Black History Month Audiobooks • Music • Movies
2016
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African-American Interest Audiobooks Movie Tie-Ins 12 Years a Slave
Solomon Northup Dreamscape Media, LLC Non-Fiction Now a
major motion picture, this is Northup’s true story of being kidnapped and sold into slavery.
Unabridged • 7 Discs 10019678 $44.99
Citizen
Claudia Rankine
Tantor Audio Non-Fiction In essay,
image, and poetry, this is a powerful testament to the individual and collective effects of racism in our contemporary, often named ‘post-race’ society.
Unabridged • 2 Discs 11302803 $29.99
ISBN 9781494510510
ISBN 9781624063435
Coming of Age in Mississippi
The Butler
Tantor Audio Biography Amy Moody
Wil Haygood Simon and Schuster Biography Eugene Allen
was hired at the White House in 1952, rising over the years to become butler to the president. His service to eight different presidents gave him a unique perspective on history as it happened around him. Unabridged • 2 Discs 11013584 $14.99 ISBN 9781442368958
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Random House, Inc. Non-Fiction A profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son.
Unabridged • 3 Discs 11412489 $19.99 ISBN 9780451482211
Anne Moody
shares her experiences growing up in the rural South in the 1940s and ’50s, and explains how she became involved in the civil rights movement.
Unabridged • 13 Discs 10016223 $44.99 ISBN 9781452611112
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
Books On Tape Non-Fiction Angelou
truth about one of the most outstanding peace officers in late nineteenth century America, and perhaps the greatest lawman of the Wild West era.
Unabridged • 9 Discs 11405491 $39.99 ISBN 9781494517373
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Tavis Smiley, David Ritz Hachette Audio Non-Fiction Martin
Luther King, Jr. died in one of the most shocking assassinations the world has known, but little is remembered about the life he led in his final year.
Unabridged • 5 Discs 11062200 $34.99 ISBN 9781478928683
Stride Toward Freedom
Martin Luther King, Jr. Tantor Audio Non-Fiction Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolent resistance in America is comprehensive, revelatory, and intimate.
Unabridged • 7 Discs 11374799 $29.99
Unabridged • 8 Discs 10621654 $39.99
The Warmth of Other Suns
ISBN 9780307879394
The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Dreamscape Media, LLC Non-Fiction The story of his life from slavery to freedom to enlightenment, told through his eyes in 1881.
Unabridged • 17 Discs 10596042 $44.99 ISBN 9781611205091
Tantor Audio Biography Discover the
Death of a King
captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right.
Black Gun, Silver Star
Art T. Burton
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our Auntie Rosa
Sheila McCauley Keys Ideal Audiobooks Biography The family of
ISBN 9781494516345
Isabel Wilkerson
Brilliance Audio, Inc. Non-Fiction Chronicles
one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities in search of a better life.
Unabridged • 19 Discs 11031509 $14.99 ISBN 9781469233017
Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness?
Toure
Dreamscape Media, LLC Non-Fiction From Jesse
Rosa Parks tells stories of growing up with the mother of the civil rights movement.
Jackson to Questlove, 100 black Americans talk blackness with Toure. A provocative look at what it means to be black today.
Unabridged • 5 Discs 11478953 $39.99
Unabridged • 6 Discs 10487249 $49.99
ISBN 9781520001074
ISBN 9781611202762
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African-American Interest Audiobooks young listeners Ntozake Shange Coretta Scott
Ntozake Shange
Weston Woods Children’s This captures
the movement for civil rights in the United States and honors its most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott.
Unabridged • 1 Disc 11243065 $12.99 ISBN 9780545623841
Glory Be
Crow
Scholastic Children’s A Mississippi
Books on Tape, Listening Library Children’s The summer
Augusta Scattergood town in 1964 gets riled when tempers flare at the segregated public pool.
Unabridged • 4 Discs 11247945 $25.99 ISBN 9780545866910
Ellen Levine
Weston Woods Children’s Henry dreams
Weston Woods Children’s In this
Unabridged • 1 Disc 11243090 $12.99
Unabridged • 1 Disc 10210049 $12.99 ISBN 9780439775816
ISBN 9780545134453
Andrea Davis Pinkney Duke Ellington
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Weston Woods Children’s Overcoming
America’s racial divide and rising to fame in the 1940s, Ellington went on to compose thousands of pieces before his death in 1974.
