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1) Black buck
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Language
English
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"An unambitious twenty-two-year-old, Darren is content working at Starbucks in the lobby of a Midtown office building. All that changes when a chance encounter with Rhett Daniels, the silver-tongued CEO of Sumwun, NYC's hottest tech startup, results in an exclusive invitation for Darren to join an elite sales team. Darren, the only Black person in the company, reimagines himself as 'Buck,' a ruthless salesman unrecognizable to his friends and family....
Publisher
Arts Alliance America
Pub. Date
[2008], c2007
Language
English
Description
Set in the international world of B-boying - the urban dance more commonly known as 'breakdancing.' Weaving between the vivid backdrops of Osaka, Paris, Seoul and Las Vegas, unforgettable images frame the intimate stories of dancers who struggle for their dreams despite being misunderstood by the larger society and even their own families. An American dancer in Vegas looks for his big break; a Korean son seeks his father's approval; a twelve-year-old...
4) Drylongso
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A rediscovered treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith's Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying, brash Oakland art student Pica attempts to preserve their existence in Polaroid snapshots, along the way forging a friendship with a woman in an abusive relationship and experiencing love, heartbreak,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In Season 2, Bel-Air is starting to feel like the hood for Will. His Philly roots run deep, but even a street-smart rapper can wrap his mind around croissants and credit cards, and his arms around upscale hotties. Includes all 24 episodes.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In the 1960s he exhorted Columbia students to burn the university to the ground. Today he's chair of their film division. Jamal Joseph's personal odyssey--from the streets of Harlem to Leavenworth to the halls of Columbia--is as gripping as it is inspiring. Eddie Joseph was a high school honor student, slated to graduate early. But this was the late 1960s in Bronx's ghetto, and Eddie was introduced to the Black Panther Party, just gaining a national...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Set in modern-day America, the one-hour drama series delivers a new, dramatic take on Will's life-altering journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. Leaving behind the only home he's ever known for a second chance in an unfamiliar place, Will finds his life turned upside down as he encounters new challenges and biases in a world of wealth and aspiration.
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