February 2022
Recognizing the history and culture of Black America throughout history and in the present day. Video • Audiobook • Music
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Starring: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Audra McDonald The life story of legendary R&B singer Aretha Franklin. PG13 145 min. (2021) $22M Drama Available November 9 DVD 14409619 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 14409620 $26.24
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Jennifer Hudson 14306316 $11.99
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Starring: Leslie Odom Jr., Aldis Hodge, Kingsley Ben-Adir A fictional account of one amazing night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered, discussing their roles in the civil rights movement and cultural turmoil of the ‘60s. R 114 min. (2021) Drama Available December 7 DVD 14273250 $22.49 BLU-RAY 14273251 $29.99 Also Available: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists 13794056 $16.99
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New Video Releases Notable Black actors and actresses impacting today’s entertainment landscape. Candyman
Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan StewartJarrett A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the nowgentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. UNK 91 min. (2021) Horror
Available November 16
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Lazarus
Starring: Sean Riggs, Costas Mandylor A man is killed, but his death is a brief affair. Upon regaining consciousness, he discovers he has been gifted with extraordinary powers that allow him to superheroically fight the organization responsible for plunging his city into darkness. TV14 105 min. Action DVD 14593893 $19.99
Spiral
Starring: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan David Jones A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. R 93 min. (2021) $50M Horror DVD 14124587 $16.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 14124588 $21.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 14280259 $32.24 2 Discs
Domino Battle of the Bones
Starring: Snoop Dogg, David Arquette, Baron Davis A competitive domino player from Compton reluctantly agrees to babysit his nerdy grandson. When he discovers the kid’s crazy skills, the two put aside their differences and team up to win the domino tournament. R 108 min. (2021) Comedy DVD 14337079 $12.99
Space Jam
Monogamy Season 2
Starring: Jill Marie Jones, Vanessa Simmons, Darius McCrary Four couples from all over the country travel to Los Angeles to undergo a new type of treatment called Swap Therapy to repair their broken marriages. NR 215 min. (2019) Drama DVD 14290763 $12.74
If I Should Die Before I Wake
Starring: Lyndrez Leslie, Maalik Evans, T.L. Leigh Brian Edwards has his career, home life, and reputation torn apart as he surrenders to the advances of teenager Christian Egan. The outcome of their illicit affair costs them their lives. UNK 60 min. (2020) Drama DVD 14391935 $18.99
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A New Legacy
Starring: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Khris Davis A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game. PG 115 min. (2021) $68M Children’s DVD 14325168 $26.24 BLU-RAY+DVD 14325169 $30.74 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 14447834 $37.49 2 Discs The House Next Door Meet the Blacks 2
Starring: Mike Epps, Katt Williams, Bresha Webb When bestselling author Carl Black moves his family back to his childhood home, he must team up with oddball neighbors to do battle with a pimp, who may or may not be an actual vampire. R 94 min. (2021) Comedy DVD 14290768 $14.99 BLU-RAY 14325163 $16.49 midwesttape.com 3
Fighting for Change Marshall
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Hidden Figures
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first AfricanAmerican Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his careerdefining cases. PG13 119 min. (2017) $10M Drama DVD 11979342 $12.99 BLU-RAY 11979343 $16.99 2 Discs
Judas and the Black Messiah
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O’Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton. R 126 min. (2021) $60M Drama DVD 13930241 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13930242 $19.99
Starring: Trai Byers, Bashir Salahuddin, Aja Naomi King It is the story of the all-Black 24th United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. NR 112 min. (2020) Drama DVD 13702243 $14.24
Starring: James Cromwell, Kat Graham, Bruce Dern An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green. PG13 100 min. Drama DVD 13402443 $16.99 Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program. PG 127 min. (2016) $169M Drama BLU-RAY 11799460 $12.99 2 Discs
Documentaries on the Movement Barbara Lee
Black Patriots
Featuring Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez, Rep. John Lewis, Senator Cory Booker, Van Jones, Alice Walker, Danny Glover, and Representative Barbara Lee. UNK 83 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 14338519 $19.99