Unabridged • 1 Disc 10210028 $12.99 ISBN 9781555929084
Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence
Gretchen Woelfle
Dreamscape Media, LLC Children’s Everybody
knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren’t the only ones who believed that everyone had a right to freedom.
Unabridged • 1 Disc 11215317 $14.99 ISBN 9781633796010
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Henry’s Freedom Box
Ellington Was Not a Street
touching memoir, children’s poet Ntozake Shange recalls her segregated childhood and reveals how different things were then.
of 1898 is filled with ups and downs for 11-year-old Moses.
ISBN 9780804123952
of a world where his life belongs to him. But when his family is sold, he risks everything for what he knows is right.
Ntozake Shange
Barbara Wright
Ella Fitzgerald
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Weston Woods Children’s Told in the
voice of a cool cat named Scat, this dramatic story tells how Ella got her sound on the way to a most remarkable and inspiring career.
Unabridged • 1 Disc 10210046 $12.99 ISBN 9781555928889
Jump Back, Paul
Sally Derby
Brilliance Audio, Inc. Children’s From his
childhood in poverty and his early promise as a poet through his struggles to find acceptance as a writer and his tumultuous romance with his wife, to his immense fame and his untimely death.
Unabridged • 3 Discs 11312719 $24.99 ISBN 9781491502211
March On
Christine King Farris Weston Woods Children’s On August
28, 1963, Martin Luther King. Jr. first delivered his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Unabridged • 1 Disc 10503464 $12.99 ISBN 9780545106856
Marching for Freedom
Elizabeth Partridge
Brilliance Audio, Inc. Children’s March 7, 1965.
The eerie silence was broken only by the sound of scuffling feet as marchers approached the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The mood was somber.
Unabridged • 2 Discs 10424253 $24.99 ISBN 9781441868770
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African-American Interest Music MUSICIANS WHO PAVED THE WAY
Whitney Houston • Live Her Greatest Performances Legacy • R&B 11184773 • $11.99
Billie Holiday • Icon Verve • Jazz 10489144 • $7.99
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye Gold Motown • Pop/Rocka 2 Discs • 10117209 • $19.99
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics
RCA Records • R&B The incomparable ‘Queen of Soul’ releases her highly anticipated new studio album, her first in three years. Her unsurpassed vocal styling permeates the popular diva classics such as Adele’s Rolling In the Deep. 11190657 • $14.99
Nat King Cole
The Extraordinary Capitol • R&B 11074459 • $13.99
Miles Davis
Bitches Brew Live Columbia Legacy • Jazz 10468046 • $8.99
Louis Armstrong • Icon UMe • Jazz 2 Discs • 11054860 • $12.99
Donna Summer • Icon UMe • Pop/Rock 10780679 • $7.99
Michael Jackson Number Ones
Epic Records • Pop/Rock 10135595 • $10.99
Buddy Guy
Rhythm & Blues Silvertone • R&B 2 Discs • 10997163 • $16.99
Jimi Hendrix
Experience Hendrix
The Best of Jimi Hendrix (The Authorized Hendrix Family Edition) Legacy • Pop/Rock 10437472 • $14.99
Etta James • The Dreamer Verve • Jazz 10585842 • $13.99
The Temptations • Icon 2 Universal Motown Records • R&B 2 Discs • 10474671 • $12.99
Tupac Shakur Greatest Hits
Interscope • Rap/Hip-Hop 2 Discs • 10129053 • $24.99
Ray Charles
Genius Loves Company Concord Records • Jazz 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 11171097 • $18.99
Mavis Staples
Have a Little Faith Alligator Records • Religious 10147070 • $15.99
B.B. King • Icon 2
Geffen • Blues 2 Discs • 10476768 • $12.99
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder The Definitive Collection
Lena Horne
The Essential Lena Horne Masterworks * Jazz 2 Discs • 10443779 • $16.99
