Best Young Black Actors - April 2024

Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It

Charlamagne Tha God - the self-proclaimed "Prince of Pissing People Off", cohost of Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, and "hip-hop's Howard Stern" - shares his unlikely success story as well as how embracing one's truths is a fundamental key to success and happiness. In his new book, Charlamagne Tha God presents his comic, often controversial, and always brutally honest insights on how living an authentic life is the quickest path to success. Beginning with his journey from the small town of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, to his headline grabbing interviews with celebrities like Justin Biebe... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06WWKYJLT
• ASIN: B06WWKYJLT
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio

Born with Teeth: A Memoir

Raised by unconventional Irish Catholics who knew "how to drink, how to dance, how to talk, and how to stir up the devil," Kate Mulgrew grew up with poetry and drama in her bones. But in her mother, a would-be artist burdened by the endless arrival of new babies, young Kate saw the consequences of a dream deferred. Determined to pursue her own no matter the cost, at 18 she left her small Midwestern town for New York, where, studying with the legendary Stella Adler, she learned the lesson that would define her as an actress: "Use it," Adler told her. Whatever disappointment, pain, or anger life... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00MEMMUBE
• ASIN: B00MEMMUBE
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

The Last Black Unicorn

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From stand-up comedian, actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author herself.Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany learned to survive by making people laugh. If she could do that, then her classmates would let her copy their homework, the other foster kids she lived with wouldn’t beat her up, and she might even get a boyfriend. Or at least she could make enou... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501181823
• ASIN: 1501181823
• ISBN: 1501181823
• Manufacturer: Gallery Books

We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary WorkNamed a Best Book of the Year by The RootChosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity Memoir“A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced.” — Lena Dunham, Lenny LetterIn the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman.One month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a Nati... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01ND1HP5I
• ASIN: B01ND1HP5I
• Brand: Dey Street Books
• Manufacturer: Dey Street Books

The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Tupac Shakur's most intimate and honest thoughts were uncovered only after his death with the instant classic The Rose That Grew from Concrete.His talent was unbounded -- a raw force that commanded attention and respect. His death was tragic -- a violent homage to the power of his voice. His legacy is indomitable -- as vibrant and alive today as it has ever been. For the first time in paperback, this collection of deeply personal poetry is a mirror into the legendary artist's enigmatic world and its many contradictions. Written in his own hand from the time he was nineteen, these seventy-two ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0671028456
• ASIN: 0671028456
• ISBN: 9780671028459
• Brand: MTV Books
• Manufacturer: MTV Books

Black Panther (2018)(Theatrical Version)

• ASIN: B079NT73VP
• ASIN: B079NT73VP

What I Know For Sure

As a creative force, student of the human heart and soul, and champion of living the life you want, Oprah Winfrey stands alone. Over the years, she has made history with a legendary talk show - the highest-rated program of its kind, launched her own television network, become the nation's only African-American billionaire, and been awarded both an honorary degree by Harvard University and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. From all her experiences, she has gleaned life lessons—which, for fourteen years, she's shared in O, The Oprah Magazine's widely popular "What I Know For Sure" column, a ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00J6UKBPE
• ASIN: B00J6UKBPE
• Brand: Flatiron Books
• Manufacturer: Flatiron Books

Around the Way Girl: A Memoir

From Taraji P. Henson, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe winner, and star of the award-winning film Hidden Figures, comes an inspiring and funny memoir—“a bona fide hit” (Essence)—about family, friends, the hustle required to make it in Hollywood, and the joy of living your own truth.With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including Katherine, the NASA mathematician, Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from Empire, Taraji P. Henson writes of her family, the one she was born into and the one she created. She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet w... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01CO34BOG
• ASIN: B01CO34BOG
• Brand: Atria / 37 INK
• Manufacturer: 37 Ink

Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel

WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for FICTION Finalist for the Kirkus Prize Finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal Publishers Weekly Top 10 of 2017  "The heart of Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing is story - the yearning for a narrative to help us understand ourselves, the pain of the gaps we'll never fill, the truths that are failed by words and must be translated through ritual and song...Ward's writing throbs with life, grief, and love, and this book is the kind that makes you ache to return to it." (Buzzfeed)  In Jesmyn Ward's first novel since her National Book Award-winning Salv... [Read More]

• ASIN: B072QC83QZ
• ASIN: B072QC83QZ
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio

Mundus Souvenirs I'd rather a young black actor read. quote by Idris Elba, laser engraved on wooden plaque - Size: 8"x10"

