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Hello, Friends!: Stories of Dating, Destiny, and Day Jobs

Dulcé Sloan - Andscape Books
Format: Hardcover

WELCOME TO A COMEDIC TRIP THROUGH THE LIFE OF ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST EXCITING COMEDIANS. MEET DULCÉ SLOAN, WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY FILLED WITH LESSONS AND LAUGHTER. IN ADDITION TO DOING STAND-UP AROUND THE WORLD, DULCÉ IS A TRAINED ACTOR, SINGER, AND HAS BEEN...
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HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience

Ayesha Rascoe - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover

In this joyous collection of essays about historically Black colleges and universities, alumni both famous and up-and-coming write testimonials about the schools and experiences that shaped their lives and made them who they are today.. Edited by the host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday,...
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Renters' Rights

Janet Portman Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Sooner or later it will happen ... The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommates are once again late with their share of the rent. Your upstairs neighbors party all the time. The landlord won't return your security deposit. How can you deal with these problems - and others...
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Criminal Law Handbook, The: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

Paul Bergman J.D. - NOLO
Format: Paperback

The criminal justice system is complicated. Understand it and your rights. This book demystifies the complex rules and procedures of criminal law. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and what suspects, defendants, and prisoners can expect....
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Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?: 25 Arguments That Won't Go Away

Keith Boykin - Bold Type Books
Format: Hardcover

Some arguments about race refuse to go away. It's time, once and for all, to shatter them.The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white victimhood, deny Black oppression, promote myths of Black inferiority, or rebrand racism...
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Transient and Strange: Notes on the Science of Life

Nell Greenfieldboyce - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

An astonishing debut from the beloved NPR science correspondent: intimate essays about the intersection of science and everyday life.In her career as a science reporter, Nell Greenfieldboyce has reported from inside a space shuttle, the bottom of a coal mine, and the control room of a particle...
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