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Luther Vandross • Hidden Gems Epic/Legacy • R&B 10717873 • $8.99
Sam Cooke
The Singles Collection Not Now • Blues 3 Discs • 10940367 • $18.99
UTV Records • R&B From Fingertips, Part 2 to Part Time Lover, this collection showcases some of the many highlights from the career of Stevie Wonder. 10117199 • $10.99
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African-American Interest Music Memorable Soundtracks
Empire
Belly Soundtrack
Brown Sugar Soundtrack
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Def Jam 10149410 • $13.99
Geffen 10149349 • $13.99
PS Classics 2 Discs • 10720537 • $22.99
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Empire Season 1 Soundtrack Various Artists
Columbia 11289902 • $11.99
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill Original Broadway Cast Recording Audra McDonald
PS Classics 2 Discs • 11106943 • $22.99
Cadillac Records Soundtrack
The Best Man Holiday Soundtrack
Columbia 10247440 • $8.99
RCA Records 11026278 • $14.99
Various Artists
Various Artists
Empire Season 2 Soundtrack Various Artists
Sony Music 11478641 • $14.99
Compton • Dr. Dre Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording
Interscope • Rap/Hip-Hop 11407867 • $13.99
Black Nativity Soundtrack Various Artists
RCA Inspiration 11028736 • $14.99
Various Artists
Atlantic 11415110 • $23.99
The Wiz
Friday Soundtrack Various Artists
Priority Frontline Catalog 10172653 • $12.99
Dreamgirls Motion Picture Soundtrack
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Soundtrax 10153067 • $8.99
Epic 2 Discs • 10348670 • $19.99
Various Artists
Michael Jackson
The Wiz Soundtrack
Sparkle Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Various Artists
Geffen 2 Discs • 10142344 • $19.99
Various Artists
Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack
Motown The Musical Originals
Arista Contemporary 10142313 • $8.99
Universal Motown 10081842 • $13.99
Babyface
Various Artists
The Wiz Music from the NBC Television Event Various Artists
Masterworks 11492102 • $14.99
Purple Rain • Prince Warner Bros. 10133543 • $4.99
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New Jack City Soundtrack Various Artists
Giant Records (Warner) 10125124 • $24.99
RCA 10730081 • $8.99
Think Like a Man Too Music from and Inspired by the Film Mary J. Blige
Epic 11101136 • $12.99
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African-American Interest Female Musicians Dionne Warwick
Ciara
Jackie
Private Dancer (30th Anniversary Edition)
Damon Elliott Music Group, LLC • R&B 11091929 • $12.99
Epic • R&B 11333278 • $14.99
Rhino / Parlophone • Pop/Rock 2 Discs • 11355120 • $21.99
Marsha Ambrosius
Jennifer Hudson
RCA Records • R&B 11102781 • $14.99
JHud
Right Here Right Now
RCA Records • R&B 11147120 • $12.99
Louder Than Life • R&B 11379834 • $10.99
Michelle Williams
Janet Jackson
Light Records • Religious 11109551 • $13.99
BMG Rights Management • Pop/Rock 11425275 • $13.99
Mariah Carey #1 to Infinity
Legacy • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Trey Lorenz, Boyz II Men, Jay-Z Since her debut in 1990, Mariah Carey has been a fixture on the top of the charts. Here, all eighteen of her Billboard number ones are brought together in one collection along with the new track Infinity. 11334474 • $14.99
Mandisa
Get Up The Remixes
Epic • R&B 11028516 • $14.99
Sparrow • Religious 11147088 • $12.99
K. Michelle
Audra McDonald
Atlantic Urban • R&B 11215321 • $16.99
Nonesuch • Pop/Rock 10879944 • $14.99
Beyonce
Kierra Sheard
Columbia Records • Pop/Rock 11048178 • $22.99
Karew Records • Religious 11105503 • $12.99
Beyonce (Deluxe Edition)
Chaka Khan
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Friends & Lovers
TLC 20
Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?