Starring: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Graham Hodges Documentary chronicling the role of African Americans during America’s Revolutionary War. UNK 43 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 13921439 $18.99
Speaking Truth to Power
Heroes of the Revolution
Conversations About Black Experiences
Titles include: Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland; The Central Park Five; She Could Be Next; I Am Not Your Negro; The Talk: Race in America; Baltimore Rising. TVMA 732 min. Documentary DVD 13594988 $156.99 4 November 2021 | Black History
Teach Us All
6 Discs
Sixty years after the Little Rock Nine faced violent resistance while desegregating Central High in Arkansas, Teach Us All examines the re-segregation of America’s schools. UNK 80 min. (2017) Documentary DVD 12058730 $125.99 800.875.2785
The Black Panthers Vanguard
of the Revolution
The first documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, and its significance to the broader American culture. UNK 120 min. (2016) Documentary DVD 11449310 $24.99 BLU-RAY 11512077 $25.99
King in the Wilderness
A look at the final years in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. TV14 113 min. (2018) Documentary DVD 12268647 $20.99
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Popular African-American Movies The Little Things
The Help
Miss Juneteenth
Antebellum
13387816 $64.99 6 Discs Titles include: Coming to America; Beverly Hills Cop; The Nutty Professor; Trading Places; Life; 48 Hrs.
Starring: Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the ‘Miss Juneteenth’ pageant. NR 102 min. (2020) Drama DVD 13906773 $14.24
Starring: Jena Malone, Janelle Monae, Jack Huston Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. R 105 min. (2020) $10M Horror DVD 13508714 $12.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 13508715 $15.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 13646485 $32.24 2 Discs
Bad Boys for Life
Black Panther
Moonlight
Django Unchained
The Pursuit of Happyness
Remember the Titans
Starring: Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, Rami Malek Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer. R 128 min. (2021) $80M Suspense DVD 13900916 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13900917 $19.99
Comedy Classics Starring Eddie Murphy
Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary promises them an important bonus. R 123 min. (2020) $204M Action DVD 12684509 $16.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12684510 $22.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12751371 $26.99 2 Discs Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio Django, a former slave turned hired gun, heads back to the plantation to free his wife, Broomhilda, from the tyrannical plantation owner Calvin Candie. R 166 min. (2012) $163M Western DVD 10740570 $8.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 10740582 $15.99 2 Discs
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future. PG13 134 min. (2018) $700M Action DVD 12052445 $16.99 BLU-RAY 12052446 $22.99 4K+BLU-RAY 12083062 $33.99 2 Discs
Starring: Will Smith, Thandie Newton The story of Christopher Gardner, who struggled with his young son while working as an unpaid intern, and became a millionaire. PG13 117 min. (2006) $164M Drama DVD 10166498 $8.99 BLU-RAY 10176000 $12.99
Starring: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the AfricanAmerican maids’ point of view on the white families for which they work. PG13 146 min. (2011) $170M Drama DVD 10507457 $8.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 10507461 $12.99 2 Discs
Starring: Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson A young Black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. R 111 min. (2016) $28M Drama DVD 11787938 $12.99 BLU-RAY 11787939 $16.99 4K+BLU-RAY 11984111 $19.99 2 Discs
Starring: Denzel Washington A Black football coach is hired over a white coach in Alexandria, Virginia, in the early 1970s, during a time when the high school has just been integrated to allow Blacks into the school. PG 114 min. (2000) Drama DVD 10091747 $12.99 5
This Day in History Black History
Titles include: The Birth of a Nation; 12 Years a Slave; Race; Red Tails; 42; Selma. R 770 min. DVD 12453632 $83.99 6 Discs
Harriet
Starring: Jennifer Nettles, Joe Alwyn, Cynthia Erivo The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, who freed hundreds of slaves. PG13 125 min. (2019) $43M Drama DVD 12590179 $12.99 BLU-RAY 12590180 $16.99 2 Discs
Black Experiences Volume 1
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson Titles include: Just Mercy; The Hate U Give; Loving; The Great Debaters; The Color Purple. PG13 671 min. Drama DVD 13594987 $91.99 5 Discs
Roots Complete Original Series
Starring: LeVar Burton, Olivia Cole, Robert Reed Based on Alex Haley’s bestselling novel about his African ancestors, which followed several generations in the lives of a slave family. NR 587 min. (1977) Drama BLU-RAY 11598944 $38.99 3 Discs
Black Experiences Volume 2
Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace Titles include: Blackkklansman; Dear White People; If Beale Street Could Talk; Fruitvale Station; Do the Right Thing; Get Out. R 672 min. Drama DVD 13594986 $94.99
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The Black Church
This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
Starring: Henry Louis Gates Jr. Follows the history and culture of the Black church and explores AfricanAmerican faith communities on the frontlines of hope and change. TV14 240 min. (2021) History DVD 13906781 $22.49 2 Discs
Children’s Videos History Kids
Brown vs. Board of Education Segregation to Integration and Civil Rights Learn all about racial segregation and how the landmark case of Brown vs. Board of Education led to integration and civil rights. UNK 28 min. (2021) DVD 14079318 $42.99
History Kids
Kamala Harris First Woman Vice President
Learn all about Kamala Harris. Explore her background and career path that led her from California politics to being the first woman vice president, and the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president. UNK 22 min. (2021) DVD 13977012 $42.99 6 November 2021 | Black History
Soul
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton After landing the gig of a lifetime, a New York jazz pianist suddenly finds himself trapped in a strange land between Earth and the afterlife. PG 100 min. (2020) $200M DVD 13794468 $25.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 13794469 $33.99 3 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 13942392 $33.99 3 Discs
Social Studies Kids Social Justice
Racial Inequality, BLM, Systemic Racism, LGBTQ+ Pride Learn all about social justice. What is the history and significance of the Black Lives Matter movement? What is systemic racism and how has it affected the lives of Black people past and present? What is racial inequality? UNK 35 min. (2021) DVD 13977014 $42.99
The Princess and the Frog
Starring: Bruno Campos, Oprah Winfrey, Anika Noni Rose A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being. G 98 min. (2009) $104M DVD 10409123 $16.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12403855 $22.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12542552 $33.99 2 Discs
Children’s Video & Audiobooks
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Above the Rim
How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball Includes Read-Along Subtitles Starring: Cary Hite This is the story of hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor, one of the first professional AfricanAmerican players and one of America’s greatest and most under-recognized athletes. UNK 26 min. (2020) DVD 13968849 $29.24
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Jen Bryant
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Granddaddy’s Turn
Black History Kids Edition
13487931 $250.99 Titles include: Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History; Let the Children March; A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story; Voice of Freedom; Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor; Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Box
Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein 12243625 $11.99 Includes Page Turn Track
The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
Includes Read-Along Subtitles Starring: Dion Graham This moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom follows the life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery. UNK 38 min. (2020) DVD 12779529 $29.24
Includes Read-Along Subtitles Starring: Tyla Collier Audrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child’s role in the civil rights movement. UNK 22 min. (2017) DVD 13957301 $29.24
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The Youngest Marcher
Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
Carole Boston Weatherford
Includes Read-Along Subtitles Starring: J. D. Jackson Based on the true story of one family’s struggle for voting rights in the South, this moving tale shines an emotional spotlight on a dark facet of US history. UNK 14 min. (2015) DVD 12243631 $29.24
Newbery Honor
Audiobook:
Cynthia Levinson 13737343 $11.99 Includes Page Turn Track
Unspeakable
Your Legacy
Includes Read-Along Subtitles Starring: January LaVoy, Carole Boston Weatherford This video traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa’s Greenwood district and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community. UNK 20 min. (2021) DVD 14090073 $29.24
Includes Read-Along Subtitles Starring: Schele Williams This proud, empowering introduction to African-American history celebrates and honors enslaved ancestors, acknowledging their accomplishments and sacrifices. UNK 27 min. (2021) DVD 14292928 $29.24
The Tulsa Race Massacre
Audiobook:
Carole Weatherford
14090076 $11.99 Includes Page Turn Track
A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History
Audiobook:
Schele Williams
Available November 23 14278283 $11.99 Includes Page Turn Track
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Black Health & Wellness Audiobooks & eBooks A look at how the Black community has shaped—and been shaped by—the American healthcare system.
