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Spotlight: Remembering Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman, 1977-2020
The late Chadwick Boseman is the fourth Black actor to win a Golden Globe for dramatic lead February 28, 2021
- Get on Up
Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, this film gives a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. - 21 bridges
An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on whom he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him. When the search intensifies, extreme measures are taken to prevent the killers from escaping Manhattan as the authorities close all of the city's bridges to prevent any entry or exit from the iconic island. - 42 : the Jackie Robinson story
History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey. - Draft day
On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL. - Black Panther
King T'Challa returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from divisions within his own country. When two enemies conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must join forces with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Wakandan Special Forces, to prevent Wakanda from being drawn into a world war. - Marshall
About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career defining cases - Avengers. Infinity war
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. - Gods of Egypt
In this spectacular action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt, the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek undertakes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love. In order to succeed, he must enlist the help of the powerful god Horus in an unlikely alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. - Captain America : civil war
After another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps, one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark's surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability. - Avengers. Endgame
The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured their ranks compels the remaining to take one final stand in the grand conclusion to twenty-two films.
African American Cinema Through Black Lives Consciousness by Call Number: PN1995.9.N4 A37 2019 PalatkaISBN: 9780814345481Publication Date: 2019-01-12
Black male frames : African Americans in a century of Hollywood cinema, 1903-2003 by Call Number: St. Johns River/eResources eBooksISBN: 0815652879Publication Date: 2015
Cancers of the colon and rectum : a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management by ISBN: 9781617051050Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Colorectal Cancer : risk, diagnosis, and treatments by ISBN: 9781617613012Publication Date: 2010-12-01
The Hollywood Jim Crow by Call Number: PN1995.9.N4 E75 2019ISBN: 9781479847877Publication Date: 2019-02-05
Movies in the Age of Obama by Call Number: PN1995.9 .N4 M68 2015ISBN: 9781442241299Publication Date: 2014-08-26
Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book by ISBN: 9781556525063Publication Date: 2003-09-01
Tyler Perry's America by Call Number: PN1998.3.P4575 L44 2015ISBN: 9781442241855Publication Date: 2015-05-14
- Cologuard : Non-Invasive Home Test for Colon CancerDoctors recommend that people have regular colonoscopies once they are 50 years and older, but many are leery of this invasive procedure. There’s now a non-invasive colon cancer screening test you can take right from home.
- Colon Cancer : Is it in your Genes?A drop of blood from your finger could be all you need to determine your risk for most cancers.
- Colon Cancer in the Young is RisingColon and rectal cancers have been declining for decades among older adults. A new study from the American Cancer Society shows an ominous trend; a sharp increase in colon and rectal cancer in younger Americans.
- Home Screening Tests for Colorectal CancerLearn about home screening tests used to check for colorectal cancer. You will be introduced to the two types of fecal occult blood tests—the guaiac fecal occult blood test and the fecal immunochemical test—as well as a stool DNA test.
- Living with Colorectal Cancer - DiagnosisIn this 'Speaking from Experience' video clip, 6 patients and 1 caregiver discuss the events leading up to their colorectal cancer diagnoses and the first steps they took in dealing with it. There is still a lot to be learned about cancer and its causes. Patients have more to gain from focusing on getting better than from dwelling on what may or may not have caused their illness.
- Preventative Cancer Screening—Second OpinionMore than half a million people in the US die of cancer each year, so it is no surprise that we want to catch and treat it early. For some cancers, preventive screenings are readily available, but how do we decide who should be screened? Rose Arp has no family history of cancer, but as she turns 50, she wants to know from the experts what screenings she should be getting. We answer whether an annual mammogram can cause breast or thyroid cancer, and outline the five greatest risk factors for cancer.
- Seven Symptoms of Colon CancerCommonly overlooked signs you shouldn’t ignore when it comes to colon cancer.
- What Is Colorectal Cancer?Learn how colorectal cancer can develop and who should undergo screening, as well as options available for screening. Understand treatment is most effective when done through regular screenings, when pre-cancerous polyps, or cancer, can be detected in the earliest stages.
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Mayo Clinic's mission is to inspire hope and contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education and research. Our primary value is "The needs of the patient come first."
Our mission is to empower a nation of allies who work with us to provide support for patients and families, caregivers, and survivors; to raise awareness of preventive measures; and inspire efforts to fund critical research.
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is a professional medical society that represents 3,900 physicians and other health care providers interested in the specialty of colon and rectal surgery.
On This Day: Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863
Photo of Ford
Automobile manufacturer Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863. Visit this website for a quick overview of Ford's life!https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-30/?loclr=twloc#henry-ford and click through for related books at the SJR State Library!
Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, his company, and a century of progress, 1903-2003
In this monumental work, one of our finest historians reveals the riveting details of Ford Motor Company's epic achievements, from the outlandish success of the Model T and V-8 to the glory days of the Thunderbird, Mustang, and Taurus. Brilliant innovators, colorful businessmen, and clever eccentrics, as well as the three Ford factories themselves, all become characters in this gripping drama. Douglas Brinkley is a master at crafting compelling historical narratives, and this exemplary history of one of the preeminent American corporations is his finest achievement yet.
The People's Tycoon : Henry Ford and the American century
How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford's outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging and superbly researched biography. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He set off the consumer revolution by producing a car affordable to the masses, all the while lamenting the moral toll exacted by consumerism. He believed in giving his workers a living wage, though he was entirely opposed to union labor. He had a warm and loving relationship with his wife, but sired a son with another woman. A rabid anti-Semite, he nonetheless embraced African American workers in the era of Jim Crow. Uncovering the man behind the myth, situating his achievements and their attendant controversies firmly within the context of early twentieth-century America, Watts has given us a comprehensive, illuminating, and fascinating biography of one of America's first mass-culture celebrities.
Spotlight: Remembering John Lewis
March
This graphic novel trilogy is a first-hand account of Congressman John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis’ personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. Book one spans Lewis’ youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall. Book two takes place after the Nashville sit-in campaign. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper’s farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington D.C., and from receiving beatings from state troopers, to receiving the Medal of Freedom awarded to him by Barack Obama, the first African-American president.
March
This graphic novel is a first-hand account of Congressman John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis’ personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. Book one spans Lewis’ youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper’s farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington D.C., and from receiving beatings from state troopers, to receiving the Medal of Freedom awarded to him by Barack Obama, the first African-American president.
March
This graphic novel is a first-hand account of Congressman John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis’ personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. Book one spans Lewis’ youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper’s farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington D.C., and from receiving beatings from state troopers, to receiving the Medal of Freedom awarded to him by Barack Obama, the first African-American president.
Preaching to the Chickens
Critically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis give readers a fascinating glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis. John wants to be a preacher when he grows up a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm’s flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice. Celebrating ingenuity and dreaming big, this inspirational story, featuring Jabari Asim’s stirring prose and E. B. Lewis’s stunning, light-filled impressionistic watercolor paintings, includes an author’s note about John Lewis, who grew up to be a member of the Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and demonstrator on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and is now a Georgia congressman.
Hispanic Heritage Month 2020
SPOTLIGHT: LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy, Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, and actor of Puerto Rican descent. His works include the Broadway smash Hamilton, music & vocals for the film Moana, acting in the series His Dark Materials and more.
Check out some of his work from the SJR State Library!
We Fed an Island: the true story of rebuilding Puerto Rico, one meal at a time by ISBN: 9780062864482Publication Date: 2018-09-11
Kevin Kwan
Spotlight: Kevin Kwan
"Before author Kevin Kwan moved to Texas from Singapore, he grew up in a wealthy neighborhood. He was used to seeing luxurious gated homes with fountains and security guards. Years later, Kwan turned his memories of Asia into a poem, "Singapore Bible Study," which he wrote for a college course. The poem detailed the luxurious lifestyle of the Singapore he knew, and it won him a local poetry award. In 2013 Kwan turned the poem into a best-selling trilogy of books, starting with Crazy Rich Asians. The film adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians was released in August of 2018." Read Kwan's full biography from Gale.
Online Event: A Conversation with "Crazy Rich Asians" Author Kevin Kwan
May 22, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The Library of Congress will present a conversation with Singaporean American novelist and changemaker Kevin Kwan, known for his satirical novels “Crazy Rich Asians,” “China Rich Girlfriend” and “Rich People Problems,” that seeks to introduce contemporary Asian culture to an American audience. This event will be livestreamed from both the Library of Congress' Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/libraryofcongress and the Library's YouTube site (with captions) at https://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryOfCongress.
Works by Kevin Kwan
Crazy Rich Asians
Overview: Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of the season. When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn’t know is that Nick’s family home happens to look like a palace, that she’ll ride in more private planes than cars, and that with one of Asia’s most eligible bachelors on her arm, Rachel might as well have a target on her back. Initiated into a world of dynastic splendor beyond imagination, Rachel meets Astrid, the It Girl of Singapore society; Eddie, whose family practically lives in the pages of the Hong Kong socialite magazines; and Eleanor, Nick’s formidable mother, a woman who has very strong feelings about who her son should-and should not-marry. Uproarious, addictive, and filled with jaw-dropping opulence, Crazy Rich Asians is an insider’s look at the Asian JetSet; a perfect depiction of the clash between old money and new money; between Overseas Chinese and Mainland Chinese; and a fabulous novel about what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich.