Tina Turner
Feels So Good
Go Back Home
Graceland
Darlene Love
Journey to Freedom
Mary J. Blige
Jordin Sparks
Unbreakable
Gladys Knight
The London Sessions
Where My Heart Belongs
Capitol • R&B 11187943 • $13.99
Shadow Mountain Records • Religious 11183834 • $16.99
Nicki Minaj
Jill Scott
Republic Records • Rap/Hip-Hop 11225511 • $13.99
Blues Babe Records • R&B 11375784 • $14.99
The Pinkprint
Woman
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol.1
Introducing Darlene Love
Point of No Return
Keyshia Cole
Bettye LaVette
Rhino / Warner Brothers • Pop/Rock 10180124 • $10.99
Wicked Cool • Pop/Rock 11415125 • $14.99
Interscope • R&B 11167804 • $13.99
Cherry Red • R&B 11230970 • $16.99
Worthy
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African-American Interest Male Musicians Rick Ross Black Market Def Jam • Rap/Hip-Hop 11468073 • $13.99
Meek Mill
Drake
Dreams Worth More Than Money
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Atlantic Urban • Rap/Hip-Hop 11373929 • $16.99
Cash Money/Republic Records • Rap/Hip-Hop 11320538 • $13.99
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
Tyrese Black Rose Caroline Records • R&B 11356580 • $11.99
Jason Derulo
Everything Is 4 Warner Bros. • Pop/Rock 11334477 • $11.99
Raheem DeVaughn Love Sex Passion
Entertainment One Music • R&B 11261506 • $17.99
Interscope • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: George Clinton, Thundercat, Bilal Three years after the release of Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, Kendrick Lamar releases his highly anticipated third album. Among the tracks is the new single The Blacker the Berry. 11302798 • $19.99
R. Kelly The Buffet RCA Records • R&B 11490727 • $14.99
Fetty Wap Fetty Wap
300 Entertainment • Rap/Hip-Hop 11438857 • $16.99
Common
Nobody’s Smiling Def Jam • Rap/Hip-Hop 11103765 • $13.99
Chris Brown Royalty RCA Records • R&B 11447900 • $14.99
Boyz II Men Collide
BMG Rights Management • R&B 11167769 • $14.99
Smokie Norful Forever Yours
Smokie Norful • Religious 11105515 • $12.99
Ne-Yo Non-Fiction Motown • R&B 11284242 • $13.99
Darius Rucker Southern Style Capitol Nashville • Country 11284430 • $12.99
Pharrell Williams G I R L
The Weeknd
Beauty Behind the Madness
Republic Records • R&B Guest Artists: Labrinth, Lana Del Rey Two years after releasing Kiss Land, the Weeknd returns with his third full-length studio album, which includes the singles Can’t Feel My Face; The Hills; and Often. 11384126 • $13.99
Columbia • Rap/Hip-Hop 11061677 • $14.99
T.I. Paperwork
Columbia • Rap/Hip-Hop 11188380 • $12.99
Lenny Kravitz Strut Roxie Records • Pop/Rock 11171067 • $13.99
Jamie Foxx
Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (Deluxe Edition) RCA Records • R&B 11337705 • $16.99
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Travis Scott Rodeo
Epic / Grand Hustle • Rap/Hip-Hop 11419547 • $14.99
Miguel Wildheart
Bystorm Entertainment/RCA Records • R&B 11357864 • $14.99
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African-American Interest Biographical DVD 42
Bessie
“…inspiring…” - New York Post “…stirring, straightforward and ultimately soaring…” - Washington Post “…riveting…” - Toronto Star
“…makes us feel for every gifted AfricanAmerican…who hasn’t been given the roles and nurturing his or her talents deserve.”