True Medical Stories The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot NY Times Bestseller
Non-Fiction The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences. 11453041 $24.99 AB CD 10 Discs AB Flex Perpetual 12720494 $95.00 AB Flex Metered 12 Mo. 14151754 $47.50 eB Flex Metered 12 Mo. 14222775 $27.50 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 12835689 $55.00
Medical Apartheid Harriet A. Washington
Nonfiction The first full history of Black America’s shocking mistreatment as unwilling and unwitting experimental subjects at the hands of the medical establishment. eB Flex Metered 12 Mo. 14206210 $27.50 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13315175 $55.00
Mama Bear Shirley Smith, Zelda Lockhart
Biography Shirley Smith brings awareness to the crisis of Black maternal and infant health and pays tribute to Black women’s resilience. AB CD 5 Discs AB Flex Perpetual eB Flex Metered 26 Circs
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“...compelling...” -Booklist
The Mother of Black Hollywood Jenifer Lewis
Somebody’s Daughter Ashley C. Ford
NY Times Bestseller
Biography One of the most prominent voices of her generation debuts with an extraordinarily powerful memoir: the story of a childhood defined by the looming absence of her incarcerated father. AB CD 7 Discs 13571917 $44.99 AB Playaway 14455198 $55.99 AB Flex Perpetual 13581083 $44.99 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13997437 $60.00 “This is a book people will be talking about forever.” -Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed
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Shook One
Charlamagne Tha God
Non-Fiction Jenifer Lewis gives insight into an undiagnosed mental illness that hindered her career, culminating in a breakdown while filming The Temptations. Her quest for wholeness becomes a harrowing and inspiring tale, including revelations of bipolar disorder and sex addiction. 11880329 $39.99 AB CD 9 Discs AB Flex Perpetual 12537566 $62.49 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 12511165 $18.39
Checking In Michelle Williams
Non-Fiction An uplifting behind-the-scenes look at one woman’s path to healing, Checking In reminds you that you are not alone, and that God is not yet finished writing your story. AB CD 5 Discs 13917166
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Non-Fiction Charlamagne Tha God reveals his blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxiety to reach that elusive next level of success. AB CD 7 Discs 12132673
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Don’t Drop the Mic T. D. Jakes NY Times Bestseller
Non-Fiction Communicate boldly and effectively like never before with the help and guidance of New York Times bestselling author and trusted Bishop T.D. Jakes! AB CD 9 Discs 13557628 $34.99 AB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13900049 $65.00
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Black Interest Audiobooks & eBooks Don’t miss out on these favorites in both fiction and nonfiction. Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead
Fiction From the twotime Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. AB CD 9 Discs AB Playaway AB Flex Perpetual AB Flex Metered 12 Mo. eB Flex Metered 12 Mo. eB Flex Metered 24 Mo.
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Honoree Fanonne Jeffers NY Times Bestseller
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“…a loving depiction of a Harlem 60 years gone.” -Publishers Weekly
Island Queen Vanessa Riley
Fiction A remarkable, sweeping historical novel based on the incredible true life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free woman of color who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the colonial West Indies. AB CD 17 Discs AB Flex Perpetual eB Flex Metered 26 Circs
My Monticello Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Fiction The 2020 National Book Award–nominated poet makes her fiction debut chronicling the journey of one American family, from the centuries of the colonial slave trade through the Civil War to our own tumultuous era. 13963323 $74.99 AB CD 24 Discs AB Playaway 14288539 $67.99 AB Flex Perpetual 13895142 $126.15 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 13544722 $33.34
“Epic...” -Oprah Winfrey
Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi
How Beautiful We Were Imbolo Mbue
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Fiction In a daring and fierce debut work of fiction, the likes of which come along once in a generation, Virginia’s landscapes, emblems, and Thomas Jefferson’s historic plantation set the stage for a cast of unforgettable characters fighting for their right to exist in America. 13900675 $29.99 AB CD 7 Discs AB Playaway 14581324 $55.99 AB Flex Perpetual 13899040 $44.99 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 13998103 $60.00
Fiction A fearless young woman from a small African village starts a revolution against an American oil company in this sweeping, inspiring novel. AB CD 12 Discs AB Playaway AB Flex Perpetual AB Flex Metered 12 Mo. eB Flex Metered 12 Mo. eB Flex Metered 24 Mo.