China Rich Girlfriend
"Kevin Kwan, ... author of Crazy Rich Asians, is back with a ... new novel of social climbing, secret e-mails, art-world scandal, lovesick billionaires, and the outrageous story of what happens when Rachel Chu, engaged to marry Asia’s most eligible bachelor, discovers her birthfather"-- Provided by publisher.
Rich People Problems
When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside--but he’s not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch’s massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park--a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore--Nicholas’s childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage. As her relatives fight over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by her ex-husband--a man hell bent on destroying Astrid’s reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to China’s second richest man, billionaire Jack Bing, still feels second best next to her new step-daughter, famous fashionista Colette Bing. A sweeping novel that takes us from the elegantly appointed mansions of Manila to the secluded private islands in the Sulu Sea, from a kidnapping at Hong Kong’s most elite private school to a surprise marriage proposal at an Indian palace, caught on camera by the telephoto lenses of paparazzi, Kevin Kwan’s hilarious, gloriously wicked new novel reveals the long-buried secrets of Asia’s most privileged families and their rich people problems.
Spotlight: Dr. Mae Jemison
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- On the basis of sex
Inspired by the powerful true story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On the Basis of Sex depicts a then-struggling attorney and new mother facing adversity in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a ground-breaking case, she knows the outcome could alter the courts' view of gender discrimination. Stronger together, Ruth teams up with her husband, Martin Ginsburg, to fight the case that catapults her into one of the most important public figures of our time. - RBG
"At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans - until now. RBG explores Ginsburg's life and career"--Container. - Our Constitution : a conversation.
United States Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer talk about the Constitution with high school students and discuss why we have and need a constitution, what federalism is, how implicit and explicit rights are defined and how separation of powers ensures that no one branch of government obtains too much power. - A conversation on the Constitution : judicial independence
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and Sandra Day O'Connor fielded questions in Washington Tuesday, May 16, 2006 from 50 high school students from the Philadelphia and Los Angeles areas. The students and justices discussed the significance of the judiciary and the ways that independence is protected by the Constitution. - Constitutional conversationModerated by Tim Russert, justices talk about the role and operations of the Supreme Court, the state of civics knowledge and education, and the evolution of democratic institutions and principles during periods of societal change. They also discuss constitutional interpretations, judicial precedents, federalism, and various issues before the court.
Conversations with RBG : Ruth Bader Ginsburg on life, love, liberty, and law by ISBN: 9781250235169Publication Date: 2019-11-05
The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Call Number: KF8745.G56 L44 2015ISBN: 9781107062467Publication Date: 2015-01-26
Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Call Number: KF8745.G56D44 2018ISBN: 9781400040483Publication Date: 2018-10-16
In Praise of Difficult Women by Call Number: CT3203 .K37 2018ISBN: 9781426217746Publication Date: 2018-02-27
Supreme Court Decisions and Women's Rights by Call Number: KF4758 .S87 2011ISBN: 9781608714063Publication Date: 2010-08-10
- RBGAt the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. Explore her unique and unknown personal journey of her rise to the nation's highest court.
- The Sturgeon QueensFour generations of a Jewish immigrant family create Russ and Daughters, a Lower East Side lox and herring emporium that survives and thrives. Produced to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the store, this documentary features an extensive interview with two of the original daughters for whom the store was named, now 100 and 92 years old, and interviews with prominent enthusiasts of the store including Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin, actor Maggie Gyllenhaal, chef Mario Batali and 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer.
- Advise & Dissent: Selecting Supreme Court justicesADVISE & DISSENT is the first documentary to go behind the lines and into the trenches of the judicial confirmation wars. The film tracks two opposing lobbyists and two lions of the Senate through several recent nominations, each of which inflames passions and provokes surprising conflicts and shifting alliances.
- Supreme Court Decisions That Changed The Nation SeriesThis series analyzes the controversial cases that shaped America's laws and history thus far.
- Arguing before the Supreme CourtA case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States is one of great significance. First, consider the history and evolution of the Supreme Court over the centuries. Then, using Citizens United v. FEC, gain insights into how political and ideological dynamics within the Court affect the cases brought before it.
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Pride at 50
Pride at 50: From Stonewall to Today
June 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of annual LGBTQ+ Pride traditions in the United States. The first Pride march was held in New York on June 28, 1970, on the first anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. More information about the start of the Pride marches in the U.S. is available from the Library of Congress, including this short 1970 documentary by Lilli Vincenz about the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade.