Keith David
Author
Language
English
Description
Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story explores the extraordinary life and legacy of one of the most important religious figures of the 20th century. Thurman was a prolific writer, celebrated preacher and recognized by Martin Luther King, Jr as the "spiritual foundation" for the Civil Rights Movement.
Author
Language
English
Description
A stirring story about regret, love, and second chances woven together in a vignette style. The story follows four very different women who sit at a crisis point in their lives - their desires clouded by fear, duty, tragedy, and regret. As each story unfolds, the characters struggle to find the courage to live for themselves, to reclaim the relationships they have lost along the way, and make time for the things that really matter.
3) Love Jacked
Author
Language
English
Description
Maya decides to travel to Africa for inspiration to her family's surprise and returns with a fiancé who is not quite what he seems
4) Jazz
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1electronic resource (ca. 1140 min.)
Language
English
Description
10 episodes tracing the history of Jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to its heights and continuing presence.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In police departments and courts across the country, artificial intelligence is being used to help decide who is policed, who gets bail, how offenders should be sentenced, and who gets parole. But is it actually making our law enforcement and court systems fairer and more just? This timely investigation digs into the hidden biases, privacy risks, and design flaws of this controversial technology.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
When the U.S. trade embargo left Cuba isolated from medical resources, Cuban scientists were forced to get creative. Now they’ve developed lung cancer vaccines that show so much promise, some Americans are defying the embargo and traveling to Cuba for treatment. In an unprecedented move, Cuban researchers are working with U.S. partners to make the medicines more widely available.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (1,066 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A celebration of America's greatest original art form. Ken Burns' 10-part documentary series opens at the dawn of the 20th century, incorporating American culture and historical events that interact directly with the music. From the 1890s through the ferment of the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age, to the Great Depression, New Deal, Second World War, and beyond, JAZZ paints an astounding portrait of a nation and its improvisational core of music....
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (447 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Muhammad Ali brings to life one of the best-known and most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who insisted on being himself unconditionally and became an inspiration to people everywhere.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (113 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and adopts the name Muhammad Ali. When he refuses induction into the U.S. Army, he is stripped of his title. After 3 years, Ali triumphantly returns to boxing, but it’s clear that he has lost a step.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (109 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Muhammad Ali battles his fiercest rival, Joe Frazier, and the U.S. Government, as he attempts to regain the heavyweight title. He first loses and then defeats Frazier, but to become champion again, he we will have to beat George Foreman.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (128 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Cassius Clay rises from amateur boxer to 1960 Olympic gold medal winner. He turns professional and hones his genius for self-promotion. In 1964, he upsets the heavily favored Sonny Liston to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (98 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Muhammad Ali shocks the world by defeating George Foreman, winning back the heavyweight title and becoming the most famous man on earth. After retiring in 1981, he travels the world spreading his Islamic faith and becomes a symbol of peace.
Author
Language
English
Description
Academy-Award winner Athol Fugard, one of theatre's most acclaimed playwrights, finds humor and heartbreak in the friendship of Harold -- a 17-year old white boy in 1950's South Africa -- and the two middle aged black servants who raised him. Racism unexpectedly shatters Harold's childhood and friendships in this absorbing and affecting coming of age play. The play, initially banned from production in South Africa, is a Drama Desk Award winner for...
15) The Prank
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (95 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Two high school students prank their demanding physics instructor, teaching her a lesson by falsely accusing her of murder on social media.
Publisher
Action 4 Reel Flimworks
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (84 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Born in Jamaica in 1887, Marcus Garvey rose to become a towering figure of Pan-Africanism and one of the 20th century’s greatest mass leaders. Bringing a powerful message of Black pride and empowerment to the U.S. during the Harlem Renaissance (1918-1930s), Garvey’s influence reached across the globe. Though he died in 1940, his teachings continue to inspire social movements, from civil rights to Black Lives Matter. In AFRICAN REDEMPTION: THE...
17) Wild Daze
Publisher
Cineverse
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Featuring conservation experts ranging from Dr. Jane Goodall to wildlife trophy hunters, WILD DAZE explores the relationship between international crime cartels, child soldiers, colluding government officials, and the illegal wildlife trade.
18) Brothers in Arms
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (89 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A documentary about the making of *Platoon*, the Oscar-winning, non-union, low budget film cast with young, unknown (at the time) actors. Insider stories of Oliver Stone's unique directing style and brutal filming conditions from the stars including Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp and Charlie Sheen.
19) Chasing 3000
Publisher
Cineverse
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of two brothers who steal their mother's car to drive cross country to see their hero, Roberto Clemente, get his 3000th hit in 1972.
20) American fiction
Publisher
Mgm
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hour, 57 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.