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In Black And White - Six Profiles of African American Authors [digital video]

California Newsreel (Firm), film distributor.

Publication Date

1992

Format:

Streaming video

Access immediately on Kanopy

Call Number

GM4A0N A

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SD_ILS:573764

Ruby Bridges : a talk with my teacher

Bridges, Ruby, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

379.2 BRI

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SD_ILS:794108

Kamala Harris

Mirchandani, Raakhee, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

973.934 MIR

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SD_ILS:794111

Black in blues : how a color tells the story of my people

Perry, Imani, 1972- author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

305.896073 PER

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SD_ILS:795034

This changes everything : a surprisingly funny story about race, cancer, faith, and other things we don't talk about

Merritt, Tyler, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

616.994 MER

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SD_ILS:794988

Ella Fitzgerald : the official graphic novel

Nwadiogbu, Ngozi, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

782.42165 NWA

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SD_ILS:795290

Been wrong so long it feels like right [large print]

Mosley, Walter, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

MOS

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SD_ILS:795419

The rules of fortune : a novel

Prescod, Danielle, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

PRE

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SD_ILS:795898

Zeal : a novel

Jerkins, Morgan, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

JER

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SD_ILS:795978

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The order of things

Langley, Kaija, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

LAN

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SD_ILS:796012

11.

Good dirt [large print] : a novel

Wilkerson, Charmaine, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

WIL

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SD_ILS:796165

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New prize for these eyes : the rise of America's second civil rights movement

Williams, Juan, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

323.0973 WIL

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SD_ILS:798186

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Kanopy (Firm), film distributor.

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Whitehead, Colson, 1969- author.

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hoopla digital.

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Evans, Shane, illustrator.

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Harper Audio (Firm), publisher.

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Head, Cheryl A., author.

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Jenkins, Beverly, 1951- author.

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Marks, Janae, author.

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Morris, Wanda M. (Wanda Michelle), 1959- author.

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Myers, Nneka, illustrator.

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Obama, Michelle, 1964- author.

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Rhodes, Jewell Parker, author.

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Small, Shayna, narrator.

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Woodfolk, Ashley, author.

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Ager, Charlotte, illustrator.

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Alers, Rochelle, author.

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Allen, Jayne, 1978- author.

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Bridges, Ruby, author.

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Charles, Tami, author.

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Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984, author.

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Hostin, Sunny, author.

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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, author.

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Jackson, Tiffany D., author.

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Johnson, Varian, author.

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Ladd, London, illustrator.

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Mata, Nina, 1981- illustrator.

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Mbalia, Kwame, author.

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McBride, James, 1957- author.

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Miles, Robin, narrator.

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Monroe, Mary, author.

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Morrow, Bethany C., author.

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Penguin Audio (Firm), publisher.

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Spencer, Wayne, 1980- illustrator.

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Stone, Nic, author.

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Winston, Sherri, author.

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hooks, bell, 1952-2021, author.

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Abrams, Stacey, author.

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Anderson, Carol (Carol Elaine), author.

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Anyabwile, Dawud, 1965- illustrator.

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Aydin, Andrew, author.

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Bingham, Winsome, author.

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Brantley-Newton, Vanessa, illustrator.

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Brooks, Nick, 1989- author.

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Brown, Tameka Fryer, author.

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Bullock, Nile, 2000- narrator.

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Butler, Ron, Jr., narrator.

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Clark, Tracy, 1961- author.

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Cole, Alyssa, author.

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Collier, Bryan, illustrator.

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Eisenstock, Alan, author.

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Ewing, Eve L., author.

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Giles, L. R. (Lamar R.), author.

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Giles, Lamar, 1979- author.

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Giovanni, Nikki, author.

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Graham, Dion, narrator.

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Gray, Anissa, author.

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Hall, Tamron, author.

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Harris, Sharina, author.

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Johnson, Sadeqa, author.

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Joseph, Peniel E., author.

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Lazarre-White, Adam, 1969- narrator.

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Lewis, John, 1940-2020 author.

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Lorde, Audre, author.

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Meadows, Michelle, author.

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Morayo, Lola, author.

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Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- author.

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Parker, Morgan, author.

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Pinkney, Jerry, illustrator.

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Reid, Cory, illustrator.

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Reynolds, Justin A., author.

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Robinson, Erin, illustrator.

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Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm), publisher.

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Staunton, Kim, narrator.

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Taylor, T. Shawn, author.

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Thomas, R. Eric, author.

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Walker, Alice, 1944- author.

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Walker, David, 1968- author.

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Williams, Alicia, 1970- author.

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Winters, Julian, author.

(4)

Wise, Loveis, illustrator.

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Wright, Richard, 1908-1960, author.

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Yoon, Nicola, author.

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Als, Hilton, author.

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AndWorld Design (Firm), letterer.

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Angelou, Maya.

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Asim, Jabari, 1962- author.

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Baptiste, Tracey, author.

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Barnes, Rodney (Producer), author.

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Bohjalian, Chris, 1962- author.

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Brooks, Geraldine, author.

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Brown, India Hill, 1991- author.

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Carter, Charlotte (Charlotte C.), author.

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Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.

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Clark, P. Djèlí, author.

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Coles, Jay, author.

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Collette, Abby, author.

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Cooper, Brittney C., 1980- author.

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Copeland, Misty, author.

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Cosby, S. A., author.

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Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, author.

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Duncan, Alice Faye, author.

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George, Nelson, author.

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