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African American Fiction June 2019
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In these streets
by Shelly Ellis
After being released from the youth institute, three best friends try to maintain their relationship through diverging life choices, even though one becomes a deputy mayor and the other two run criminal enterprises. Original.
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Know your place
by Shelly Ellis
Three men—who had at the Branch Avenue Boys’ Youth Institute—find the fallout from their very different lives making their loyalty to each other something they cannot afford. Original.
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The healer's daughter
by Charlotte Hinger
"Bethany Herbert, daughter of a legendary healer, leaves the South for the new black community of Nicodemus, Kansas. Despite the hardships, the community comes to love the prairie. Bethany's mother, Queen Bess, comes to Nicodemus, as does the handsome lawyer Jed Talbot, who galvanizes the settlers. Bethany resists the call of her heart because Queen Bess warns her the best healers are chaste and single. When the Herbert women's medical procedures are undermined, Bethany nearly succumbs to Queen Bess's call for total segregation from the whites Bess hates. Sinister forces come into play through white politicians seeking the black vote, and sabotage by a woman within Nicodemus who yearns for the old color hierarchy. The people of Nicodemus fight back and ultimately triumph"
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Midlife crisis
by La Jill Hunt
Janelle's perfect life is shattered when she discovers that her husband of 20 years had a mistress, who has turned up dead, and a love child in this new novel from the author of Drama Queen
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Josephine Baker's last dance
by Sherry Jones
"From the author of The Jewel of Medina, a moving and insightful novel based on the life of legendary performer and activist Josephine Baker, perfect for fans of The Paris Wife and Hidden Figures. Discover the fascinating and singular life story of Josephine Baker--actress, singer, dancer, Civil Rights activist, member of the French Resistance during WWII, and a woman dedicated to erasing prejudice and creating a more equitable world, in Josephine Baker's Last Dance. In this illuminating biographical novel, Sherry Jones brings to life Josephines early years in servitude and poverty in America, her rise to fame as a showgirl in her famous banana skirt, her activism against discrimination, and her many loves and losses. From 1920s Paris to 1960s Washington, to her final, triumphant performance, one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century comes to stunning life on the page. With intimate prose and comprehensive research, Sherry Jones brings this remarkable and compelling public figure into focus for the first time in a joyous celebration of a life lived in technicolor, a powerful woman who continues to inspire today. "
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