Sheryl Lee Ralph
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Emmy, Tony and Spirit Award-winning actress, Sheryl Lee Ralph, knows a thing or two about staying power in the capricious world of Hollywood. A seasoned professional who has taken the best lessons learned and used them to move her stellar career forward, she now shares them with you. If you are an aspiring DIVA in training, regardless of your career choice, much of what she says in “DIVA 2.0”, you'll find invaluable. These 12 lessons could help...
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Black Voices | Kids PEQ
DEN - Kids + Teens: Native American Heritage Month
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
DEN - Kids + Teens: Native American Heritage Month
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
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Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, young Afro Indigenous girl Magnolia Flower sets off on a journey in her quest to be free and connect with others, proving how brave one can be when leading with one's heart.
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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The teachers are back at Willard R. Abbott Public School for development week, a time to prepare for the upcoming year before the student's first day of school. Post-breakup, Janine is determined to start the year off right and leave her problems at home. Meanwhile, Ava runs a side hustle out of the school parking lot, and Gregory, now a full-time teacher, is in over his head with the curriculum.
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[2018]
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English
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When a major developer sends Evan to evaluate the value of Holly Lodge, he and lodge owner Sophie have an instant attraction. But when Sophie realizes the reason for Evan's stay, she must convince him the lodge is a bad investment, while trying not to fall in love.
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Erin works at the Windsor Hotel in NYC hoping to be promoted to manager of the luxury chain in Rome. Things take a turn when she's put in charge of a new hotel in her hometown, a mountain town that loves all things Christmas, all year. Upon returning, Erin learns the town isn't pleased with the chain hotel & the man spearheading the movement against the hotel is Connor, Erin's childhood crush.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Twentieth anniversary edition.
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English
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Oliver is a homeless kitten who roams the streets of New York City. There, he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life.
12) Magnolia flower
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[2022]
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Vox books edition.
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English
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Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one's heart.
15) Deterrence
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With a compelling story, a top-notch cast and nerve-jangling suspense, DETERRENCE is a riveting political thriller that puts the world on the brink of nuclear doomsday...and perhaps pulls the trigger.The year is 2008. During a campaign swing through Colorado, U.S. President Walter Emerson (Kevin Pollak) and his entourage are forced by a freak snowstorm to take refuge in a remote diner. Then comes a shocking news flash: a large Iraqi military offensive...
17) Dreamgirls
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[2006]
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Twenty-fifth anniversary special edition.
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English
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English
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From Ron Shelton, writer/director of Tin Cup and Bull Durham, comes the new comedy, Just Getting Started. Morgan Freeman stars as DUKE DIVER, the freewheeling manager of the luxury Palm Springs resort, the Villa Capri. DIVER may have a mysterious past, but he's a pro at making sure that life for the high-spirited residents is one big, non-stop party. But the status quo is challenged when ex-military charmer LEO (Tommy Lee Jones) checks in, triggering...
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Criterion collection volume 963
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
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English
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Harry, a devilish charmer from the Deep South, turns up out of the blue on the South Central Los Angeles doorstep of his old friends. In short order, Harry's presence turns a seemingly peaceful household upside down, exposing smoldering tensions between parents and children, tradition and change, virtue and temptation. Interweaving evocative strains of gospel and blues with rich, poetic-realist images, it is a sublimely stirring film from an autonomous...
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