Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Jones, Solomon
Summary: Awakening in the night covered in her murdered husband's blood with no knowledge of what happened, defense lawyer Andrea Wilson flees the police and turns for help to detective Mike Coletti, a man from her past who she entreats to help prove her innocence. By the author of The Gravedigger's Ball.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JONJones, Solomon
Summary: "The ten demands necessary to repair the racist outcomes of the past, change the racist structures of the present, and pave the way for justice in the future"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 JONContents: Disc one. Rumble (Link Wray) -- Peter Gunn (Duane Eddy) -- Buckeye (Johnny & the Hurricanes) -- Tequila (the Champs) -- Wild weekend (the Rockin' Rebels) -- Big shot (Johnny Cannon) -- Bongo rock (Preston Epps) -- Teen beat (Sandy Nelson) -- Walk don't run (the Ventures) -- Apache (the Shadows) -- Rebel rouser (Duane Eddy) -- Red river rock (Johnny & the Hurricanes) -- Moon dawg! (the Gamblers)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Famous Flames Recording 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BACSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY WESTERN RANSie, James
Summary: "Two boys are starting over at a new high school. Jules is still figuring out what it means to be gay and just how out he wants to be. Jack is reeling from a fall-out with his best friend and isn't ready to let anyone else in just yet. When Jules and Jack meet, the sparks are undeniable. But when a video linking Jack to a pair of popular trans vloggers is leaked to the school, the revelations...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SIESie, James.
Summary: "Recent high school graduate and aspiring artist Walter Stahl lives with his ailing father in the dregs of Las Vegas, their lives overshadowed by the disappearance of Walter's mother, who drove off when he was five and never returned. Although Walter has never so much as seen a photograph of his mother, it doesn't stop him from keeping an eye out for her in the groups of tourists he caters to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SIEContents: Disc one, The stringband era. Pan American blues -- Muscle Shoals blues (DeFord Bailey) -- Gray Eagle (Taylor's Kentucky Boys) -- G rag (Georgia Yellow Hammers, with Andrew Baxter) -- K.C. railroad blues (Andrew and Jim Baxter) -- Dallas rag (Dallas String Band) -- Bill Cheatem (James Cole String Band) -- Turkey buzzard blues (Peg Leg Howell and Eddie Anthony) -- Corinne Corinna (Charlie McCoy...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Records 1998
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY FROFix, Lauren Jonas.
Contents: What's the best car out there for you? -- Now, what about insurance, warranties, and roadside assistance? -- Let's hit the road! -- "What if...?": how to handle emergencies -- How to talk with your car technician -- Do it yourself -- Love the shine, not the grime -- Personalize your ride.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 FixDoyle, Arthur Conan
Contents: The case of George Ernest Thompson Edalji -- The case of Oscar Slater.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Prime Crime 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: I don't wanna live forever (Fifty shades darker) (ZAYN, Taylor Swift) (4:07) -- Not afraid anymore (Halsey) (3:47) -- Pray (JRY feat. Rooty) (3:21) -- Lies in the dark (Tove Lo) (3:43) -- No running from me (Toulouse) (3:12) -- One woman man (John Legend) (4:06) -- Code blue (The Dream) (4:46) -- Bom bidi bom (Nick Jonas & Nicki Minaj) (3:36) -- Helium (Sia) (4:14) -- Cruise (Kygo feat. Andrew...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Republic Records 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC FIFSummary: Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued American POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody a war hero or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Following her instincts, Mathison will risk everything to uncover the truth - her reputation, her career, and even her sanity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD HOM RATED RCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HomelandCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOMSummary: One of the most popular music series is back with a brand new installment that includes hits from Justin Timberlake, Meghan Trainor, Nick Jonas and many more.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: CD 1. I'm the face / The High Numbers -- Bo Street runner / The Bo Street Runners -- Country line special / Cyril Davies & his R&B All Stars -- Chills and fever / Tom Jones -- Crawling up a hill / John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers -- You'd better make up your mind / The Koobas -- Desdemona / John's Children -- Tick tock / Shyster -- Wasn't it you / Billie Davis -- Bus stop / The Hollies -- Tell...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Hunter, James Six
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES HUNContents: Afterglow / Small Faces -- I can show you / Rupert's People -- Day of the change / Andromeda -- Mr Universe / Episode Six -- She says good morning / The Pretty Things -- On a meadow-lea / Bobak, Johns, Malone -- Yesterday was such a lovely day / Sadie's Expression -- The Open ground / Pussy -- Magic in the air / The Attack -- Heart without a home / Blonde on Blonde -- All along the watchtower /...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Mojo 2018
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MOJContents: Disc one, December 23, 1938 concert. Swingin' the blues / Count Basie, Eddie Durham, (Count Basie and his Orchestra) (3:34) -- One o'clock jump / Count Basie, (Count Basie & his Orchestra) (1:11) -- Introduction / John Hammond (0:38) -- Blues with Lips / Count Basie, (Oran "Hot Lips" Page, with Count Basie Orchestra) (3:11) -- I never knew / Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn, (Kansas City Five) (3:11) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ FROContents: CD1. Coffy is the color (Roy Ayers) -- Blacula (Gene Page) -- Shaft in Africa (Johnny Pate) -- Brother's gonna work it out (Willie Hutch) -- Charley (Don Costa) -- "T" plays it cool (Marvin Gaye) -- Across 110th Street (Bobby Womack) -- Willie Chase (J.J. Johnson) -- Down and out in New York City (James Brown) -- They call me Mister Tibbs (Quincy Jones) -- Keep on movin' on (Martha Reeves) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Soul Jazz Records 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC CANSummary: New York City is being threatened by a villainous bug who has inhabited the body of a farmer. The mission is to locate and exterminate the bug before it destroys the planet.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2002
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Men 2008James Hunter Six
Contents: If that don't tell you -- This is where we came in -- (Baby) Hold on -- Something's calling -- A truer heart -- Free your mind (while you still got time) -- Light of my life -- Stranded -- Satchel foot -- In the dark.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES HUNSummary: Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts creates an extraordinary car called Chitty chitty bang bang. It not only drives--but also flies and floats--as it leads him, his two children and his beautiful lady friend, Truly Scrumptious into a magical world of pirates, castles and adventure. There, the group encounter a host of unforgettable characters, including Baron Bomburst of Vulgaria, his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 1998