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1) Tumbling
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In 1940s Philadelphia, a childless black couple, Herbie and Noon, are blessed with daughters when on two separate occasions children are left on their doorstep.
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In one West Philadelphia neighborhood, families come together in celebration of unity and togetherness. Their block parties provide a union that serves as a backdrop for discovering the truth about themselves and the people they think they know. Best friends Neet and Shay have depended on each other for most of their lives. However, their friendship will be tested when Neet becomes pregnant by one of the corner boys and Shay arranges an abortion that...
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Having searched relentlessly for the mother who had abandoned her twenty years earlier, Neena blackmails married men to support herself, until a situation arises that forces her to consider how her choices may be affecting the next generation of her family.
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"Eugenis Panisporchi lives with her mother, teaches Chaucer, and remembers all her past lives. She is desperate to change her future. Born this time around into a South Philadelphia Italian-American family so traditional, she and her siblings are expected to marry in birth order, Eugenia lives a simple life-no love connection, no controversy, no complications. Her hope is that the Blessed Virgin Mary (who oversees her soul's progress) will grant her...