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"[A novel] . . . about two top women gladiators fighting for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America's own. Loretta Thurwar and Hamara 'Hurricane Staxxx' Stacker are the stars of 'Chain-Gang All-Stars,' the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America's increasingly dominant private prison industry. It's the return of the gladiators and prisoners are competing for the ultimate prize: their freedom. In CAPE, prisoners travel as Links in Chain-Gangs, competing in death-matches for packed arenas with righteous protestors at the gates. Thurwar and Staxxx, both teammates and lovers, are the fan favorites. And if all goes well, Thurwar will be free in just a few matches, a fact she carries as heavily as her lethal hammer. As she prepares to leave her fellow Links, she considers how she might help preserve their humanity, in defiance of these so-called games, but CAPE's corporate owners will stop at nothing to protect their status quo and the obstacles they lay in Thurwar's path have devastating consequences--Provided by publisher.

"An award-winning journalist, TV political analyst, and creator of TheGrio documentary, Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico, recounts her experiences as an African American and Puerto Rican woman, reflecting on her improbable journey from Syracuse to Harvard, hedge fund boardrooms to newsrooms, and beyond in pursuit of America's infinite opportunities. Part inspiring memoir, part cultural analysis, with remarkable self-determination, Natasha S. Alford shows why the movement to recognize Afro-Latin identity illuminates shared struggles across the Black diaspora and often overlooked history"--.

A reprint of Harlem Renaissance writer Nella Larsen's 1929 novel in which Irene, an African-American woman with a comfortable life, is disturbed by the return of a childhood friend, Clare, who has passed for white since adolescence and now wants to rejoin the African-American community.

"Rewritten for the young reader, Jasmine Holmes shares the significant role that Black women have played in the formation of our faith. As these historical figures take the stage, you will be inspired by what the stories of these women can teach us about education, birth, privilege, and so much more"--.

"Poet Ren?e Watson looks back at her childhood and urges readers to look forward at their futures with love, understanding, and celebration in this fully illustrated poetry collection"--Provided by publisher.

A fight between Superman and Mongul rolls into a small northwestern town, reminding local teenager Naomi of the last time a super-being visited her neighborhood, and what it meant for her origins as an adopted child who has never found out who her parents are. Investigating where she came from comes with a heavy price, however, as Naomi attracts the attention of extraterrestrial and super forces that threaten the entire Earth.

Discussion of the life and work of Rochester area philanthropist, Midge Thomas, who continues the work of her husband, the late Freddie Thomas, in whose honor she created the Freddie Thomas Foundation. Midge still follows the advice of her mother, who told Midge, "Be somebody," and Freddie who told her to continue "making connections." She follows that advice every day with her civic leadership and community building, "a one-woman show acompishing so much from her kitchen table.".

Biography of Anita Cameron of Rochester, N.Y., who has battled the challenges of being Black, autistic, disabled, and a lesbian. Her work has helped to make the world a safer, more accessible place. Her goal is to improve or dismantle systems that unfairly target and dehumanize Black people and the disabled. She continues in her activism, fighting for freedom, equality, and justice.

Discussion of the life and work of Rochester area dancer, storyteller, writer, poet, educator, and teaching artist Almeta Whitis. Through her stories and artistry, she speaks about embracing historical Black genius and how it connects to everyone.

An autobiographical account of the life of Angela Davis, discussing her childhood on Dynamite Hill in Birmingham, her political activity in a New York high school, her relationship with the Soledad Brothers, and the political crimes that made her on of the FBI's most wanted fugitives.