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

Perry, Imani, 1972- author.

Publication Date

2025

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305.896073 PER

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SD_ILS:795034

Kwanzaa [board book]

Eliot, Hannah, author.

Publication Date

2024

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SD_ILS:728152

The mayor of Maxwell Street

Cunningham, Avery, author.

Publication Date

2024

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CUN

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SD_ILS:706187

This cursed house

Sandeen, Del, author.

Publication Date

2024

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SAN

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SD_ILS:728821

Gospel [DVD video]

Harris, Shayla, director.

Publication Date

2024

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305.896073 GOS

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SD_ILS:712177

A Kwanzaa keepsake and cookbook : celebrating the holiday with family, community, and tradition

Harris, Jessica B., author.

Publication Date

2024

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641.568 HAR

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SD_ILS:793667

Naming ceremony

Wedlick, Seina, author.

Publication Date

2023

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WED

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SD_ILS:709016

Juke joints, jazz clubs, & juice : cocktails from two centuries of African American cookbooks

Tipton-Martin, Toni, author.

Publication Date

2023

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Books

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641.874 TIP

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SD_ILS:707172

Biography of a phantom : a Robert Johnson blues odyssey

McCormick, Mack, author.

Publication Date

2023

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927.8242 JOH

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SD_ILS:684008

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Suddenly we

Shockley, Evie, 1965- author.

Publication Date

2023

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811.6 SHO

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SD_ILS:681659

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Bet on Black : the good news about being Black in America today

Williams, Eboni K., author.

Publication Date

2023

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Books

Call Number

973.0496073 WIL

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SD_ILS:671685

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Symphony of secrets

Slocumb, Brendan, author.

Publication Date

2023

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SLO

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SD_ILS:672829

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CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal (2020) -- Winner.

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Chenier, Clifton, 1925-1987.

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Xtravaganza, Venus, performer.

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