Morgan Freeman


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Morgan Freeman is a reluctant American treasure. Dignified and wry, humble yet confident, he's a journeyman actor who suddenly found himself an overnight success at 50, an age when many actors, especially those of colour, are forced into retirement for lack of opportunity. He has built a cinematic legacy in a diverse range of films, including his Academy Award-winning performance in Million Dollar Baby (2005), Street Smart (1987), Amistad (1997), Glory (1989), Unforgiven (1992), Se7en (1995), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and dozens more.




The Beauty of Success


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Tap into your authentic self in work and life, unlock your career potential and embrace your freedom to choose If you have ever thought about becoming an entrepreneur—or if you are an “intrapreneur” climbing the corporate ladder—this book is for you. The Beauty of Success is an ultra-modern blueprint for navigating the path to starting, growing and accelerating your career while sowing the seeds of self-awareness and self-reflection. You’ll discover how author and 3x founder, Kendra Bracken-Ferguson aligned her personal pillars of community, mentorship, education, and capital with her business goals to bring her vision for building a successful company to fruition. Through her story, and the stories of other entrepreneurs in the beauty industry, she shares helpful nuggets of wisdom and collective experience that will help you pursue an entrepreneurial career or follow your path to the top of your corporate sector. The Beauty of Success is your guide to discovering your own guiding pillars, finding what ignites your passion, recognizing your strengths, and safeguarding what makes you valuable. Find inspiration in the story of Kendra Bracken-Ferguson’s entrepreneurial success and the candid stories of other prominent visionaries and leaders Identify the values and pillars that guide your life and your career, and find ways to align with them every day Reconnect with your inner purpose and your passion, whether you are starting your own business or climbing to the top of the corporate world Transcend any barriers to open yourself to new paths and levels of success The Beauty of Success will help you find your own professional north star—the principle or principles that will serve as your compass as you navigate your professional journey. You will also learn to appreciate the strengths that have gotten you this far, and how to leverage them to get where you want to be. Unlock your own success, find freedom, and carpe diem!.




The Cinema Book


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The Cinema Book is widely recognised as the ultimate guide to cinema. Authoritative and comprehensive, the third edition has been extensively revised, updated and expanded in response to developments in cinema and cinema studies. Lavishly illustrated in colour, this edition features a wealth of exciting new sections and in-depth case studies. Sections address Hollywood and other World cinema histories, key genres in both fiction and non-fiction film, issues such as stars, technology and authorship, and major theoretical approaches to understanding film.




Morgan Freeman


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Just one look into Morgan Freeman's eyes and it is apparent that this is a man who has lived a full, sometimes hard, life. To better appreciate his achievements and successes, this book shows in equal measures the triumphs, struggles and failures he has overcome in his colourful life through an assortment of personal accounts and entertaining anecdotes.







America Behind The Color Line


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The readable companion, in the oral-history tradition of Studs Terkel, to the PBS documentary series, peeking behind the veil "that still, far too often, separates black America from white." Renowned scholar and New York Times bestselling author Gates delivers a stirring and authoritative companion to the major new PBS documentary America Behind the Color Line. The book includes thought-provoking essays from Colin Powell, Morgan Freeman, Russell Simmons, Vernon Jordan, Alicia Keys, Bernie Mac, and Quincy Jones.




The Mighty Gents


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THE STORY: Ten years before the time of the play The Mighty Gents had been a power in the streets of the Newark black ghetto--proud, feared and sure of the promise of the future. But now, at thirty, the glory years are gone, and the few Gents who st




The Little Book


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The Little Book is the Manifesto. Title: The Little Book comes from The Holy Bible itself (Revelation 10, and Isaiah 29). Good thing to know from The Little Book: The everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ is God's grace with good news of the sending of the Promised Messiah into the world to die for our sins. And the fulfillment of the Abraham's covenant and promises, which deal with God's political kingdom on earth as promised to his covenanted people, the House of Israel. By the Messenger of the Covenant, God will reveal his secrets, end of Church age, and beginning of the preaching of the political kingdom. (Deuteronomy 18: 15-20, Isaiah 11, 18, 29, 42,49,52, Ezekiel 37 to 48, Daniel 2, 7, 12, Malachi 3 &4, Matthew 11, 17, 24, Luke 1: 68-79, Luke 21: 24, Acts 1 & 3, Romans 11, Revelation 2: 26-29, Revelation 6: I-2, Revelation 10: 7-11, Revelation 14: 6, Revelation 19: 11-21).




Dark Designs and Visual Culture


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DIVA collection of writings from the ‘90s by the popular Black feminist scholar and journalist on film, art, and politics./div




Making Black Scientists


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Americans have access to some of the best science education in the world, but too often black students are excluded from these opportunities. This essential book by leading voices in the field of education reform offers an inspiring vision of how America’s universities can guide a new generation of African Americans to success in science. Educators, research scientists, and college administrators have all called for a new commitment to diversity in the sciences, but most universities struggle to truly support black students in these fields. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are different, though. Marybeth Gasman, widely celebrated as an education-reform visionary, and Thai-Huy Nguyen show that many HBCUs have proven adept at helping their students achieve in the sciences. There is a lot we can learn from these exemplary schools. Gasman and Nguyen explore ten innovative schools that have increased the number of black students studying science and improved those students’ performance. Educators on these campuses have a keen sense of their students’ backgrounds and circumstances, familiarity that helps their science departments avoid the high rates of attrition that plague departments elsewhere. The most effective science programs at HBCUs emphasize teaching when considering whom to hire and promote, encourage students to collaborate rather than compete, and offer more opportunities for black students to find role models among both professors and peers. Making Black Scientists reveals the secrets to these institutions’ striking successes and shows how other colleges and universities can follow their lead. The result is a bold new agenda for institutions that want to better serve African American students.