February is Black History Month. Stock your shelves with compelling content that examines and illuminates black life, history, and culture.
Like the calculating women…Hidden Figures knows what it’s doing.
...Marshall gives us an electrifying glimpse of a great man in the making.
- Los Angeles Times
- Rolling Stone PG13 (2017) Drama
Available January 9
DVD 11979342
PG (2016) $169M Drama DVD 11799459
$22.99
$15.99
Loving
Dear White People
Fruitvale Station
The Great Debaters
PG13 (2016) $7M Drama DVD 11787936 • $12.99
R (2014) $4M Comedy
R (2013) $16M Drama
PG13 (2007) $30M Drama
Roman J. Israel, Esq. 2017 PG13 Drama
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Independent Spirit Award DVD 11236455 • $11.99
Moonlight R (2016) $28M Drama
3 Academy Awards, SAG Award DVD 11787938 • $14.99
2 Sundance Awards; 1 Cannes Award; 1 Spirit Award; NAACP Image Award Best Independent Film DVD 11035865 • $12.99
Good Hair PG13 (2009) $4M Documentary
Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize Documentary; Video Librarian Best Documentaries DVD 10362643 • $8.99
NAACP Image Award
DVD 10203169 • $12.99 (Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs)
Straight Outta Compton R (2015) $161M Drama
Academy Award
DVD 11416792 • $12.99
Detroit
Whose Streets?
R (2017) $17M Drama DVD 11938470 • $22.99
R (2017) Documentary DVD 11941411 • $26.99
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black history movies All Eyez on Me R 140 min. (2017) $45M Drama DVD 11905622 $22.99
Films that educate and inspire
Fences
Selma
Academy Award, Golden Globe, 2 SAG Awards
Academy Award; 4 NAACP Image Awards
PG13 138 min. (2016) $58M Drama DVD 11794410 $13.99
PG13 128 min. (2014) Drama DVD 11774153 $13.99
Race
The North Star
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PG13 135 min. (2016) $19M Drama DVD 11576269 $12.99
NR 88 min. (2015) Drama DVD 11519295 $27.99
PG13 128 min. (2013) $95M Drama DVD 10986969
Boycott
The Help
For Colored Girls
...fascinating biographical drama... - Variety
PG 112 min. (2001) Drama DVD 10730427 $19.99
Golden Globe, Academy Award, BAFTA Award; 3 SAG Awards; 1 Teen Choice Award
R 134 min. (2010) $38M Drama DVD 10468338
$5.99
$8.99
PG13 146 min. (2011) $170M Drama DVD 10507457 $12.99
Malcolm X PG13 201min. (1992) Drama DVD 10428440 $5.99
Precious
R 109 min. (2009) $47M Drama DVD 10410022
Raisin in the Sun NR 131 min. (2008) Drama DVD 10201886 $8.99
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Gifted Hands
The Ben Carson Story
2 Academy Awards; 1 Golden Globe; 1 SAG; 1 BAFTA; 4 Image Awards; 5 Independent Spirit Awards
NR 90 min. (2009) Drama DVD 10315130 $12.99
$8.99
Ray
Academy Award PG13 153 min. (2004) $75M Drama DVD 10291023 $12.99
ATL PG13 107 min. (2006) $21M Drama DVD 10137280
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$8.99
black history audiobooks
Momentous history, meaningful stories 30 Days a Black Man Bill Steigerwald Blackstone Audio, Inc. History In 1948, most white people in the North had no idea how unjust and unequal daily life was for the ten million African Americans living in the South. That changed after a white journalist from Pittsburgh went undercover as a black man in the Jim Crow South. Unabridged • 10 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11872880 $34.99
Ali
A Life
Jonathan Eig Recorded Books, LLC Biography The definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times bestselling author with unique access to Ali’s inner circle Unabridged • 19 Discs Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11945466 $49.99 ISBN 9781501979767
ISBN 9781538431931
Betty Before X Ilyasah Shabazz, Renee Watson Macmillan Audio History Ilyasah Shabazz
illuminates four poignant years in her mother’s childhood. Speeches from activists like Paul Robeson and Thurgood Marshall stirred African Americans in Betty’s community to stand up for their rights. She finds purpose in the Housewives League, an organization that supports black-owned businesses. Soon, the civil rights icon we now know as Dr. Betty Shabazz is born.
