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Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A vibrant world where friends and strangers dream, fear, cry, love, and laugh out loud in an attempt to find their true selves. Adapted by writer/director Tyler Perry from Ntozake Shange's acclaimed choreopoem, this gripping film paints an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a woman of color in the modern world.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When Mr. Brown discovers a letter from his deceased father asking him to 'take care of the old, ' he dutifully opens a senior-care facility. Then he finds the second page of his father's letter, finishing the sentence 'Thunderbird in the garage.' So begins Mr. Brown's big adventure.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The Browns keep the laughter coming. Every time the front door opens, expect the unexpected. Mr. Brown and his clan will surprise you, delight you and have you rolling on the floor. But beware, before you know it, you'll be speaking Brownese.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Brown may be quirky and fashion-challenged, but his extended family garners an awful lot of unintentional wisdom from him. Okay, he's not always wise, but there's no denying he's funny. Join the whole gang as they hilariously navigate a new style of communal living.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Tyler Perry's new musical stage play starring the infamous Mabel Simmons or 'Madea' as her fans know her. When a judge orders Madea to do 20 hours of community service at a local retirement home, the residents and staff are not ready for Madea's brand of 'the truth'. All's well that ends well when Madea helps the residents of Easy Rest Retirement Home realize the importance of family, love and forgiveness.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Joe, a military policeman about to make officer, is infatuated with the flirtatious and sexy Carmen Jones. Their ill-fated romance comes to a grisly end by the conclusion of the drama but not before their liaison has wreaked havoc with their lives and all who cross their paths.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A spin-off from the seminal "All In The Family" series, the ground-breaking The Jeffersons chronicled the rise of jive-talking African-American dry cleaner king George Jefferson and his sassy, no-nonsense wife Louise "Weezy," as they left their blue-collar neighborhood, "movin' on up" to a luxury high-rise apartment in New York City."--Container.
9) Fat Albert
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The animated characters of the '70s come to life in this movie to help a troubled teenager as he experiences the heartfelt emotions and hilarious absurdities of the real world. Bill Cosby, creator of the original cartoon, co-stars.
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. Thirty years later, this lush collection was found...
Publisher
[Columbia Tristar Home Video]
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago's South Side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Curtis "Pops" has been keeping the three branches of the Payne family in line. With Curtis running the show, Ella definitely has her hands full making sure the family is raised right. All the while, Calvin continues to hustle, hoping to make money grow on trees, while CJ, Malik, and Jazmine remain the apple of everyone's eyes as they work to stay on the right path.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Set in 1965, during the turbulent early days of the right-to-vote movement. The story of a young schoolgirl in Selma, Alabama, who is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to resist the degradation that her fellow African-Americans are suffering.
15) ATL
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
ATL refers to the airport designation for Atlanta. That's where orphaned 17-year-old Rashad lives with his younger brother Anton and uncle George. They're poor like most Southside families, but they're making ends meet, caring for each other and forging life-long friendships with guys like the smart, ambitious Esquire, transplanted New Yorker Brooklyn, and likable homeboy Teddy. On Sunday nights they hang at the Cascade roller rink where the guys...
16) Elías de Buxton
Author
Series
Publisher
Everest
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
Español
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In the countdown to a national step-off, rivalries at Truth University run red hot. The Theta Nus are counting on new pledge Chance Harris to lead the team to victory. But he's too caught up in his own problems to focus. At odds with his father, caught up in romantic troubles, and targeted by a street gang for an unpaid debt, Chance must decide what is truly important and make the choices that will shape his life.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Fire chief Pops is still hoping for some peace and quiet, but between his son Calvin, his nephew C.J., and C.J.'s mischievous kids, Malik and Jazmine, there are plenty of fires to put out on the home front. Supported by Ella, his ever-patient wife, Pops keeps his family together with uplifting good humor.
19) Posse
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Western about a mostly black posse who do battle with a pompous, racist colonel, and a vicious white sheriff who wants to take over a peaceful black frontier settlement.
20) Martin: Season 2
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Martin Lawrence plays Martin Payne, a brash radio personality who always speaks his mind, often to the frustration of Gina, his feisty but eternally forgiving girlfriend. His buddies Tommy and Cole are always on hand to lend support, especially when Martin locks horns with Gina's loud-mouthed co-worker, Pam. Then, of course, there's Martin's overprotective mother, Mama Payne, his sassy-tongued next door neighbor Sheneneh Jenkins, and the overbearing...
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