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Hoop Dreams

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Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA… MORE Release date: October 14, 1994 (USA) Director: Steve James Film series: Hoop Dreams Screenplay: Steve James, Frederick Marx Awards: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries, MORE

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The Wiz

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When Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy (Diana Ross) tries to save her dog from a storm, she’s miraculously whisked away to an urban fantasy land called Oz. After accidentally killing the Wicked Witch of the East upon her arrival, Dorothy is told about the Wiz (Richard Pryor), a wizard who can help her ge… MORE Release date: October 24, 1978 (USA) Director: Sidney Lumet Budget: 24 million USD Music composed by: Charlie Smalls, Quincy Jones, Ashford & Simpson, Anthony Jackson

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The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is a 2016 picture book biography by Javaka Steptoe about Jean-Michel Basquiat. Using a style similar to Basquiat’s, the book tells the story of his childhood and early career. Wikipedia Originally published: October 25, 2016 Author: Javaka Steptoe Genre: Biography Illustrator: Javaka Steptoe Page count: 40 Awards: Caldecott Medal

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Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

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A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist.Henry Brown doesn’t know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves’ birthdays. … Google Books Originally published: 2007 Author: Ellen Levine Illustrator: Kadir Nelson Genres: Children’s literature, Picture book, Historical Fiction Awards: Caldecott Medal

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Daddy calls me man

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Inspired by his family experiences and his parents’ paintings, a young boy creates four poems. The poems focus on the various roles the young narrator plays in life. He is a little brother and a big brother, he is his mommyÕs sweetheart, and his daddy calls him man. Google Books Originally published: 1997 Author: Angela Johnson Illustrator: Rhonda Mitchell Genre: Fiction

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Black all around!

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Look high, look low, look everywhere… The wonderful color black is there!’ Join a young girl as she discovers all the wonderful things around her that are black. ‘The letters that live on each page of a book. The hole in the ground that’s a little mole’s nook. The gleaming paint on a limousine. … Google Books Author: Patricia Hubbell Illustrator: Don Tate Genres: Fiction, Children’s literature

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