Phylicia Rashad
1) Creed II
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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...
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
3) Just Wright
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Leslie Wright is a straight-shooting physical therapist who gets the gig of a lifetime working with injured NBA star Scott McKnight. 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, Leslie's sexy and seductive friend. With everything on the line, Leslie must take her best shot and find...
4) Creed
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
5) Creed
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
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.
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
18-year-old Michelle Winston enjoys babysitting the children of wealthy, upwardly mobile Bill and Sallie Bertrand. But after Sallie's mysterious death, Michelle's increasingly close relationship with Bill is viewed with suspicion by her family and friends, as well as by the police.
7) Creed
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 528 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Television series depicting a close-knit and prosperous African American family dwelling in New York City. Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and his wife Clair, an attorney, are a happily married, dual-profession couple with aspirations of raising their 5 children in an uplifting, positive environment.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Television series depicting a close-knit and prosperous African American family dwelling in New York City. Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and his wife Clair, an attorney, are a happily married, dual-profession couple with aspirations of raising their 5 children in an uplifting, positive environment.
10) Change of plans
Series
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min., 19 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A free-spirited musician and her fighter pilot husband become the legal guardians of four children, three of them adopted from third-world countries and quickly learn to parent this instant family and help the kids deal with the culture clash of life in America.
11) Soul
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
12) Good deeds
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Wesley Deeds meets Lindsey who is a single mother who cleans in his building and he is affected by this woman.
13) Polly
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Polly chronicles the adventures of an orphan sent to Harrington, Alabama, to live with her aunt - a very wealthy and influential black woman in a small divided town. Aunt Polly is prim, proper and often cold toward her new charge. Despite many setbacks, Polly's "gladness" game just might thaw the townsfolk and her aunt--Container.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads where the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Decisions will need to be made on how to best spend the money, from buying a new family home, buying a liquor store or even paying for medical school tuition. While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in...
16) Coretta Scott
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm .
Language
English
Description
This extraordinary union of poetry and monumental artwork captures the movement for civil rights in the United States, and honors it's most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott. Listen as you read along with this book and CD set.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Celebrate African American history with this historic collection of stories. Collection include: Duke Ellington; Ellington was not a street; Ella Fitzgerald: the tale of a vocal virtuosa; and John Henry read-along and discussion questions.
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Rosa" : On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man. Iconographic (14 minutes) / Lexile [registered trademark] : 900L / GRL: T / Ages 5-12.
"Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story From The Underground Railroad" : Henry dreams of a world where his life belongs to him. But when his family is sold, he risks everything for what he knows is right. With the strength and conviction of...