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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

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

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

Williams, Eboni K., author.

Publication Date

2023

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973.0496073 WIL

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SD_ILS:671685

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

Tipton-Martin, Toni, author.

Publication Date

2023

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641.874 TIP

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SD_ILS:707172

Naming ceremony

Wedlick, Seina, author.

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2023

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WED

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SD_ILS:709016

A coastline is an immeasurable thing : a memoir across three continents

Daniel, Mary-Alice, author.

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2022

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973.0496 DAN

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SD_ILS:659000

Entertaining race : performing Blackness in America

Dyson, Michael Eric, author.

Publication Date

2021

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305.896073 DYS

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SD_ILS:621308

Paris is burning [DVD video]

Livingston, Jennie, film director, film producer.

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2020

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306.778 PAR

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SD_ILS:559267

Not so pure and simple

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

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2020

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GIL

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SD_ILS:524334

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Paris is burning

Livingston, Jennie, film director.

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2020

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306.778 PAR

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SD_ILS:559302

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If it makes you happy

Kann, Claire, author.

Publication Date

2019

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KAN

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SD_ILS:504491

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The undefeated

Alexander, Kwame, author.

Publication Date

2019

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811.6 ALE

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