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first AfricanAmerican MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his historymaking signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey. PG13 128 min. (2013) $95M Drama
DVD
10986969
$5.99
Jackie Robinson Story
Dove Family Approved A biography of Jackie Robinson, starring the baseball legend himself. Now in a colorized version. NR 76 min. Drama DVD 10239026 $9.99
12 Years a Slave
3 Academy Awards 1 Golden Globe 5 Spirit Awards 1 SAG Award 4 NCAACP Image Awards Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt The harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Solomon Northup toiled under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian, who finally put him in touch with his family and helped start the process to regain his freedom. R 134 min. (2013) $50M Drama
“…magnificent…” - Richard Roeper “…easily the greatest feature film ever made about American slavery.” - New Yorker DVD
11035218
$12.99
Emmy Award Outstanding Television Movie Starring: Queen Latifah, Bryan Greenberg, Michael Kenneth Williams Bessie Smith’s transformation from a struggling young singer into ‘The Empress of the Blues,’ who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today. TVMA 135 min. (2015) Drama
“Two thumbs way up!” - Ebert & Roeper “HHH Solid family entertainment… recommended.” - Video Librarian DVD
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10143376
$8.99
Starring: Robert Guillaume, Morgan Freeman Based on the true story of New Jersey high school principal Joe Clark, who wins the support and respect of his students for his controversial methods in ridding the school of violent students and drug dealers. PG13 109 min. (1989) Drama
“Calculated to get you cheering and it does.” - Kalamazoo Gazette DVD
10423289
$5.99
- USA Today
DVD
11363355
$16.99
A Dance Like Starlight One Ballerina’s Dream
Features Read-Along Subtitles In 1950s Harlem , dreams don’t always come true; they take a lot of work. But the first AfricanAmerican prima ballerina, Janet Collins, did make her dreams come true, and those dreams inspired ballerinas everywhere, showing them that the color of their skin couldn’t stop them from becoming a star. UNK 8 min. Children’s
“…inspiring…” - Booklist “A quiet, slow-paced gem…” - School Library Journal DVD
11188882
$29.99
For Us the Living
The Medgar Evers Story
Starring: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Irene Cara, Margaret Avery Medgar Evers was a former insurance salesman turned field secretary for the NAACP, and was instrumental in organizing boycotts against discriminating southern white merchants and the desegregation of the University of Mississippi. NR 87 min. (1983) Drama DVD 11402077 $24.99
Akeelah and the Bee
NAACP Image Award Best Actress & Writing Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer Akeelah Anderson, an elevenyear-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words, earns a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and unites her neighborhood, which witnesses the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl. PG 112 min. (2006) $19M Drama
Lean on Me
The Hurricane
Golden Globe Best Actor Denzel Washington Starring: Rod Steiger, John Hannah, Daryl Hannah The true-life story of boxing champion Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter. Carter’s life is tragically interrupted when he is wrongfully accused of murdering three people. His inspirational struggle for justice eventually leads to his freedom. R 145 min. (1999) Drama
“HHH.” - Video Librarian DVD
10052833
$9.99 (Collector’s Edition)
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
5 Film Awards 2 NAACP Image Awards Starring: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Banner Inspired by a true story about Cecil Gaines, a devoted husband, father, and White House butler who served seven Presidential administrations during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of twentieth century America. PG13 132 min. (2013) $116M Drama DVD 11021304 $12.99
Malcolm X
On National Film Registry 14 Film Awards Starring: Angela Bassett, Ossie Davis, Denzel Washington The life of Malcolm X, the black activist who became a Muslim and was a leader in the Nation of Islam until his assassination. PG13 201 min. (1992) Drama
“…spiritually enriching…” - Washington Post “HHHH An event movie that lives up to the event.” - USA Today DVD
10428440
$5.99
Ray
Academy Awards Best Actor Jamie Foxx and Best Sound Starring: Regina King, Kerry Washington, Terrence Howard Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven. Inspired by his mother, who insisted he make his own way, he found his calling at the keyboard. Follow Ray as he overcomes drug addiction while becoming one of the country’s most beloved performers. PG13 153 min. (2004) $75M Drama
“…the rare Hollywood biopic that does justice to the heroism, as well as the demons, of an American genius.” - Entertainment Weekly “HHH…fantastic, toe-tapping, heart-pumping R&B. Recommended.” - Video Librarian DVD
10291023
$12.99