NY Times Bestseller
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Fiction A powerful, raw, intimate, deeply layered novel about a Ghanaian family in Alabama. Gifty is a sixth-year candidate in neuroscience at Stanford School of Medicine studying reward-seeking behavior in mice and the neural circuits of depression and addiction. 12616114 $39.99 AB CD 7 Discs AB Playaway 13647333 $59.99 AB Flex Perpetual 13280917 $76.00 eB Flex Metered 12 Mo. 14219534 $27.50 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 12876054 $55.00
“Meticulous, psychologically complex...” -Publishers Weekly
The Warmth of Other Suns Isabel Wilkerson NY Times Bestseller
Non-Fiction Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of Black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities in search of a better life. 11031509 $14.99 AB CD 19 Discs AB Playaway 10489209 $71.99 eB Flex Metered 24 Mo. 12773692 $24.75
Barracoon Zora Neale Hurston
How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi
NY Times Bestseller
NY Times Bestseller
Non-Fiction Barracoon masterfully illustrates the tragedy of slavery and of one life forever defined by it. AB CD 3 Discs 11982504
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“Starred Review.” -Publishers Weekly
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Non-Fiction Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science with his own personal story of awakening to antiracism. AB CD 9 Discs AB Flex Perpetual eB Flex Metered 12 Mo. eB Flex Metered 24 Mo.
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Angie Thomas NY Times Bestseller
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas Young Adult AB CD 10 Discs
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“Grade A-.” - Entertainment Weekly
Horn Book
On the Come Up
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“People Pick.” - People Magazine
Becoming Muhammad Ali James Patterson, Kwame Alexander NY Times Bestseller
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Child of the Dream Sharon Robinson
Harriet Tubman Ann Petry
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Betty Before X Ilyasah Shabazz, Renee Watson
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Influential Black Americans Audiobooks & eBooks Life stories of prominent figures from history through the present day. Reflections by Rosa Parks Rosa Parks, Gregory J. Reed
My Brother, Muhammad Ali Rahaman Ali, Fiaz Rafiq
Non-Fiction Decades after her quiet defiance inspired the modern civil rights movement, Mrs. Parks’s own words tell of her courageous life, her passion for freedom and equality, and her strong faith. 12013161 $19.99 AB CD 2 Discs AB Flex Perpetual 12604076 $25.99 eB Flex Metered 26 Circs 12499198 $12.99
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass
Biography Muhammad Ali’s only sibling and best friend paints an evocative, rich, and intimate portrait of his brother, full of well-known stories and never-before-told tales. AB CD 11 Discs AB Flex Perpetual
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Biography A famous treatise and memoir provided fuel for the abolitionist movement of the early nineteenth century and remains one of the most famous works of American literature. 12256051 AB CD 4 Discs
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I Have a Dream Martin Luther King Jr.
42 Faith Ed Henry
Non-Fiction On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial looking out over thousands of troubled Americans who had gathered in the name of civil rights and uttered his now famous words, “I have a dream...” It was a speech that changed the course of history.
Available January 4
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The Narrative of Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth
Biography Journalist and baseball lover Ed Henry reveals for the first time the backstory of faith that guided Jackie Robinson into not only the baseball record books, but the annals of civil rights advancement as well. AB CD 8 Discs 11732890 AB Flex Perpetual
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Biography One of the most important slave narratives of all time, this biography records Sojourner Truth’s life from her birth into slavery to her fight for civil rights. AB CD 4 Discs
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New York Times Bestsellers Ida B. the Queen Michelle Duster
A Promised Land Barack Obama
Biography Journalist. Suffragist. Antilynching crusader. In 1862, Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi. In 2020, she won a Pulitzer Prize. AB CD 3 Discs 13479128
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Becoming Michelle Obama Biography
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Legendary Voices in Music 2021 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee
Ray Charles
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volumes 1 & 2
Concord / Concord • R&B 12278477 $15.99
Regarded by many critics as Ray Charles’s best studio albums and a landmark collection in American music. The album’s integration of soul and country music bent racial barriers in popular music, amid the height of the civil rights movement.
