Magoon, Kekla
Summary: "In this comprehensive, inspiring, and all-too-relevant history of the Black Panther Party, Kekla Magoon introduces readers to the Panthers' community activism, grounded in the concept of self-defense, which taught Black Americans how to protect and support themselves in a country that treated them like second-class citizens."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323.1196 MAGCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323.1196 MAGWalker, David
Summary: "A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the Black Panther Party"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 322.42 WALBausum, Ann
Summary: Explores the March Against Fear, a protest started by James Meredith and taken up by other civil rights leaders after Meredith was shot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Partners 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323 BAUMartin, Jetta Grace
Summary: Tells the story of Black Panther Party and its place in the civil rights movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323.1196 MARVarious
Contents: Invitation to black power : parts 1 & 2 (Shahid Quintet) -- Free Huey (Stokely Carmichael) -- Silent majority (live at Newport) (Gene McDaniels) -- Until we're free (Elaine Brown) -- George Jackson (acoustic version) (Bob Dylan) -- Dem niggers ain't playing (the Watts Prophets) -- Woman of the ghetto (live at Montreux) (Marlena Shaw) -- Black power (Dick Gregory) -- I ain't black (Kain) -- I...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Light in the Attic 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES LISBlow, Charles M.
Summary: The New York Times columnist presents a rallying call to action that challenges popular myths about race and urges Black Americans to unite against white supremacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1196 BLOSummary: In the period of radical change that was 1963-1983, young black artists at the beginning of their careers in the USA confronted key questions and pressures. How could they make art that would stand as innovative, original, formally and materially complex, while also making work that reflected their concerns and experience as black Americans? This significant new publication, accompanying an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tate Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 SOUCarruthers, Charlene A.
Summary: "Unapologetic is a 21st century guide to building a Black liberation movement through a Black queer feminist lens"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.48 CARVan Peebles, Melvin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANPSummary: "THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BLAVachss, Andrew H.
Summary: The time, 1959-and America. The place-a small, entirely corrupt Midwestern burg named Locke City, currently owned top to bottom by homegrown Royal Beaumont. Crippled by a childhood disease, Royal rules from a wheelchair-throne; few, though, have ever doubted that his power is absolute. Or not until now, when rival mobs-one Irish, one Italian-suddenly sense windows of opportunity. They lurk at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VACSeletzky, Leta McCollough
Summary: In the famous photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of Memphis's Lorraine Motel, one man kneeled down beside King, trying to staunch the blood from his fatal head wound with a borrowed towel. This kneeling man was a member of the Invaders, an activist group that was in talks with King in the days leading up to the murder. He had a second identity: an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCCOLLOUGH, MARRELL SELWhitaker, Mark
Summary: Deeply researched and widely reported, this exploration of the Black Power phenomenon that began to challenge the traditional civil rights movement in 1966 offers portraits of the major characters in the yearlong drama and the fierce battles over voting rights, identity politics, and the teaching of Black history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1196 WHISummary: "Black Futures is a collection of work--art, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and more--that tells the story of the radical, imaginative, bold, and beautiful world that black artists, high and low, are producing today. The book presents a succession of brilliant and provocative pieces--from both emerging and renowned creators of all kinds--that generates an entrancing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 DRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.896 DRERutherford, Adam
Summary: "The most up-to-date science on the genetics of who we are and where we come from, showing us a more scientifically enlightened way to talk colloquially about race"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 RUTLowe, Chaunte
Summary: " World champion high jumper Chaunte Lowe pens the captivating story of her journey from an impoverished childhood full of big dreams and devastating hurdles, to becoming a bronze medal-winning US Olympian. Everything seemed set against Chaunte Lowe. Growing up with a single mother in Paso Robles, California, where she experienced food insecurity, homelessness, and domestic abuse, Chaunte...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LOWFlack, Roberta
Summary: "Legendary singer Roberta Flack reflects on her early childhood and her love of music"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG FLAHolley, Santi Elijah
Summary: "A history of the rise and lasting impact of Black liberation groups in America, as seen through the Shakurs, one of the movement's most prominent and fiercely creative families, home to Tupac and Assata, and a powerful incubator for today's activism, scholarship, and artistry"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 HOLCarlos, John Wesley.
Summary: "Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith's Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controversy and career fallout. Yet their show of defiance remains one of the most iconic images of Olympic history and the Black Power movement.Here is the remarkable story of one of the men behind the salute, lifelong activist John Carlos"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haymarket Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARLOS, JOHN ZIRVerde, Susan
Summary: With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie's kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clearer. Every morning, she rises before the sun to make the long journey to the well. Instead of a crown, she wears a heavy pot on her head to collect the water....
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VERSummary: "Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BLALassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023