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African-American Interest DVD Amistad
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Anna Paquin, Nigel Hawthorne The gripping revolt of the prisoners on a slave ship named Amistad (ironically translated to mean ‘friendship’), and the legal battle that follows to justify their actions. Based on a true story. R 155 min. (1997) Drama
“HHH…a remarkable story… Recommended.” - Video Librarian DVD
10031639
Cooley High
Starring: Garrett Morris, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Cynthia Davis Set in the 1960s, a slice-of-life tale of high school students coping with the challenges of everyday life growing up in the Chicago housing projects. PG 107 min. (1975) Comedy DVD 11289347 $24.99
$8.99
Dear White People
Blackbird
Starring: Isaiah Washington, Julian Walker, Mo’Nique Since his father left, seventeenyear-old Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he’s the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, Randy is hiding a secret inner struggle—and it’s not until he opens himself up to love that he discovers that becoming a man means accepting who you really are. R 99 min. (2014) Drama DVD 11356534 $23.99
The Book of Negroes
Starring: Louis Gossett Jr., Cuba Gooding, Jr., Aunjanue Ellis Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England. UNK 450 min. (2014) Drama DVD 11272379 $39.99 (3 Discs)
Boyz N the Hood
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube, Nia Long Story of four young black men with different backgrounds struggling to survive the violence and bigotry of Los Angeles. R 112 min. (1991) Drama
Independent Spirit Award Best First Screenplay Starring: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris A sharp and funny comedy about a group of AfricanAmerican students as they navigate campus life and racial boundaries at a predominately white college. A sly, provocative satire about being a black face in a white place. R 109 min. (2014) $4M Comedy
“One of the freshest, funniest, boldest debut films to come along in years.” - Newsday “…a clear-eyed approach to the complex subject of racial identity…” - USA Today DVD
11236455
$11.99
Do the Right Thing
Winner of 11 Film Festival Awards; On National Film Registry Starring: Ruby Dee, Danny Aiello, John Turturro Story of the racial tensions that surround a white-owned pizzeria in the BedfordStuyvesant section of Brooklyn on the hottest day of the summer. R 120 min. (1989) Drama
“…outrageous, shockingly funny, and masterfully constructed…Editor’s Choice.” - Video Librarian
“…powerful and persuasive…” - Chicago Reader DVD
10034406
$39.99 (Criterion Collection, 2 Discs)
“HHH1/2. Highly Recommended.” - Video Librarian DVD
10031853
$12.99
The Color Purple
Golden Globe Best Drama Actress and NAACP Image Award Best Actress Whoopi Goldberg Starring: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey The heartwrenching story of a young black girl in the early 20th century who’s forced into a brutal marriage and separated from her sister. PG13 154 min. (1985) Drama
“It is a great, warm, hard, unforgiving triumphant movie…” - Chicago Sun-Times DVD
10173928
$11.99
Dope
Starring: Shameik Moore, A$ap Rocky, Zoe Kravitz Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself. R 104 min. (2015) $17M Comedy
Recent Releases Straight Outta Compton
Starring: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell Taking viewers back to where it all began in 1987, telling the true story of how five young cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado, and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group: N.W.A. R 147 min. (2015) $161M Drama
“…a sprawling, exhilarating Los Angeles hip-hop epic.” - Variety “…a compelling, damnably topical political statement…” - Globe and Mail
Available February 16 DVD
11416792
$22.99
War Room
Starring: Priscilla C. Shirer, T. C. Stallings, Karen Abercrombie Tony and Elizabeth Jordan seem to have it all, but appearances can be deceiving: their world is actually crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. But when Elizabeth meets her newest client, Miss Clara, she is challenged to establish a ‘war room’ and a battle plan of prayer for her family. PG 120 min. (2015) $67M Drama
“…slickly produced and insistently evangelical…” - Variety DVD
11426115
$23.99
Where Children Play
Starring: Brian White, Leon, Edwina Findley Dickerson Estranged from her family for ten years, Bellissima returns to Compton for her mother’s funeral and then is forced to stay and care for her sick father. The house becomes flooded not only with vivid memories of the abuse doled out by the very man whom Bell must nurse, but also her teenage sister, Ruby, who died in the house and has long awaited Bell’s return. NR 106 min. (2015) Drama DVD 11359712 $23.99
Eve’s Bayou
Starring: Lynn Whitfield, Samuel L. Jackson Eve’s family seems perfect until she catches her doctor father more than just examining one of his patients, and she is tormented by the family secrets that come out. R 108 min. (1997) Drama
“…a smashing breakout performance…”
“HHH Recommended.”
