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"A funny and poignant essay collection by a celebrated Black actor." Kirkus Reviews
Best known as the groundbreaking artist behind classics like "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene," "You Never Can Tell" and "Roll Over Beethoven….
standout anthology... Sharp, funny, and often inspiring, this is a must read for Gregory's fans, and a perfect entry point for the uninitiated. Publishers Weekly
Torrence Hatch Jr. is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and executive, better known by his stage name Boosie Badazz
"It's quite a life, Patterson's, and this fizzing, funny, often deeply moving memoir is a perfect way to understand the dizzying world of a best selling writer." Daily Mail
For the first time, the edited journals of Alice Walker are gathered together to reflect the complex, passionate, talented, and acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winner of The Color Purple.
Amidst bloody battles and political maneuvering, thousands of African Americans spent the Civil War …book illuminates that struggle through the letters…
Encounters with a variety of hardworking dancers, drag queens, and pimps, plus an account of the complexities of a first love with a drug addled hustler
Movie Date: November 23, 2022
Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy’s most famous aviation duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the Marines they fought to defend. A white New Englander from the country club scene, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighters for his country. An African American sharecropper’s son from Mississippi, Jesse became the navy’s first Black carrier pilot, defending a nation that wouldn’t even serve him in a bar.
FANTASY, SCI FI & AFRO FUTURISM
From
actor and producer Omar Epps and writer Clarence A.
the biggest epic fantasy of the year. A powerful saga of three teens, the children of refugees from a fallen African utopia, who must navigate their newfound powers in a climate ravaged New York City.
for fans of Black Panther and Children of Blood and Bone.
Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction
Namina Forna is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Ones series. She has a MFA in film and TV production from USC School of Cinematic Arts and a BA from Spelman College.
Nnedi Okorafor is a Nigerian American author of African futurism and Africanjujuism for children and adults. Her works include WHO FEARS DEATH (in development at HBO into a TV series), the BINTI novella trilogy, THE BOOK OF PHOENIX, the AKATA books and LAGOON.
beloved Haynes comes PerfectSHOP BY CATEGORY
Robert Greene Titles
The 48 Laws of Power
The Art of Seduction
The 33 Strategies of War
The 50th Law
Mastery
Art of War by Sun Tzu
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this collection of New York Times bestsellers is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
History and Culture
I Can't Wait to Call You My Wife
African American Letters of Love and Family in the Civil War Era by
RITA ROBERTSAmidst bloody battles and political maneuvering, thousands of African Americans spent the Civil War trying to hold their families together. This moving book illuminates that struggle through the letters they exchanged. Despite harsh laws against literacy and brutal practices that broke apart Black families, people found ways to write to each other against all odds…