Available January 2 Unabridged • 6 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11875582 $29.99 ISBN 9781427293688
Defining Moments in Black History Dick Gregory Harper Collins Publishers History A reflection on 100 key events from the complicated history of black America, as told through the acerbic wit, humor, and paranoia of one of the foremost black comedians. Unabridged • 6 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11881336 $29.99 ISBN 9780062742254
Homegoing Yaa Gyasi Random House, Inc. Historical A riveting, kaleidoscopic debut novel and the beginning of a major career. A novel about race, history, ancestry, love, and time that traces the descendants of two sisters torn apart in eighteenth century Africa across three hundred years in Ghana and America. Unabridged • 11 Discs Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11494083 $44.99 ISBN 9780735209817
The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues Edward Kelsey Moore Macmillan Audio Historical A late life love affair blooms between Mr. Forrest Payne, the owner of the Pink Slipper Gentleman’s Club, and Miss Beatrice Jordan, famous for yelling warnings of eternal damnation at the patrons, their wedding summons a legend to town. Unabridged • 9 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11887283 $45.99
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas Harper Collins Publishers Young Adult Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends.
NY Times Bestseller Unabridged • 10 Discs Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11762145 ISBN 9780062677099
Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly Harper Collins Publishers Science The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space.
NY Times Bestseller $39.99
A Kind of Freedom Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Blackstone Audio, Inc. Historical Evelyn came of age in New Orleans at the height of WWII, part of the upper echelon of black society. When she falls for no-name Renard, she is forced to choose between her life of privilege and the man she loves.
National Book Award Finalist
Unabridged • 9 Discs Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11696971 ISBN 9780062667168
$39.99
Paradise Toni Morrison Books On Tape Women’s Fiction As the book begins deep in Oklahoma early one morning in 1976, nine men from Ruby (pop. 360), in defense of ‘the one all-black town worth the pain,’ assault the nearby convent and the women in it. Unabridged • 12 Discs Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11290915 $44.99
Unabridged • 7 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11887736 $34.99
ISBN 9780147520326
An Unkindness of Ghosts Rivers Solomon
We Were Eight Years in Power Ta-Nehisi Coates
Blackstone Audio, Inc. Sci-Fi For generations, the Matilda has ferried the last of humanity to a mythical Promised Land. On its way, the ship’s leaders have imposed harsh moral restrictions and deep indignities on darkskinned sharecroppers like Aster, who they consider to be less than human. Unabridged • 10 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11924118 $34.99
Random House, Inc. Social Sciences An annotated collection of new and previously published essays on the Obama era by the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me, including an interview with the president himself
ISBN 9781538450895
ISBN 9781538474990
NY Times Bestseller Unabridged • 11 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11812344 $39.99 ISBN 9780525494805
ISBN 9781427294920
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black history music Prince 4Ever Warner Bros. • R&B 2 Discs CD 11752856 $17.99
Aretha Franklin & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra A Brand New Me Atlantic Catalog Group • R&B CD 11957779 $13.99
Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Gold
Motown • Pop/Rock 2 Discs CD 10117209 $12.99
Musicians Who Paved the Way
Billie Holiday The Best of Billie Holiday AAO Music • Jazz 3 Discs CD 11950151 $10.99
B.B. King Playlist
The Very Best of B.B. King
Sony Music Custom Marketing Group • Blues CD 11644091 $8.99
Ella Fitzgerald Ella at Zardi’s
John Lee Hooker The Best of Friends
Craft Recordings Blues CD 11953912 $14.99
Little Richard Here’s Little Richard Craft Recordings • R&B 60th Anniversary Edition, 2 Discs CD 11984406 $19.99
James Brown Playlist
The Very Best of James Brown
Verve • Jazz CD 12005453 $13.99
Legacy Recordings • R&B CD 11488448 $8.99
Tina Turner Private Dancer
Chuck Berry Rockit
Michael Jackson Scream
Rhino / Parlophone • Pop/Rock
Varese Sarabande • Pop/Rock CD 11971182 $13.99
Legacy • Pop/Rock CD 11958552 $11.99
Jackson 5 The Ultimate Collection
Nat King Cole The Very Best of Nat King Cole
Motown • R&B CD 10325345
Capitol Catalog • Jazz CD 10126963 $13.99
30th Anniversary Edition, 2 Discs CD 11355120 $21.99
Isaac Hayes Stax Classics
$12.99
Isaac Hayes
Fantasy • R&B
For more iconic titles, SmartBrowse STAX Classics. CD 11866629
$9.99
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dvd picks of the week
First-rate films sure to be in high demand.
