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(0)Phylicia Rashad
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"Family ties are tested and transformed in the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back With her wise, wry, and poignant novels of families and friendships-Waiting to Exhale, Getting to Happy, and A Day Late and a Dollar Short among them-Terry McMillan has touched millions of readers. Now, in her eighth novel, McMillan gives exuberant voice to characters who reveal how we live now-at...
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"The life story of Coretta Scott King--wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular twentieth-century American civil rights activist--as told fully for the first time, toward the end of her life, to one of her closest friends. Born in 1927 to daringly enterprising black parents in the Deep South, Coretta Scott had always felt called to a special purpose. One of the first black scholarship students...
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This reflective story by poet Ntozake Shange looks back at the great Black thinkers and innovators who visited her father's house.
"A close-knit group of Black innovators formed their own community in the early to mid-twentieth century. These men of vision lived at a time when the color of their skin dictated where they could live, what schools they could attend, and even where they could sit on a bus or in a movie theater.Yet in the face of this...
4) Soul
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Disney/Pixar
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what's great about life, he may discover...
5) Creed III
Pub. Date
[2023]
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After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian a fighter who has nothing to lose.
7) Creed II
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[2019]
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Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important...
8) Creed
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[2016]
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Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
9) Creed
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
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Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
10) Steel magnolias
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Sony Pictures Television
Pub. Date
[2013]
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Steel Magnolias is an American comedy-drama television film directed by Kenny Leon that premiered at Lifetime Network on October 7, 2012. It is the remake of 1989 film of the same name. The new film stars an all-African American cast.
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Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
2012
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A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds has always done what's expected of him, whether it's assuming the helm of his father's company, tolerating his brother's misbehavior at the office or planning to marry his beautiful but restless fiance, Natalie. But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when he meets Lindsey, a down-on-her-luck single mother who works as a cleaning person in his office building. Outspoken, impulsive and proud,...
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Schlessinger Video Productions
Pub. Date
c2006
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Exciting adventures appear at every turn as children are introduced to the seven colorful countries of Central America. They'll see what its like to live there and how immigrants from those countries have brought their traditions to North America.
14) Just Wright
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
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"Leslie Wright (Latifah) is a straight-shooting physical therapist who gets the gig of a lifetime working with injured NBA star Scott McKnight (Common). Leslie not only whips Scott into shape, she helps take his game to the next level and all is going well-- until Leslie finds herself falling for him. Oblivious to her growing affection, Scott only has eyes for Morgan (Paula Patton), Leslie's sexy and seductive friend. With everything on the line,...
15) Frankie & Alice
Pub. Date
2014
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Frankie is an African-American go-go dancer with dissociative identity disorder (DID). She struggles to retain her true self while fighting against two very different personalities: a seven-year-old girl named Genius, and a Southern white racist named Alice. Inspired by a remarkable true story.
16) Creed
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
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Follows Adonis Johnson, son of world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, as he heads to Philadelphia to convince Rocky Balboa to train him for victory in the boxing ring.
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
c2006
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Exciting adventures appear at every turn as children are introduced to the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and learn about Puerto Ricans who have come to live on the U.S. mainland, bringing their unique cultural traditions with them. Everyone learns to count to ten and say a few words in Spanish. Then, children visit the town of Ponce, Puerto Rico, where a carnival celebration is in full swing with parades, colorful costumes, masks, festive music...
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Schlessinger Video Productions
Pub. Date
c2006
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The land, history and customs of Ireland are presented in this program, along with the story of Irish immigration to America. Children learn to say a few words in Gaelic, the ancient Irish language, watch as boys and girls perform traditional Irish dances for a St. Patrick's Day parade, and learn to make a Celtic harp. They'll also enjoy an Irish folktale, The Legend of Knockmany, and sing a traditional Irish folk song called "Oro, Se Do."
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Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
c2006
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The vibrant sights and sounds of West Africa come alive as children learn about the region's diverse geography and cultures, and they explore the history of African Americans. They'll learn to count to ten in the More language and practice a few words in the Yoruba language, take a field trip to an African food market and learn how to make their own African adinkra cloth designs. They'll also enjoy the animated folktale, "Anansi the Spider," and sing...
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
2006
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"Mexico's intriguing history, culture and landscape are illuminated in this program about the life and heritage of Mexican Americans. Children learn how to say a few words in Spanish, take a tour of the Olvera Street market in Los Angeles -- the oldest Mexican-American market in the United States -- and learn how to make a colorful yarn painting. They'll also enjoy an animated folktale called The Great Race and sing along with the chorus to the Mexican...
