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Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lazarus is an extremely religious man who is broken hearted after his wife leaves him for his own brother. Rae is the town slut, who one night is beaten up and left by the roadside near Lazarus' house. Lazarus takes her in and chains her to his radiator while trying to "cure" her insatiability.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
900L
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of one of the bestselling artists of all time, from her start singing in front of her father's Baptist congregation to being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
5) Miles ahead
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the midst of a dazzling and prolific career at the forefront of modern jazz innovation, Miles Davis disappears from public view for a period of five years in the late 1970s. Alone and holed up in his home, he is beset by chronic pain from a deteriorating hip, his musical voice stifled and numbed by drugs and medications, and his mind haunted my unsettling ghosts from the past.
6) Green book
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on a book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Black musicians have been innovative and created new sounds in many genres. Learn about Black people who have had tremendous impact on the music industry, including Nina Simone, Whitney Houston, and Kendrick Lamar"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xv, 286 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Gucci Mane began writing his memoir in a maximum-security federal prison. Released in 2016, he emerged radically transformed. He was sober, smiling, focused, and positive -- a far cry from the Gucci Mane of years past. Born in rural Bessemer, Alabama, Radric Delantic Davis became Gucci Mane in East Atlanta, where the rap scene is as vibrant as the dope game. His name was made as a drug dealer first, rapper second. His mixtapes and street anthems helped...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A powerful coming-of-age novel about a twenty-something Black musician living in predominantly white Portland, Oregon, playing in a rock band on the verge of success while struggling with racism, romance, and the legacy of his strict religious upbringing"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xiii, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Earth, Wind & Fire was one of the most popular and significant bands of the past century, celebrated alongside Chicago, the Commodores, Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, and Sly and the Family Stone. They transcended genres and fused diverse influences, from R & B to pop to jazz and beyond, earning multiple Grammy Awards--and most recently a Lifetime Achievement Award, shortly after the passing of the band's founder, Maurice White. Although many of White's...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
JAY-Z: Made in America is the fruit of Michael Eric Dyson's decade of teaching the work of one of the greatest poets this nation has produced, as gifted a wordsmith as Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Rita Dove. But as a rapper, he's sometimes not given the credit he deserves for just how great an artist he's been for so long. This book wrestles with the biggest themes of JAY-Z's career, including hustling, and it recognizes the way that he's always...
13) Stevie Wonder
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the musician, Stevie Wonder.
14) Stevie Wonder
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Stevie Wonder, the genius behind some of the world's best-loved songs. At just 8 years old, it was clear that Steveland Judkins was going to be a star. Renamed Stevie Wonder for his astonishing talent on the piano and other instruments, he wrote and performed some of the biggest hits of the 1970s. Stevie became known for...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (742 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Enjoy six Academy Award winners. Titles included Argo, Birdman, Green Book, The Shape of Water, Slumdog Millionaire and Spotlight.
"Argo": Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
"Birdman": A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing,...
16) Kid Sterling
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
431 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this poignant coming of age young adult novel Sterling Crawford is a young African American kid living in New Orleans in 1906 learning about jazz, the legendary Buddy Bolden and forced to face racism, a loaded justice system and racial barriers that divide a nation."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
251 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The hip-hop artist and television star shares the story of his early life, marked by the deaths of his parents, his involvement in gangs, and the single-minded work ethic that enabled his rise to international fame.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the vibrant jazz, R&B, and soul music of African American artists who, during segregation, created the foundation of modern American music. Like many other Black Americans, they relied on Victor Hugo Green's Negro Travelers' Green Book, a directory of lodgings, restaurants, and entertainment venues where African Americans were safe and welcomed. Now explore the history of this essential guide with vocalists, musicians, historians, and others...
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
321 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A personal account by the late musician and poet traces the story of his life, career, and history-making 1981 tour at the side of Stevie Wonder to raise support for the establishment of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[ 2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Discover more about Stevie Wonder, the music prodigy whose awards include 25 Grammy Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom,"--Amazon.com.
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