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(0)Maya Angelou
Author
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
"For the first time, these six celebrated and bestselling autobiographies are available in this one-volume edition. The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou traces the best and worst of the American experience in an achingly personal way. Angelou has chronicled her journey and inspired people of every generation and nationality to embrace life with commitment and passion."--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning. Whether she is recalling such lost friends as Coretta Scott King and Ossie Davis, extolling honesty, decrying vulgarity, explaining why becoming a Christian is a "lifelong endeavor," or simply singing the praises of a meal of red rice--Maya Angelou writes from the heart to millions of women...
4) Maya Angelou
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a selection of the African American poet's work which celebrates childhood, work, solitude, aging, courage, and the experience of freedom.
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired countless readers with the first three volumes of her autobiography, one of the most remarkable personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth volume, -- The Heart of a Woman sings with Maya Angelou's eloquent prose -- her fondest dreams, deepest disappointments, and her dramatically tender relationship with her rebellious teenage son. Vulnerable, humorous, tough, Maya speaks...
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
-- . The time is the end of World War II and there is a sense of optimism everywhere. Maya Angelou, still in her teens, has given birth to a son. But the next few years are difficult ones as she tries to find a place in the world for herself and her child. She goes from job to job–and from man to man. She tries to return home–back to Stamps, Arkansas–but discovers that she is no longer part of that world. Then Maya’s life takes a dramatic...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
1992 Scripps/ ADF Award winner Donald McKayle (presented by Maya Angelou) reconstructs "Games" on the Chuck Davis' African American Dance Ensemble. Features step by step documentation of the creative process including rehearsals, interviews, and performance footage.
13) Good Hair
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles. **Sundance Film Festival** winner, Grand Jury Prize. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
James Baldwin (1924-1987) was at once a major twentieth century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, Black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy. James Baldwin: the price of the ticket captures on film the passionate intellect and courageous writing of a man who was born black, impoverished, gay and gifted. James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket uses striking archival...