“…funny and often intelligent…” - Hollywood Reporter
“…a rousing, original yarn…” - Washington Post
- Rolling Stone
DVD
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11369458
$22.99
- Video Librarian
DVD
10069372
$8.99
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African-American Interest DVD The Help
Red Tails
NAACP Image Award Best Motion Picture Starring: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Method Man Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. PG13 125 min. (2012) $50M Action
“An inspiring, rousing tribute…” - New York Post “When Red Tails literally flies, as it often does, it soars.” - Toronto Star “…compelling…” - Entertainment Weekly DVD
10717766
$12.99
Golden Globe, Academy Award, and BAFTA Award Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer; 3 SAG Awards Starring: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer Mississippi during the 1960s: Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends’ lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. PG13 146 min. (2011) $170M Drama
“HHH1/2…a provocative and powerful film… highly recommended.” - Video Librarian DVD
10507457
$14.99
The Tuskegee Airmen
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Allen Payne The story of the Fighting 99th – the first squadron of black American pilots to be allowed to fight for their country. Based on a true story. PG13 106 min. (1995) War
“First rate cast and a first rate story. Highly recommended.” - DVD Talk
“Highly recommended. Editor’s Choice.”
- Video Librarian
DVD
10373025
$5.99
Hollywood Shuffle
Starring: Robert Townsend, Craigus R. Johnson, Helen Martin Bobby Taylor is a young black actor whose attempts to find work are dashed when told that he’s not ‘black enough’ for the roles being offered. With jobs limited to stereotypes, Bobby’s struggles are told through a series of comic fantasies and dreams. R 78 min. (1987) Comedy DVD 11289355 $24.99
Middle of Nowhere
Starring: Omari Hardwick, David Oyelowo, Emayatzy Corinealdi A young woman is caught between two worlds and two men in the search for herself. Ruby, a bright medical student, sets aside her dreams when her husband is incarcerated. This new life challenges her to the very core, and her turbulent path propels her in new, often frightening directions of self-discovery. R 92 min. (2012) Drama DVD 11269960 $22.99
Precious
2 Academy Awards 1 Golden Globe 1 SAG Award 4 NAACP Image Awards 5 Independent Spirit Awards Starring: Mo’Nique, Gabourey Sidibe, Mariah Carey Precious Jones, an inner-city high school girl, is illiterate, overweight, and pregnant with her second child. Naive and abused, Precious responds to a glimmer of hope when a door is opened by an alternative school teacher. She is faced with the choice to follow opportunity and test her own boundaries. R 109 min. (2009) $47M Drama
“HHHH.” - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times “Genuinely and irresistibly inspirational.” - Wall Street Journal
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Glory
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes The heart-stopping story of the first black regiment with a white commander to fight for the North in the Civil War. R 124 min. (1989) Drama DVD 11048242 $12.99
Starring: Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier A homicide expert is asked to help solve the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small town. Bonus features include commentary, documentary, featurettes, and more. NR 110 min. (1967) Drama
Academy Awards Best Actress Katharine Hepburn and Best Writing Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier A young white woman brings home her African-American fiance, an act which truly tests the open-mindedness of her parents in this all-new 40th Anniversary celebration. NR 108 min. (1967) Drama
“HHH1/2…groundbreaking…highly recommended.” - Video Librarian DVD
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10179121
$12.99 (40th Anniversary Edition, 2 Discs)
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10212697
$8.99
A Raisin in the Sun
In the Heat of the Night
“HHH Recommended.” - Video Librarian
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
10410022
On the National Film Registry Starring: Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee Depicts the strife a black family endures when they move into an all-white neighborhood. NR 128 min. (1961) Drama
“A superior adaptation. Highly recommended.” - Video Librarian
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10044859
$12.99
$12.99 (40th Anniversary Edition)
Remember the Titans Let’s Shake on It
Starring: Tia Pratcher, Jarrett Glover, Shaquita Blanks A dinner date turns into a challenge when Brian insists he can prepare a better meal then what was served at a restaurant. His girlfriend Trina will reward him if the meal is great. He plans to use his grandmother’s secret recipes. UNK 112 min. Comedy DVD 11270290 $14.99
Starring: Denzel Washington A black football coach is hired over a white coach in Alexandria, Virginia, in the early 1970s, during a time when the high school has just been integrated to allow blacks into the school. This version of the film is the unrated director’s cut. UR 114 min. (2000) Drama
