Gabrielle Union
2) Shady Baby
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"After a long morning of being fabulous, Shady Baby heads to the park for a relaxing play session. But what does she find?! Some not-so-nice kids picking on others. Shady flashes them a look--her famous side eye--and teaches them that it's better to play nice. But when her feelings are hurt, will anyone stand (or crawl) by her side?"--
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Praised by fan favorites including Hoda Kotb, Kim & Khloe Kardashian, and Jimmy Fallon!Reminiscent of favorites such as The Wonderful Things You’ll Be is an upbeat celebration of new life that you’ll want to enjoy with your tiny guest of honor over and over again. A great gift for all occasions, especially Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, baby showers, and birthdays.
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"In this moving collection of thought provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. Union tackles a range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards, and competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then spending summers with her black relatives in Nebraska,...
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Shady Baby is baking cupcakes, and she has some feelings about the process. From excitement or boredom, Shady Baby expresses nine common emotions. Perfect for the youngest of readers, this book will inspire kids to discuss their multitude of feelings in a kid-friendly, accessible format.
Great for:
• Introducing emotional literacy, self-awareness, and empathy to toddlers!
• Reading sequential yet simple storylines!
• Early childhood development!...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Elegance Bratton's deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense...
7) Top five
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A comedian tries to change his tune and become a serious actor. His fiance eventually convinces him to air their wedding on televison as a reality-TV show.
Publisher
Columbia
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on Steve Harvey's relationship self-help book, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. Four women have decided to take the advice in Harvey's book and use the recommendations to get their men on track. When the men discover this, they try to turn the tables on their women.
10) Neo Ned
Publisher
Codeblack Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Like most kids, Ned idolized his father and dreamed of following in his footsteps. Unfortunately, his father was a two-bit crook who spent most of his life in jail. Without a family of his own, Ned falls in with the Aryan Brotherhood.
11) Cadillac Records
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chess Records was located on the south side of Chicago. In 1947, it began recording blues music with Muddy Waters and Little Walter. This eventually gave birth to rock and roll in 1955 with Chuck Berry. Record producer, Leonard Chess has an ear for this different type of music and believes he can cash in by signing up new talent such as songwriter, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, and Etta James. Chess makes all of his artists part of his family and takes...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After seeing a less-than-conventional psychiatrist for her problems at home who gives her too many prescriptions and bad advice, a mother ends her marriage and sends her young son to live with the doctor and his odd family.
13) Bad boys II
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hotshot and wisecracking Miami narcotics officers Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowry are on the case again. This time around they've been assigned to head up a task force to investigate the illegal trafficking of ecstasy into the city. They discover that an underground gang war has been instigated by drug kingpin Johnny Tapia. In order to cut off the flow of the designer drug, they have to take down Tapia. Burnett's sister, Sydney, gets involved on the...
14) The public
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
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When a brutal blast of cold hits Cincinnati, the public library transforms from a safe haven for the homeless into a potential war zone. Those who have no place of retreat to evade the cold stage a sit-in inside the library where they are tended by members of the library's staff. Soon the police arrive and a stand-off threatens to bring tragedy to the homeless individuals and those who care about their well-being. An eye-opening exploration of the...
15) Breaking in
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A woman will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held hostage in a house designed with impenetrable security. No trap, no trick and especially no man inside can match a mother with a mission when she is dead set on breaking in.