Phylicia Rashad
1) Creed
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"The life story of Coretta Scott King--wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular twentieth-century American civil rights activist--as told fully for the first time, toward the end of her life, to one of her closest friends Born in 1927 to daringly enterprising black parents in the Deep South, Coretta Scott had always felt called to a special purpose. One of the first black scholarship students...
Series
Publisher
Muse Entertainment Industries, Inc. with the participation of Quebec Production Services ; Telenext Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 88 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A free-spirited musician and her fighter pilot husband become the legal guardians of four children, three of them adopted from third-world countries and quickly learn to parent this instant family and help the kids deal with the culture clash of life in America.
4) Just Wright
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Leslie Wright (Latifah) is a straight-shooting physical therapist who gets the gig of a lifetime working with injured NBA star Scott McKnight (Common). Leslie not only whips Scott into shape, she helps take his game to the next level and all is going well-- until Leslie finds herself falling for him. Oblivious to her growing affection, Scott only has eyes for Morgan (Paula Patton), Leslie's sexy and seductive friend. With everything on the line,...
Publisher
Distributed by Urban Works Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (575 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.)
Language
English
Description
This 4-disc collection features all 24 episodes from the first season of one of the most successful sitcoms of all time, featuring Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, OB-GYN, and Phylicia Rashad as his attorney wife, Clair, and the challenges this dual-profession couple faced raising a family.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads where the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Decisions will need to be made on how to best spend the money, from buying a new family home, buying a liquor store or even paying for medical school tuition. While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in...
Publisher
First Look Studios
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Television series depicting a close-knit and prosperous African American family dwelling in New York City. Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and his wife Clair, an attorney, are a happily married, dual-profession couple with aspirations of raising their 5 children in an uplifting, positive environment.
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Celebrate African American history with this historic collection of stories. Collection include: Duke Ellington; Ellington was not a street; Ella Fitzgerald: the tale of a vocal virtuosa; and John Henry read-along and discussion questions.