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Summary: Fancy Fastwater dances through cities, curving around the bends of life, never settling anywhere for the reader to become too entrenched. Each beat in this discography of a traveler washes over a moment, yet will sit with the reader for a lifetime. This collection of tightly-knit poetry interweaves nature with urban infrastructure against the backdrop of complicated relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Love, Luna Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 BLABlacc, Aloe
Contents: I need a dollar -- Green lights -- Hey brother -- Miss Fortune -- Life so hard -- Take me back -- Femme fatale -- Loving you is killing me -- Good things -- You make me smile -- If I -- Mama hold my hand -- Politician (reprise).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Stones Throw 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES BLABlacc, Aloe
Contents: The man -- Love is the answer -- Wake me up (acoustic) -- Here today -- Can you do this -- Chasing -- The hand is quicker -- Ticking bomb -- Red velvet seat -- Owe it all.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Umgd 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES BLABlay, Yaba
Summary: "Explores the extent to which historical definitions of race continue to shape contemporary racial identities and lived experiences of racial difference"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 BLABlay, Zeba
Summary: "An Empowering and Celebratory Portrait of Black Women-from Josephine Baker to Aunt Viv to Cardi B. In 2013, film and culture critic Zeba Blay was one of the first people to coin the viral term #carefreeblackgirls on Twitter. As she says, it was "a way tocarve out a space of celebration and freedom for Black women online." In this collection of essays, Blay expands on this initial idea by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.48 BLAAlzo, Lisa A.
Summary: "A vast number of Slovaks settled in North America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, countless numbers of descendants of these early Slovak immigrants are searching for their Slovak roots. This book lists both traditional and online resources necessary for researching Slovak ancestors, and shows how to document and preserve your findings for future generations."--Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Productions 2005
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.19 ALZAlzo, Lisa A.
Summary: Trace your Eastern European ancestors from American shores back to the old country. This in-depth guide will walk you step-by-step through the exciting-- and challenging-- journey of finding your Polish, Czech, or Slovak roots. You'll learn how to identify immigrant ancestors, find your family's town of origin, locate key genealogical resources, decipher foreign-language records, and untangle...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3437 AlzoSummary: Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. AILEY traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty. Told through Ailey's own words and featuring evocative archival footage and interviews...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AILContents: Brown sugar (Alice Russell) -- Sway (Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears) -- Wild horses (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings) -- Can't you hear me knocking (The Bamboos) -- You gotta move (Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens) -- Bitch (The Sugarman 3) -- I got the blues (Aloe Blacc & Joel Van Dijk) -- Sister Morphine (Ren Harvieu) -- Dead flowers (Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band) -- Moonlight mile (Lee...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Mojo 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES MOJFoley, Blaze
Summary: The cornerstone of blues and country music is storytelling. First-time actor Ben Dickey takes on the role of Blake Foley, whose vision has been kept alive by legendary artists like Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC BLASummary: Fistful of dollars: an anonymous but deadly sharpshooter rides into a lawless Mexican border town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojos. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN CLIContents: Oru de Igbodu para Yemaya -- Eleggua -- Eleggua -- Inle -- Oggun -- Babaluaye -- Osain -- Agayu -- Chango -- Obatala -- Yeggua -- Obba -- Oya -- Ochun -- Yamaya -- Eleggua -- Oru para Chango -- Oru para Todos los Santos (part 1) : ElegguGa
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian/Folkways 1983
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN SACSummary: In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one of her own. After working to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MRSCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MRSCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MRSSummary: The fourteen-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles is the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country's most blighted neighborhoods. Growing their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community. But now,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Pictures 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GAR1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF GAR
Blake, Alex.
Contents: On the spot -- Intro -- The chief -- Little help solo -- Intro -- Now is the time -- Mystery of love.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bubble Core 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ BLABlaze.
Contents: Opening (3:31 min) -- Heaven (3:39 min) -- She (3:38 min) -- Places (3:34 min) -- Rise (4:46 min) -- Runaway (4:15 min) -- Breath (3:49 min) -- Queens (3:54 min) -- Faces (3:57 min) -- Mount (3:01 min)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BLASummary: One of the most successful series in music history returns with the landmark 50th volume of hits from a broad range of genres including rock, country, pop, R&B, and hip-hop.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Music Group 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NOWFantasia
Contents: Crazy -- No time for it -- So blue -- When I met you -- Sleeping with the one I love -- Stay up (featuring Stacy Barthe) -- Ugly -- Wait for you -- Roller coasters (featuring Aloe Blacc) -- Lonely legend -- I made it (featuring Tye Tribbett).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES FANSummary: Music from the Netflix original series featuring Beatles songs covered by a diverse collection of artists including P!nk, Eddie Vedder, James Bay, the Shins, the Lumineers, Sia, Rod Stewart, and more.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JUV BEASummary: Set in post-apocalyptic Seattle in the year 2019. Max Guevara is a young genetically created woman and part of a top-secret government elite military squad, who is living life as a bicycle messenger/fugitive in the ruins of Seattle. She is hiding from her former commanding officer, Lydecker who is looking to bring her back to his fold. Max meets and turns to Logan Cale, a crippled computer...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DARSummary: A young punk band on the road looks to earn enough money to get back home and gets an invitation to play at an isolated backwoods Oregon club. The gig turns sinister when the band accidentally witness a crime and discover that the club is run by neo-Nazis. Now trapped backstage, they must figure a way out or die.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER GREFronis, Aly
Summary: These little turkeys have a lot of work to do to prepare for Thanksgiving! One goes to the market, one sweeps the floor, one draws pictures, one knits a sweater, and sets the table. Now they're all ready to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books Inc. 2016