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Jones, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2023

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Washington, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WASHINGTON, KERRY WAS

Davis, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ebony Magazine Publishing, HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAV

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAV

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAVIS, VIOLA DAV

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: B DAVIS DAV

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio Davis

Davis, 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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 DAVIS VIOLA DAV

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