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• Just Another Girl on the I.R.T

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  SUMMARY "A spirited Brooklyn teenager copes with life in the projects, sustained by her fierce desire to go to college and become a doctor. Just Another Girl On The I.R.T is a sharp, sassy blend of comedy and drama in the tradition of Spike Lee,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hate U Give

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  SUMMARY "Starr Carter navigates the perilous waters between her poor, black neighborhood and her prestigious, mainly white private school. This all changes when she finds herself in the middle of racial activism after her best friend is shot by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Girlhood

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  SUMMARY "Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects and the "boys' law" in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her style, drops out of school…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jinn

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  SUMMARY "Summer (Zoe Renee) is a 17-year old girl who reevaluates her identity when her mother (Simone Missick) converts to Islam. Summer is particularly drawn to its teachings around the "JINN," supernatural beings who occupy a parallel world. When…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pariah

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  SUMMARY "Alike is a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents and younger sister in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. She has a flair for poetry, and is a good student at her local high school. Alike is quietly but firmly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Akeelah and the Bee

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  "Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fits

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  "While training at the gym, 11-year-old tomboy Toni becomes entranced with a dance troupe. As she struggles to fit in she finds herself caught up in danger as the group begins to suffer from fainting spells and other violent seizures." - publisher

• On the Come Up

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  "Brianna Jackson is a sixteen-year-old gifted rapper who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift her family and do right by the legacy of her father a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crooklyn

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  "Occurring in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, during the summer of 1973, the film primarily centers on a young girl named Troy Carmichael and her family. Throughout the film, Troy learns life lessons through her rowdy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alma's Rainbow

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  "Alma's Rainbow is a coming-of-age comedy-drama about three Black women living in Brooklyn. Ayoka Chenzira's feature film explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold (Victoria Gabrielle Platt) who is entering womanhood and navigating conversations…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beasts of the Southern Wild

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  "Hushpuppy is a six-year-old living in an isolated bayou community. When her father Wink becomes ill, she sets off for the outside world in an attempt to help him. The journey to save her father is delayed by a 'busted' universe that reverses…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• East 38th Street Zine Collection | Indianapolis Public Library

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  At the East 38th Street Branch, you can check out zines by local and BIPOC creators. Zines are self-published or small run publications of stories, pictures