N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton
Priority Records Rap/Hip-Hop The debut studio album by N.W.A. is viewed as the pioneering record of gangsta rap. It has been considered groundbreaking by music writers and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of West Coast hip-hop. Parental Advisory 11341821 $13.99
Atlantic Catalog Group R&B Guest Artists: George Michael, The Blues Brothers To say that Aretha Franklin was one of the greatest American artists of all time is an understatement. This collection features some of her greatest recordings. 13637616 $12.99
Death Row Rap/Hip-Hop His solo debut, containing 16 tracks, effortlessly combines the sounds of ‘70s funk with early ‘90s gangsta rap to set the standard for the soon-to-emerge West Coast rap scene. Parental Advisory 10149728 $17.99 Edited Version 10149731 $17.99
Def Jam • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Boyz II Men The career of one of hip-hop’s greatest is highlighted in a collection that includes such hits as Doin It; I Need Love; and Mama Said Knock You Out. 10118237 $13.99
BMG Rights Management (UK) Blues Muddy Waters performed three legendary concerts at the Montreux Jazz Festival throughout the 1970s. This collection brings together, for the first time, some of the finest moments from those celebrated performances alongside rare material. 14426714 $14.99
Live at Woodstock
Legacy Recordings Pop/Rock Jimi Hendrix’s legendary performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 is documented in a twodisc set that includes his iconic performance of The Star-Spangled Banner. 2 Discs 12810135 $12.99
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Capitol Catalog • R&B To mark her 2008 return to touring, Tina Turner has assembled a collection of classic hits, live performances, and rare tracks, as well as two brand new songs. 10239191 $12.99
Dr. Dre
Aretha
Muddy Waters
Jimi Hendrix
Tina!
Aretha Franklin
LL Cool J
All World Greatest Hits
Tina Turner
Muddy Waters The Montreux Years
The Chronic
Marvin Gaye
What’s Going On
Motown • R&B Not only is this album Marvin Gaye’s masterpiece, it’s the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices. Rolling Stone has called it the greatest album of all time. 10134996 $13.99
Billie Holiday
Buddy Guy
Verve • Jazz Here, Billie Holiday’s acclaimed 1956 album is presented with the original LP tracklist and sequence. Included are the tracks God Bless the Child; Trav’lin Light; and No Good Man. 10181679 $11.99
Silvertone • Blues Guest Artists: Jeff Beck, Keith Richards One of the greatest living legends in blues returns with a brand new album. Joining Buddy Guy are guests including Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, James Bay, and Mick Jagger. 12128734 $11.99
Lady Sings the Blues
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The Blues Is Alive and Well
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Music Artists Who Paved the Way John Coltrane
A Love Supreme Live in Seattle
IMPULSE! • Jazz This newly discovered live recording of a performance of the Love Supreme suite is a revelation. Recorded at the Penthouse in Seattle on October 2, 1965, this recording transports the listener to a prime seat for a piece of musical history. 14458306 $13.99
Nina Simone
Little Girl Blue
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Jazz The debut album by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Nina Simone. It was originally released by Bethlehem Records in February 1959. Includes the classic tracks My Baby Just Cares for Me; Mood Indigo; and more. Stereo Remaster 14330250 $13.99
Decca • R&B
Michael Jackson
Miles Davis
Epic • Pop/Rock Decades after its release, Michael Jackson’s 1982 album continues to be one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. It features some of his most iconic tracks, including Billie Jean; Thriller; and Beat It. 11334729 $9.99
Rhino Records • Jazz Miles Davis’s performance at Jazz a Vienne on July 1, 1991, became one of his final live performances before he passed away on September 28, 1991, and this previously unreleased set includes two songs written by Prince.
