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• The Brother/sister Plays

  McCraney, Tarell Alvin,

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  "McCraney's dramas of kinship, love, and heartache are set in the bayou of Louisiana and loosely draw on West African myths."

• Moonlight

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  McCraney's story of a young African-American man grappling with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.

• Moonlight

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• Choir Boy

  McCraney, Tarell Alvin,

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  The Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys is dedicated to the creation of strong, ethical black men. Pharus wants nothing more than to take his rightful place as leader of the school's legendary gospel choir, but can he find his way inside…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tchoupitoulas

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  A documentary that follows three brothers as they discover the scenes of late-night New Orleans.

• Mules and Men

  Hurston, Zora Neale

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  "For the student of cultural history, Mules and Men is a treasury of black America's folklore as collected by a famous storyteller and anthropologist who grew up hearing the songs and sermons, sayings and tall tales that have formed an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Men We Reaped

  a Memoir

  Ward, Jesmyn

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• Yorùbá Boy Running

  a Novel

  Bandele-Thomas, Biyi, 1967-2022,

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  The Brothers Size draws on Yorùbá mythology, as does this book about a boy who is captured and enslaved, irrevocably changing the course of his life.

• The Brothers Size | Portland Center Stage

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  From Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight, Choir Boy) comes a story of freedom and family. Steadfast and responsible, Ogun Size fights to connect with Oshoosi, his aimless younger brother, who has recently been released…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Discovery Pass | Multnomah County Library

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  My Discovery Pass is a partnership between Multnomah County Library and other local organizations to offer free educational and cultural experiences to Multnomah County Library cardholders.

• Louisiana Creole Peoplehood

  Afro-Indigeneity and Community

  Prud'homme-Cranford, Rain

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• A Kind of Freedom

  a Novel

  Sexton, Margaret Wilkerson,

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  "Set in Sexton's native New Orleans, this emotionally wrenching, character-rich debut spans three generations in a city deeply impacted by segregation, economic inequality, and racial tensions." - Publishers Weekly

• Mass Incarceration, Black Men, and the Fight for Justice

  Lewis, Cicely,

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  "The US criminal justice system disproportionately targets Black men, resulting in much higher incarceration rates and impacts that can last a lifetime. Readers learn this system's history and context and ways they can help"