“…absorbing…” - Chicago Tribune “Two thumbs up!” - Ebert & Roeper at the Movies “…entertaining, stirring, and gratifying… Recommended.” - Video Librarian DVD
10110048
$12.99 (Unrated Director’s Cut)
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African-American Interest DVD Roots
Starring: LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Edward Asner Based on Alex Haley’s bestselling novel about his African ancestors, Roots followed several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga began with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s, and ends when his grandson gains emancipation. NR 573 min. (1977) Drama DVD 10723527 $33.99 (30th Anniversary Edition, 7 Discs)
A Soldier’s Story
Starring: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington Captain Davenport, a proud black army attorney, is sent to Fort Neal, Louisiana, to investigate the ruthless shooting death of Sergeant Waters. Through interviews with Sarge’s men, Davenport learns that he was a vicious man who served the white world and despised his own roots. PG 97 min. (1984) $20M Drama
“…a taut, gripping film…” - Variety DVD
10453178
$8.99
Documentaries 72%
Nearly 72% of black children are born out of wedlock, and most are being raised by single mothers. This film investigates the effects that colonization and slavery have had on the black family unit, which was once solid and intact. NR 57 min. (2015) DVD 11340748 $19.99
Rosewood
Starring: Ving Rhames, Jon Voight, Michael Rooker This little-known chapter in American history recounts the destruction of Rosewood, a thriving all-black town in rural Florida, in 1923 by an angry white mob from nearby communities after a white woman falsely claimed she was assaulted by a black man. R 142 min. (1996) Drama
“HHH An explosive look at the effects of mob mentality… Recommended.” - Video Librarian DVD
10173975
$11.99
Selma
Academy Award Best Original Song; 4 NAACP Image Awards including Outstanding Motion Picture Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1964. PG13 128 min. (2014) Drama
“…a necessary film, even an essential one…” - Los Angeles Times “…stings with relevance to the here and now.” - Rolling Stone “…one of the most powerful films of the year…” - Entertainment Weekly DVD
11473719
Sister Code
$10.99
Starring: Amber Rose, Drew Sidora, Eva Marcille After the death of their mother, three foster sisters, the shrewd businesswoman, the free spirit, and the caregiver, find themselves fighting for their individual dreams and fighting each other in this tale of love, lust, and tragedy. R 87 min. (2015) Drama DVD 11361966 $19.99
Champs
Soul Food
4 NAACP Image Awards Starring: Nia Long, Vanessa L. Williams, Vivica A. Fox Three sisters struggle to keep the tradition of their mother’s Sunday dinner after she becomes ill. As their mother’s health deteriorates so do their relationships with their significant others. R 114 min. (1997) Drama DVD 10044265 $8.99
Stop Pepper Palmer
Starring: Too Short, Carleton Bluford, Spencer Belnap When the only three black guys in Utah discover that a new black woman has just moved to town, they begin to vie for her affections, but fear that having grown up around so many white people has made them seem ‘too white.’ That’s when they hire supposed dating expert Pepper Palmer (from Cleveland!) to help them become more ‘black.’ NR 93 min. (2014) Comedy DVD 11269965 $9.99
From inner-city housing projects to the biggest stages in boxing, this insightful and provocative documentary charts the lives of some of America’s heaviest hitters, including Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, and Bernard Hopkins, as they seek to break out of poverty via one of the few outlets available. NR 91 min. (2014)
“…packs a punch.” - Time Out New York “Highly recommended.” - Video Librarian DVD
11284298
$19.99
Through a Lens Darkly Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Documentary The first documentary to explore the American family photo album through the eyes of black photographers. From slavery to the present, these extraordinary images unveil a world confronting the difficult edges of citizenship and what it means to be human. UNK 92 min. (2014)
“Extraordinary…” - Time Magazine “Critic’s Pick.” - New York Times DVD
11233465
$27.99
Tangerine
Starring: Mya Taylor, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Karren Karagulian It’s Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn’t been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. R 88 min. (2015) Comedy
“Hilarious…instant cult movie.” - Hollywood Reporter
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11420357
Wattstax
On August 20, 1972, more than 100,000 people attended what came to be known as the ‘black Woodstock.’ Wattstax documents this historic event and includes the once-lost original ending. NR 103 min. (1973)
“HHH…a powerful document…Recommended.” - Video Librarian
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10080466
$16.99
$26.99
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