Thriller
Diana Ross
Merci, Miles! Live at Vienne
Thank You
Available November 5 14320121 $13.99 Diana Ross’s new album offers a powerful, inclusive musical message of love and togetherness. With its songs of happiness, appreciation, and joy, it wholeheartedly acknowledges that everyone is in this all together.
2 Discs 14244338 $21.99
Charley Pride The Essential Charley Pride
RLG Legacy • Country Guest Artist: Henry Mancini Charley Pride is an American institution, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, and a groundbreaking legend in country music. This two-disc collection showcases his stunning string of hits from his years at RCA. 2 Discs 10126685 $13.99
Gil Scott-Heron
Big Joe Turner
XL Recordings • Jazz In February 2010, the late, legendary musician, poet, and author Gil Scott-Heron released his thirteenth, and last, studio album. In addition to the original album, this tenth anniversary expanded version features two unreleased tracks.
Sunset Blvd Records R&B Big Joe Turner’s influence can be felt in the blues, jazz, and R&B. This two-disc, 34-track collection comes with sixteen previously unreleased songs.
I’m New Here
10th Anniversary Expanded Edition, 2 Discs 12734533 $17.99
The Boss Is Back
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Al Green
Prince
Public Enemy
Fat Possum • R&B Archival recordings from Al Green recorded for Hi Records, accompanied by new orchestral arrangements. 14457946 $13.99
Sony Music • R&B Recorded in the spring of 2010 and then mysteriously abandoned by Prince before its release, the statement album documents Prince’s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society. 14110651 $12.99
Def Jam • Rap/Hip-Hop Public Enemy’s career has had a monumental impact on the music world. Here is a collection of eleven of their greatest hits, including 911 Is a Joke; Fight the Power; Bring the Noise; and Don’t Believe the Hype.
Give Me More Love
Welcome 2 America
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Modern-Day Music Voices Beyonce
Lemonade
Anthony Hamilton
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BMG Rights Management • R&B Guest Artists: Lil Jon, Jennifer Hudson After five years, Anthony Hamilton returns with a brand-new album. He duets with Jennifer Hudson on Superstar, while Rick Ross appears on Real Love. I’m Ready features a cameo from Lil Jon. 14441132 $14.99
Columbia (Music) Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Jack White, The Weeknd Beyonce’s sixth studio album and second visual album features twelve songs and a corresponding short film. It is a conceptual project based on every woman’s journey of self knowledge and healing.
Jon Batiste We Are
Verve • R&B 13928841 $13.99 Guest Artists: Trombone Shorty, PJ Morton A career-changing album from musician and activist Jon Batiste celebrates Black American culture and music while exploring themes of lineage, authenticity, excellence, and evolution.
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Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste Walt Disney Records Soundtracks 14229287
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Roots
Randall Goosby
Decca • Classical Randall Goosby presents a celebration of classical music by Black composers and inspired by Black American culture. This debut album is an homage to the pioneering musicians that paved the way for Goosby’s generation of artists. 14236178 $13.99
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Love Is the New Black
Cardi B Lizzo
Invasion of Privacy
Cuz I Love You
Atlantic • R&B Guest Artists: Missy Elliott, Gucci Mane The debut album from Lizzo, featuring the hit singles Juice; Truth Hurts; and a brand new version of Good as Hell featuring Ariana Grande. Parental Advisory, Super Deluxe Edition 12613276 $12.99
Atlantic • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: SZA, Migos Cardi B made history with her debut album. She would become the first solo female artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. It features the hit Bodak Yellow. Parental Advisory 12299760 $14.99 Edited Version 12299759 $14.99
John Legend
The Weeknd
Columbia (USA) • R&B Guest Artists: Koffee, Rapsody Seventh studio album by the American singersongwriter, featuring collaborations with Koffee, Charlie Puth, Rapsody, Jhene Aiko, Gary Clark Jr., Ryan Tedder, Julia Michaels, Anderson .Paak, and more. 13571740 $15.99
Xo Records • R&B To coincide with his halftime performance at the Super Bowl, the Weeknd released this CD, his first ever collection of greatest hits.
