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African American Fiction & Non-FictionMay 2014
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"Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend." ~ William Feather ~
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New and Recently Released
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Carla's Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes From Around the World
by Carla Hall
The executive chef and co-host of The Chew presents 130 recipes that offer new variations on international and American South favorites, from Southern Chicken with Milk Gravy and West African Spicy-Sweet Stew to Irish Shepherd's Pie and Mexican Enchiladas.
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The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture and Style
by Nelson George
Tells the full story of the pop culture phenomenon, from its debut in October 1971, seven years after the Civil Rights Act, to today, painting a vibrant picture of a revered cultural institution and sharing the memories of such performers as Aretha Franklin, Barry White, Al Green and Cornelius himself.
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Life in Motion: an Unlikely Ballerina
by Misty Copeland
Documents the author's emotionally dynamic effort to become the third African-American soloist in the history of the American Ballet Theatre, describing the harsh family difficulties she overcame including her mother's highly publicized custody battle to halt her career.
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Murder at Cape Three Points
by Kwei J. Quartey
When a prominent couple is found murdered on the Ghanaian coast, Detective Inspector Darko Dawson of the Accra police force is separated from his family while investigating an increasingly dangerous case involving the efforts of real estate and oil interests to force out local fishing villages.
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Not For Everyday Use: A Memoir
by Elizabeth Nunez
A riveting memoir in which Nunez wrestles with her mother's determination to have her leave Trinidad for America. Tracing the four days from when she gets the call that every immigrant fears to the burial of her mother, Nunez tells the haunting story of her lifelong struggle to cope with the consequences of her parents' ambitions for their children, and her mother's seemingly unbreakable conviction that displays of affection are not for everyday use.
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Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
by Janet Mock
A journalist and activist who was profiled in a 2011 Marie Claire feature outlines bold perspectives on the realities of being young, multi-racial, economically challenged and transgender in today's America, recounting her disadvantaged youth and decision to undergo gender reassignment surgery at the age of 18 before pursuing a career and falling in love.
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Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs
by Pearl Cleage
The award-winning author of What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day reminisces on the art of balancing family, politics and a writing career during her pre-fame years in the 1970s and 1980s, tracing her rise from a small-time columnist and her friendships with such notables as Richard Pryor, Avery Brooks and Jesse Jackson.
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Why Soccer Matters
by Pelé
Legendary professional soccer player, Pelé, discusses the recent history of the sport, his experiences working as an ambassador with charitable organizations and the positive, transformative power that the game can have on struggling communities and nations.
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Worthy Brown's Daughter
by Phillip Margolin
As recently widowed Matthew Penny helps Worthy Brown, a newly freed slave, rescue his 15-year-old daughter from their former master, hanging judge Jed Tyler becomes obsessed with a beautiful gold-digger who is scheming to murder Oregon's wealthiest businessman.
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Blood, Sweat, and Payback
by Wahida Clark
A highly anticipated latest installment finds the love triangle among Shan, Nick and Briggen escalating in the wake of Shan's transfer back into Redbone; while Dark's efforts to take over Detroit are threatened by Joy's possession of The List.
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In My Skin: My Life On and Off the Basketball Court
by Brittney Griner
The No. 1 pick in the 2013 WNBA draft and Phoenix Mercury star recalls the painful episodes in her life and describes how she came to celebrate what makes her unique, in this inspirational biography that speaks to issues of gender, sexuality, body image and self-esteem.
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Pageants, Parlors, and Pretty Women: Race and Beauty in the Twentieth-Century South
by Blain Roberts
"From the South's pageant queens to the importance of beauty parlors to African American communities, it is easy to see the ways beauty is enmeshed in southern culture. But as Blain Roberts shows in this incisive work, the pursuit of beauty in the South was linked to the tumultuous racial divides of the region..." (Book Cover
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The Prodigal Son
by Kimberla Lawson Roby
The 11th book in the best-selling Reverend Curtis Black series finds Matthew not speaking to his parents after dropping out of college to marry his pregnant girlfriend and the Reverend's wife suspicious of the return of a long-lost son, Dillon.
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The Replacement Wife
by Tiffany L Warren
Quentin Chambers, Atlanta's most eligible widower isn't looking to remarry—but for his first wife, Chloe, that's just a mere detail.
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Ruby: A Novel
by Cynthia Bond
Loving the beautiful but damaged Ruby all of his life, Ephraim is torn between his dutiful sister and a chance for a life with Ruby when the latter returns to their small East Texas home and confronts the dark forces that traumatized her early years.
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Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir
by Toni Braxton
The six-time Grammy award-winning artist and the star of Braxton Family Values reveals the measures she took to make herself and her family whole again after heart ailments and a lupus diagnosis forced her to let go of her past and take charge of her own healing - physically and spiritually.
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The Bully Project: What You Can Do To Prevent Bullying
Saturday, May 31,
2:00 pm
Main Library - Auditorium:1st Floor
Join Durham County Library for a showing of Lee Hirschs powerful documentary Bully.' Following the showing, Nick Popio (of the Redwoods Group) will lead a discussion/presentation on ways to prevent, and raise awareness of, bullying in our communities.
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Library Events for Kids & Teens
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In the Shadow of the Baobab Tree: Folktales from Around the World
Wednesday, May 7,
3:30 pm
Stanford L. Warren Library - Meeting Room
Join Safiya Johnson of the Good Times Traveling Theatre for an original play of international folktales. The play, In the Shadow of the Baobab Tree: Folktales from Around the World, takes place at an African Bazaar with a traveling griot and her magical wild animals and critters sharing folktales that offer edutainment for all ages. She believes that folktales are the original social media to communicate values for guiding peoples lives. Johnson is a member or Arts Northwest and the Southern Order of Storytellers.
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Job Hunting Workshop for Teens
Tuesday, May 13,
6:30 pm
South Regional Library - Children's Program Room
Teens, looking for a summer job? Get practical tips for job hunting, filling out applications, interviewing, and creating a resume. Also find out about employment resources at the library. Registration required.
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Rainbow Loom Workshop
Saturday, May 24,
2:00 pm
South Regional Library - Children's Program Room
Join Miss Kathleen and our special guest Miss NaKai in our Rainbow Loom Workshop. Learn how to make amazing accessories out of rubber bands using the Rainbow Loom system! Some looms will be provided but please bring your own if you have one. For children ages 8 to 12! Registration is required.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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