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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The touching, triumphant story of a young black man's journey from violence and despair to one of the world's most elite artistic institutions, as if The Blind Side were set in the world of opera. Ryan Speedo Green had a tough upbringing in southeastern Virginia: his family lived in a trailer park and later a bullet-riddled house across the street from drug dealers. His father was absent; his mother was volatile and abusive. At the age of twelve,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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A candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston a decade after her passing. On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn't We Almost Have It All is author Gerrick Kennedy's exploration of the duality...
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A struggling law student takes a job as an awards show seat filler. One day he is seated next to the beautiful pop star Jnelle, who mistakes him for an industry executive. When the two fall in love, he must chose between his conscience and true love.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A compelling documentary that moves beyond the spotlight and past the attention-grabbing headlines to give pop superstar Chris Brown a chance to tell his own story. New interviews with the international phenomenon reveal long-awaited answers about his passion for making music, his tumultuous and much publicized relationships, and the pitfalls of coming of age in the public eye.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Thriller takes us back to a time in 1982 when Michael Jackson was king of the charts, breaking the color barrier on MTV, heralding the age of video, and becoming the ultimate representation of the crossover dreams of Motown's Berry Gordy, who helped launch Jackson's career with the Jackson 5.
7) Sparkle
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1960s, Sparkle and her two sisters form a singing group and dream of becoming stars beyond the affluent Detroit suburb where they come from, and where they are already well-known. But as the sisters become more famous, the close-knit nature of their family begins to fall apart. Features the late Whitney Houston's final screen performance.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A tribute to Harlem Renaissance performer Florence Mills covers her youth as a child of former slaves, her performances that inspired songs and entire plays, and the racism that prompted her advocacy of all-black theater and musicals.
9) Get on Up
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, this film gives a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
10) Nina
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Focuses on the late years of Nina Simone, a legendary African American jazz singer and songwriter, as she struggles with alcoholism, financial and mental problems, but with the help of her manager is able to return to her successful singing career.
11) Prairie Nocturne
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Teaching voice lessons to the privileged members of society during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Susan Duff is hired by a man who once harbored political ambitions to teach his African American chauffeur how to sing.
Author
Series
Publisher
Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
This is a biography of Ray Charles, who was born to a poor teenage single mother, blinded as a child, orphaned at fifteen, and went on to be one of the most popular soul singers of our time.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson staged an amazing concert at the Lincoln Memorial and became an activist for civil rights.
Author
Publisher
Roc Lit 101, One World
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From one of the preeminent cultural critics of her generation, a radiant weave of memoir, criticism, and biography that tells the story of black women in music--from the Dixie Cups to Gladys Knight to Janet, Whitney, and Mariah-- as the foundational story of American pop"--
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents a rare, behind-the-scenes look at Jackson as he developed, created, and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts at London's 02 Arena. Drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius, and great artist at work is captured in raw and candid detail as he created and perfected his planned final London shows.
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Singer Marian Anderson and scientist Albert Einstein become friends, connecting over similar experiences with prejudice and a shared passion for music, when Marian is turned away from a hotel that bars African Americans in mid-century America"--
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