Bigger Love
The Highlights
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Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram
Melanie Charles
Common
Alligator Records Blues The defining blues voice of his generation releases the eagerly anticipated follow-up to his Grammynominated debut, 2019’s Kingfish. This is a powerful and personal album, a fiery coming-of-age record. 14285434 $17.99
Impulse! Records • Jazz Melanie Charles’s album is a love letter to the unheralded labor of Black women. She asks listeners to be accountable to Black women as much as they care for their works.
Loma Vista Recordings Rap/Hip-Hop The continuation of Common’s movement music. Part two recognizes there is much work to be done while acknowledging progress and starting to live our dreams.
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Y’all Don’t (Really) Care About Black Women
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A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2
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Music Artists Continuing to Make an Impact Nas
Leon Bridges
Mass Appeal Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Charlie Wilson, Hit-Boy, Eminem Following the Grammy Award-winning album King’s Disease, the king returns to his throne with the second coming. The star-studded project offers tacit game on life, love, and loss.
Columbia (USA) • R&B Leon Bridges delivers an album that combines modern and classic soul. His third album includes the song Born Again, which is a collaboration with Robert Glasper. 14278249 $12.99
King’s Disease II
Available November 5 14437527 $12.99
Gold-Diggers Sound
Mickey Guyton
J. Cole Giveon
When It’s All Said and Done... Take Time
Epic • R&B Guest Artist: Snoh Aalegra Featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, Giveon’s soulful new album includes the singles Stuck on You; Heartbreak Anniversary; and Still Your Best. 14009367 $11.99
DMX
Exodus
Def Jam Records Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Jay-Z, The Lox The unyielding masterpiece from hiphip icon DMX, executive produced by the legendary Swizz Beatz, solidifies DMX as part of today’s conversation and a forward motion in hip-hop. Parental Advisory 14278263 $13.99 Edited Version 14278264 $13.99
Migos
Culture III
Quality Control Music, LLC • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Drake, Future The groundbreaking third installment finale of the blockbuster trilogy. As a knockout, it spotlights their nimble ad-libs, bulletproof bars, head-spinning hooks, and irreplaceable chemistry. Parental Advisory 14391873 $11.99
The Off-Season
DreamVille Rap/Hip-Hop Grammy Awardwinning superstar J. Cole releases his sixth album, which features appearances from 21 Savage, Morray, Bas, Lil Baby, and 6LACK. After the digital release topped the charts, it is now available on CD. Parental Advisory 14307243 $13.99
Remember Her Name
Capitol Nashville • Country 14357188 $11.99
Mickey Guyton follows the release of her critically acclaimed Bridges EP with the release of a new full-length album. She co-wrote fifteen out of the sixteen songs on the album.
Edited Version 14307244 $13.99
Darius Rucker When Was the Last Time
Universal Music Country Guest Artists: Luke Bryan, Charles Kelley The fifth country album from Darius Rucker features his eighth number one country single, If I Told You. It also features the hit For the First Time. 11940151 $13.99
Janelle Monae Dirty Computer
Bad Boy Records • R&B Guest Artists: Brian Wilson, Pharrell Williams Janelle Monae is one of the most unique artists in music today, with a sound and visuals that many compare to Prince. Her third full-length album was introduced with the buzzworthy singles Make Me Feel and Django Jane. Parental Advisory 12062641 $16.99
Kid Cudi
Man On the Moon III The Chosen
Republic Records Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Pop Smoke, Skepta After ten years, one of the greatest trilogies in hip-hop gets its final chapter. Kid Cudi unveils his anxiously awaited seventh full-length studio album and the third installment of his legendary series. Parental Advisory 14124573 $13.99 Edited Version 14236147 $13.99
Jimmie Allen Mercury Lane
Stoney Creek Records Country Guest Artists: Mark Hill, Evan Hutchings Jimmie Allen was named one of CMT’s eighteen for 2018 Listen Up Artists as well as a member of Bobby Bones’s Class of 2018. In addition, he was included in Rolling Stone’s ten New Country Artists You Need to Know: January 2018. 12241030 $13.99
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