$1 million box office
$2 million box office $65 million box office
$2 million box office Golmaal Again!!! (Hindi)
Starring: Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, Tabu Yet another fun-filled ride about two gangs who are unable to stand each other since their childhood and how they repulse each other even after they grow up. PG 151 min. (2017) Comedy DVD 12007314 $23.99
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Starring: Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote The story of Psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and his mistress, who would inspire the creation of his beloved comic book character Wonder Woman, and the controversy the comic generated. R 108 min. (2017) Drama
Available January 30 DVD BLU-RAY
11978494 $19.99 11978495 $20.99
$9 million box office A Bad Moms Christmas
Starring: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn Follows three underappreciated and overburdened women as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. R 105 min. (2017) Comedy
Available February 6
DVD 11990069 $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11990068 $26.99 (2 Discs)
Medeas
Starring: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Brian F. O’Byrne, Mary Mouser This daring and lyrical exploration of alienation and desperation intimately observes a family’s inner lives and their relationship to each other and their environment. UNK 99 min. Drama DVD 11948713 $18.99
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald A rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children’s author A. A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. PG 107 min. (2017) Drama
Available January 23 DVD BLU-RAY
11978496 $22.99 11978497 $26.99
Thank You for Your Service
Starring: Haley Bennett, Miles Teller, Keisha Castle-Hughes A group of US soldiers returning from Iraq struggles to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they’ve left the battlefield. R 109 min. (2017) Drama
Available January 23
DVD 11987144 $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11987145 $26.99 (2 Discs)
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new music
The soundtrack to the ever-popular Pitch Perfect film franchise.
Features some of the top gospel hits of the year. Pop star Charlie Puth releases his anticipated second album.
The acclaimed trio returns with their first new album in eight years.
The hit album makes its debut on CD following a digital release.
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Charlie Puth Voicenotes
Universal Music • Soundtracks The big-screen performances of the Barden Bellas not only entertain movie fans, but they have also led to soundtracks that are just as popular among Pitch Perfect fans. The soundtrack to the third film promises to be just as exciting.
Atlantic • Pop/Rock Following his successful debut album, and his appearance on the hit single See You Again, Charlie Puth releases his sophomore album. It includes the new hits How Long and Attention.
Pitch Perfect 3
CD 11997833
$13.99
Available January 19 CD 12004663
Eminem makes a highly anticipated return. Album available now. WOW Gospel 2018 RCA Inspiration • Religious The top gospel music compilation series returns with a new set that includes hits from Marvin Sapp, Kirk Franklin, Israel & New Breed, Erica Campbell, Shirley Ceasar, and more.
Available January 26 2 Discs CD 12008188
$16.99
$14.99
N. E. R. D No One Ever Really Dies
Lil Pump Lil Pump
Eminem Revival
Columbia Records • Rap/Hip-Hop The first new album from N.E.R.D since 2010 includes guest stars such as Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Future, Ed Sheeran, Wale, and more. Parental Advisory CD 12004661 $14.99
Warner Bros. • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Smokepurpp, Lil Yachty Released digitally in October 2017, Lil Pump’s debut album took him to the top of the charts thanks to hits like Molly. Now the album is being released on CD, compete with appearances from Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, and more.
Interscope • Rap/Hip-Hop Four years after releasing The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem returns with a new album. Along with Walk on Water, his collaboration with Beyonce, Eminem is joined by Ed Sheeran, Pink, Alicia Keys, Skylar Grey, and Kehlani. Parental Advisory CD 12010733 $13.99 Edited Version CD 12010734 $13.99
Available January 5 Parental Advisory CD 11999130
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new audiobooks
From New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham.
A dark, romantic mystery full of twists and turns. - Library Journal
Lieutenant Eve Dallas returns in the new novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author.
A fascinating novel of the friendship and creative partnership between two of Hollywood’s earliest female legends.
A thrilling brew of bloodshed, sex, deception, and sorcery.
A page-turner… - Kirkus Reviews
The English Wife Lauren Willig
Dark in Death J. D. Robb
Out of the Darkness Heather Graham
Historical
Mystery
Romance
Available January 9
Available January 30
Available January 16
Unabridged • 11 Discs AUDIOBOOK 11887293
Unabridged • 11 Discs AUDIOBOOK 11940481
Unabridged • 7 Discs AUDIOBOOK 11964457
ISBN 9781427293435
$57.99
ISBN 9781536696905
$44.99
ISBN 9781488253928
$39.99
The Girls in the Picture Melanie Benjamin
Shroud of Eternity Terry Goodkind
Historical
Action
Mystery
Available January 16
Available January 9
Available January 23
Unabridged • 13 Discs AUDIOBOOK 11880137
Unabridged • 15 Discs AUDIOBOOK 11883882
ISBN 9780451484659
$49.99
ISBN 9781511360302
$39.99
The Wife Alafair Burke Unabridged • 10 Discs AUDIOBOOK 11912563 ISBN 9780062798480
$44.99
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celebrate black history A Lyrical Portrait of Courage
Victoria & Abdul Starring: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. PG13 111 min. (2017) $22M Drama
“It’s a great performance.” -San Francisco Chronicle
Available December 19
DVD 11983526 $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11987560 $26.99 (2 Discs)
Before She Was Harriet Read-Along Subtitles People know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. This video honors a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life. UNK 10 min. (2017) Children’s
Available February 6 DVD
12005694 $29.99
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