NAACP Image Awards
NAACP Image Awards is the nation’s premier event celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts, as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors.
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A promised land2020
Summary: Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the... more »- place hold (0)
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The awkward black man : stories2020
Summary: Collects seventeen of Mosley's most accomplished short stories to display the full range of his remarkable talent. Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in... more »- place hold (0)
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The Revisioners2019
Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year "Sexton takes on [Toni Morrison; s artful invocation of the ghost] in her new novel The Revisioners . . . She writes with... more »EBOOK
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The Source of Self-Regard2019
Summary: The most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection—a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Sulwe2019
Summary: When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.- place hold (0)
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The source of self-regard : selected essays, speeches, and meditations2019
Summary: Toni Morrison gives us a new nonfiction collection -- a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades. This book is divided into three... more »- place hold (0)
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Taking the arrow out of the heart : poems2018
Summary: Alice Walker crafts a bilingual collection that is both playfully imaginative and intensely moving. Presented in both English and Spanish, Alice Walker shares a timely collection of nearly seventy... more »- place hold (0)
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The annotated African American folktales2018
Summary: Drawing from the great folklorists of the past while expanding African American lore with dozens of tales rarely seen before, this book revolutionizes the canon like no other volume. Following in the... more »- place hold (0)
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An American marriage : a novel2018
Summary: "Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look... more »- place hold (0)
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An American marriage : a novel2018
Summary: "Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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An American marriage : a novel2018
Summary: "Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look... more »EBOOK
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An American marriage : a novel2018
Summary: Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look... more »- place hold (0)
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Defining moments in Black history : reading between the lies2017
Summary: Dick Gregory has been a provocative and incisive cultural force for more than fifty years. As an entertainer, he kept it real about race issues in America, fearlessly lacing laughter with hard... more »- place hold (0)
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The awakened woman : remembering & reigniting our sacred dreams2017
Summary: Through one woman's journey from a child bride in a small Zimbabwe village to a voice in women's empowerment and education, this manifesto seeks to inspire women to pursue their sacred dreams through... more »- place hold (0)
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Hidden figures : the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space2016
Summary: Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as "Human Computers," calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic... more »- place hold (0)
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Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race2016
Summary: Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to... more »- place hold (0)
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Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race2016
Summary: Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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The Book of Harlan2016
Summary: One of the Washington Post ; s Best Books of 2016 So Far "Simply miraculous...As her saga becomes ever more spellbinding, so does the reader; s astonishment at the magic she creates. This is a story... more »EBOOK
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Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption2014
Summary: The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.- place hold ()
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The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness2012
Summary: As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of young black men in major American cities are locked behind bars or have been... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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The Oath2012
Summary: From the prizewinning author of The Nine , a gripping insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration. From the moment John... more »EBOOK
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The Oath2012
Summary: From the prizewinning author of The Nine , a gripping insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration. From the moment John... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness2012
Summary: As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of young black men in major American cities are locked behind bars or have been... more »EBOOK
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The oath : the Obama White House and the Supreme Court2012
Summary: An insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration. From the moment John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the United States,... more »- place hold (0)
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The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness2010
Summary: As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of young black men in major American cities are locked behind bars or have been... more »- place hold (0)
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Getting to happy2010
Summary: A sequel to "Waiting to Exhale" picks up fifteen years later to find Savannah contemplating divorce, Bernadine succumbing to painkiller addiction after a second husband's swindle, Robin falling into... more »EBOOK
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The Long Fall2009
Summary: The widely praised New York Times bestseller, and Mosley's first new series since his acclaimed Easy Rawlins novels... Leonid McGill is an ex-boxer and a hard drinker looking to clean up his act.... more »EBOOK
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Act like a lady, think like a man / what men really think about love, relationships, intimacy, and commitment2009
Summary: "From the host of the popular 'Steve Harvey morning show' comes a funny, honest, and foolproof guide for all women that takes them inside the heads of men and shows how men think about love, sex, and commitment"--Publisher.EBOOK
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The long fall2009
Summary: Ex-boxer, hard drinker, in a business that trades mostly in cash and favors, Leonid McGill's an old-school P.I. working a twenty-first-century Manhattan that's gotten fancy all around him. Fancy or... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Act like a lady, think like a man : what men really think about love, relationships, intimacy, and commitment2009
Summary: "From the host of the popular 'Steve Harvey morning show' comes a funny, honest, and foolproof guide for all women that takes them inside the heads of men and shows how men think about love, sex, and commitment"--Publisher.- place hold (0)
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Letter to My Daughter2008
Summary: For a world of devoted readers, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers. Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around... more »EBOOK
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Letter to my daughter2008
Summary: Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning. Told in her own inimitable style,... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Love2007
Summary: May, Christine, Heed, Junior, Vida -- even L: all women are obsessed with Bill Cosey. The wealthy owner of the famous Cosey's Hotel and Resort, he shapes their yearnings for father, husband, lover,... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Blonde faith2007
Summary: Easy Rawlins, L.A.'s most reluctant detective, comes home one day to find Easter, the daughter of his friend Chrismas Black, left on his doorstep. Easy knows that this could only mean that the... more »- place hold (0)
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The audacity of hope / thoughts on reclaiming the American dream2006
Summary: Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a... more »EBOOK
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Celebrations2006
Summary: Three-time Grammy Awardʼ-winning author Maya Angelou lends her distinctive voice to this special audiobook. Listen as Maya Angelou reads her highly publicized work, "Amazing peace", a poem she read... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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The audacity of hope2006
Summary: Senator Barack Obama reflects on the American ideals that led him into politics. Barack Obama has been hailed by voters of all stripes as a man of uncommon gifts and far-reaching vision. In "The... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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Baby brother's blues / a novel2006
Summary: When Regina Burns married Blue Hamilton, she knew he was no ordinary man. Regina enjoyed a circle of engaging friends and her own work as communications consultant, but she especially relished the... more »E-AUDIOBOOK
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The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream2006
Summary: In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners'... more »- place hold (0)
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Love2003
Summary: May, Christine, Heed, Junior, Vida -- even L: all women are obsessed with Bill Cosey. The wealthy owner of the famous Cosey's Hotel and Resort, he shapes their yearnings for father, husband, lover,... more »EBOOK
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