identity, the coming-of-age story of Nigerian American actress Uzo Aduba, one of the stars of the television series Orange is the New Black"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B ADUBA ADUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLEJones, Leslie
Summary: A candid memoir filled with vivid anecdotes: Growing up in the South, navigating stand-up comedy's challenging early days, brushes with celebrities like Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg, and insights on Ghostbusters, Supermarket Sweep, The Daily Show. Revealing struggles as a tall Black woman in comedy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JONES, LESLIE JONPalmer, Keke
Summary: "Keke Palmer thought she knew who she was. What it means to be a good person and what it takes to be a success. It all seemed so simple, until she realized the challenges she would have to face to prove to herself who she wanted to be. From feeling alienated to having to restart her career after ten years in to becoming a single mother just months after her son was born-everything she worked...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B PALMER PALWashington, Kerry
Summary: In this profoundly moving and beautifully written memoir, the award-winning actor and activist provides an intimate view into both her public and private worlds as she chronicles her life's journey thus far, sharing how she discovered her truest self and, with it, a deeper sense of belonging.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WASHINGTON, KERRY WASCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio WashingtonLewis, Jenifer
Summary: "From her more than three hundred appearances for film and television, stage and cabaret, performing comedy or drama, as an unforgettable lead or a scene-stealing supporting character, Jenifer Lewis has established herself as one of the most respected, admired, talented, and versatile entertainers working today. This 'Mega Diva' and costar of the hit sitcom black-ish bares her soul in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEWIS, JENNIFER LEWShapiro, Kitt
Summary: In this unique combination of memoir and cultural history, we come to know one of the greatest stars the world has ever seen--Eartha Kitt--as revealed by the person who knew her best: her daughter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SHAMorrison, Toni
Summary: Arguably the most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection--a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 MORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 MORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 MORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Essay MorrisonBell, Janet Dewart
Summary: "An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, and Bell's substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman's speech, highlighting Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 815.008 BELMwai, Melissa H.
Summary: "Learn all about the amazing African American culture of Harlem with this fun-filled nonfiction reader--carefully leveled to help children progress . . . 'Harlem Renaissance' will introduce kids to the exciting lives, music, art and ideas of the African American community of Harlem 100 years ago--and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MWAGoldberg, Whoopi
Summary: From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOLDBERG, WHOOPI GOLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B GOLDBERG GOLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio GoldbergJones, Amy Robin
Summary: A biography of the African-American educator Mary McLeod Bethune, discussing her role in creating opportunities for African-Americans in education and government.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BETMorrison, Toni
Summary: The source of self-regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind and style, the literary prowess and moral compass that are Toni Morrison's inimitable hallmark. It is divided into three parts: the first is introduced by a powerful prayer for the dead of 9/11; the second by a searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., and the last by a heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin. In the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 814 MORSánchez, Erika L.
Summary: "Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta. Ese era el rol de su hermana Olga. Olga no fue a la universidad, se quedó en casa para cuidar a sus padres, limpiar la casa y trabajar a medio tiempo. Julia tiene grandes sueños y no quiere formar parte del camino de su hermana mayor. Pero un solo error, que ocurre mientras enviaba un mensaje de texto al mismo tiempo que cruzaba la calle más concurrida de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2018
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: 468 SPANISH SANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult World, Call number: YA FOREIGN SPANISH SANZoboi, Ibi Aanu
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler expereinced an American childhood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BUTFischer, David Hackett
Summary: "A brilliant synthesis of African and African-American history that shows how slavery differed in different regions of the country, and how the Africans and their descendants influenced the culture, commerce, and laws of the early United States"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 FISKelley, Kitty
Summary: Recounts Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, describing the hardships and triumphs King encountered along his journey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Una extraordinaria selección de obras esenciales, en su mayoría inéditas, que celebran la fuerza, el talento y la diversidad de las mujeres latinas, y tienden puentes que nos conectan las unas con las otras. Desde la prosa implacable de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz hasta los poderosos cantos de la chamana María Sabina; desde las luchas revolucionarias de Audre Lorde, Lolita Lebrón y Berta Cáceres...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsEspañol 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 HIJWatson, Renée
Summary: "Cicely Tyson was born in New York City to parents originally from the Islands. No matter where she was, Cicely always carried light within her, a light that she let shine. After many years of discovering herself, Cicely finally found where her light could shine the brightest and touch others: in film. Spinning gorgeous verse, and weaving in the history of Black America, Watson beautifully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad Books for Young Readers, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers