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81) Gospel Hill
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In the town of Julia, the residents of the black neighborhood of Gospel Hill, are being forced out of their homes to make way for a multimillion-dollar golf course development. Thirty years ago Peter Malcolm, a black civil rights activist, was assassinated and race relations in the town have been strained ever since. Dr. Ron Palmer is an influential black community leader who is supporting the development. John Malcolm, Peter's brother, withdrew from...
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El 20 de enero de 2009, Barack Obama se convirtió en el 44o presidente de Estados Unidos. Aprende sobre la niñez y la educación del presidente, y sobre su campaña electoral en 2008 que llevó a la elección del primer presidente afroamericano de EE.UU.
"Simple text and photographs describe the life of Barack Obama--in both English and Spanish"--Provided by publisher.
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En el contexto del Sur de Jim Crow con su segregación racial, y el movimiento de derechos civiles. Esta es la verdadera historia, nunca antes contada, de las mujeres afroamericanas de la NASA expertas en matemáticas, que desempeñaron un papel crucial en el programa espacial de Estados Unidos, y cuyas contribuciones han permanecido anónimas... hasta ahora.Antes de que John Glenn girara en órbita alrededor de la Tierra, o Neil Armstrong caminara...
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. travels to Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Brazil, Mexico and Peru to discover the African influence on Latin America. He examines the shared legacy of colonialism and slavery in a region that imported ten times as many slaves as the United States, and kept them in bondage far longer. Gates finds that the influence of people of African descent has had a massive influence on the history and culture of Latin America and the Caribbean,...
85) Rejoice & shout
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The 200 year history and evolution of gospel through its many musical styles: the spirituals and early hymns, the four-part harmony-based quartets, the integration of blues and swing, the emergence of soul, and the blending of rap and hip-hop elements, walking in step with the history of African-American culture.
86) School daze
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A music-filled, off-beat comedy that takes a look at black college life. Amidst gala coronations, football, fraternities, parades and parties, the students of Mission College find themselves caught up in romance and relationships, rituals and rivalries during one outrageous homecoming weekend."
88) Passing glory
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An inspiring reality-based story of a talented all-black New Orleans prep basketball team that defies convention by competing against an all-white championship team.
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See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like never before in this feature-length tribute. Known to millions of fans worldwide for his record-breaking albums, groundbreaking music videos, mesmerizing dance moves, and humanitarian efforts, his true story has never really been told, until now. Featuring never-before-seen family video footage and photos, get an unprecedented look into the King of Pop's fascinating...
90) The help
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Mississippi during the 1960s: Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.
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As co-owner of Nora's Hair Salon, Lilliana is in way over her head. When she's not caught up in the daily dramas between her co-workers--the flamboyant stylist Delicious, the hotheaded ex-stripper Xenobia and the outspoken manicurist Ming--Lilliana is busy combing out hair disasters, breaking up client catfights and raising a son on her own. But when the salon's other owner Simone decides to sell the shop and pocket the profits, Lilliana must choose...
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Recounts the aftermath of the murder of Henry Marrow, a 23-year-old African-American Vietnam veteran who was killed by a prominent white businessman and his grown sons in Oxford, North Carolina. Responding to the crime and the sham trial that followed, many young African-American men took to the streets, engaging in riots and vandalism. Marrow's cousin, Benjamin Chavis, decided that the best way to protest the government was a peaceful march on the...
94) Posse
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"In 1892, a group of mostly black infantrymen, betrayed by their white commander, Colonel Graham, desert the Spanish-American War. With Graham hot on their trail, Jessie Lee leads the men to his hometown, Freemanville, only to find it has also been besieged by a war -- a racist war. Lee's attempts to bring justice and freedom to his people make for a brilliant Western that's short on words and long on entertainment"--Container.
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"Cuando a una estudiante se le asigna el trabajo de completar un árbol familiar y solo puede contar tres generaciones atrás, Abuela junta a toda la familia y la estudiante aprende que hace 400 años, en 1619, sus antepasados fueron robados y traídos a los Estados Unidos por esclavizadores europeos. Pero antes de eso, ellos tenían un hogar, una tierra, un idioma. La estudiante aprende cómo la gente que dice haber nacido sobre el agua sobrevivió."--
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97) Spark
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Racial slurs are scrawled in the restroom of this dusty Southwestern nowhere. The messages of hate make Byron want to get away-- now. But he's not going anywhere because the car taking him and his girlfriend, Nina, from Chicago to L.A. is stuck in the shop of a racist, price-gouging mechanic. Is Byron overreacting to what he sees? Are his fears about to explode in unexpected ways? With tempers flaring, it only takes a spark.
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Fire chief Pops is still hoping for some peace and quiet, but between his son Calvin, his nephew C.J., and C.J.'s mischievous kids, Malik and Jazmine, there are plenty of fires to put out on the home front. Supported by Ella, his ever-patient wife, Pops keeps his family together with uplifting good humor.
99) Los mejores años
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"Cuando a Emira la detienen en la tienda del barrio acomodado de la familia para la que trabaja de canguro, acusándola de haber secuestrado a la niña a la que cuida, no le cabe duda de que el motivo es el color de su piel. Emira quiere pasar página, pero su jefa, Alix, está dispuesta a lo que sea con tal de ayudarla y no va a permitírselo. Alix Chamberlain siempre consigue lo que quiere. No es consciente del privilegio que le otorgan su dinero...
100) The Five Heartbeats
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"This Motown-flavored masterpiece is the story of five young friends drawn together by music. Their dream of success takes them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy. [A] perfect-pitch production that captures the Motown era of the 60s at its most soulful and sizzling"--Container.