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Before Elvis : the African American musicians who made the King

Lauterbach, Preston, author

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2025

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781.6408996 LAU

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SD_ILS:790875

Written in the waters : a memoir of history, home, and belonging

Roberts, Tara, author.

Publication Date

2025

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Book

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920.573 ROB

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SD_ILS:796473

Happy land

Perkins-Valdez, Dolen, author.

Publication Date

2025

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Book

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PER

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SD_ILS:792154

Magic in the air : the myth, the mystery, and the soul of the slam dunk

Sielski, Mike, 1975- author.

Publication Date

2025

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Book

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796.3232 SIE

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SD_ILS:796427

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

Williams, Juan, author.

Publication Date

2025

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Book

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323.0973 WIL

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SD_ILS:798186

The containment : Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the battle for racial justice in the North

Adams, Michelle, 1963- author.

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2025

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Book

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344.730798 ADA

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SD_ILS:804097

How to sell out : the (hidden) cost of being a Black writer

Sanders, Chad, author.

Publication Date

2025

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Book

Call Number

814 SAN

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SD_ILS:804128

Integrated : how American schools failed Black children

Rooks, Noliwe, 1963- author.

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2025

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Book

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379.2630973 ROO

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SD_ILS:804134

Black in blues [large print] : how a color tells the story of my people

Perry, Imani, 1972- author.

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2025

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Book

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305.896073 PER

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SD_ILS:804317

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

Perry, Imani, 1972- author.

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2025

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305.896073 PER

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SD_ILS:795034

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The sable cloak

Grant, Gail Milissa, 1949- author.

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2025

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GRA

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SD_ILS:802537

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The wounds are the witness : Black faith weaving memory into justice and healing

Pierce, Yolanda Nicole, author.

Publication Date

2025

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277.30089 PIE

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SD_ILS:802885

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