"I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I can act and that's it. Hopefully that's it." quote by Idris Elba Motivation and inspiration are what gets us out of bed every morning. To give you that drive and touch of magic that you need in your life, why not add some wise words to your home or office today. With the finest thoughts of the greatest minds laser engraved into premium quality beechwood, the words that move you will decorate beautifully your home for years. Perfect for remembering what life is all about. A suitable gi... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06XYP1WVN
• ASIN: B06XYP1WVN
• Brand: Mundus Souvenirs
• Size: Large - 8''x10''
• Manufacturer: Mundus Souvenirs

Robert Young: Wac X2 Feature (2 Discs)

Robert Young's low-key manner is powerfully effective in films like Three Comrades and Crossfire, but Young's fine talents are perhaps best served by films showcasing his affable ease - like these lighthearted Golden Era works. In Paradise for Three's tale of mistaken and hidden identities, Young is a flat-broke jobseeker whose jingle-contest entry wins him a stay at an Alpine ski resort. There, he's treated like royalty because the staff thinks he's a slumming millionaire. Young next is an illusionist who offers Miracles for Sale, a playful whodunit from director Tod Browning (Dracula, Freaks... [Read More]

• ASIN: B004LZPY4W
• UPC: 883316288375
• ASIN: B004LZPY4W
• Brand: Warner Manufacturing
• Manufacturer: MGM

Black Rain

• ASIN: B000I0GGSW
• ASIN: B000I0GGSW

The Art & Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince

For decades, serial entrepreneur James Prince presided over Rap-A-Lot Records, one of the first and most successful independent rap labels. In his memoir, he explains how he earned his reputation as one of the most respected men in Hip Hop. By staying true to his three principles of heart, loyalty, and commitment, and an unwavering faith in God, he has defeated many adversaries. Whether battling the systemic cycle of poverty, record label executives, boxing promoters, or corrupt DEA agents, Prince has always emerged victorious. Respect isn't given, it's earned. In recounting his compelling lif... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07CGWB3G5
• ASIN: B07CGWB3G5
• Manufacturer: N-The-Water Publishing

The Help

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film—a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who’s always taken orders quietly, but lately she’s unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She’s full of ambition... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0399155341
• ASIN: 0399155341
• ISBN: 9780399155345
• Brand: Amy Einhorn Books
• Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Brown Sugar

• ASIN: B071RFC61V
• ASIN: B071RFC61V
• Brand: Katz Broadcasting LLC
• Manufacturer: Katz Broadcasting LLC

Letters to a Young Artist : Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind

The author looks back on lessons from her 30 years of acting and teaching to help chart the path to success for a new generation of artists and performers. She shows how to combine artistic

• UPC: 4126679
• Rating: 5.0

Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors : 34 High-Quality Scenes for Kids and Teens

By the author of the best-selling Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors! Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors features 34 fun, instantly involving scenes written specifically for actors aged 8-16, and for the teachers, directors and acting

• UPC: 878024993

Acting for Young Actors : For Money Or Just for Fun

Do you know a teen that's been bitten by the acting bug? Here's just the book they need! Acting for Young Actors, aimed at teens and tweens, lets kids hone their skills and develop their

• UPC: 4405553

Teach Yourself Accents: North America : A Handbook for Young Actors and Speakers

TEACH YOURSELF ACCENTS--NORTH AMERICA: A HANDBOOK FOR YOUNG ACTORS AND

• UPC: 23734339

Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-Up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts- For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind

From “the most exciting individual in American theater” (Newsweek), here is Anna Deavere Smith’s brass-tacks advice to aspiring artists of all stripes. In the manner of Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, Deavere Smith mentors her

• UPC: 26049228
• Rating: 5.0

Letters to a Young Actor - eBook

The founder and director of the Yale Repertory Theater, as well as Harvard's American Repertory Theater, and a drama critic for more than thirty years, Robert Brustein is a living legend in theatrical circles. Letters

• UPC: 439685154

Winning Monologs for Young Actors : 65 Honest-To-Life Characteriation to Delight Young Actors and Audiences of All Ages

A collection of sixty-five monologues providing young performers with a variety of audition pieces reflecting situations both serious and

• UPC: 214078

Fantasy Monologues for Young Actors

Place of publication from publisher's

• UPC: 53356030

Millennium Monologs : 95 Contemporary Characterizations for Young Actors

This collection of contemporary monologues features familiar, well-established authors who voice traditional views on current issues and a host of new, contemporary authors who offer fresh, original insights on similar topics. The book is divided

• UPC: 26346460

Encore! More Winning Monologs for Young Actors : 63 More Honest-To-Life Monologs for Teenage Boys and Girls

A collection of monologs for use in junior high and high school drama

• UPC: 25656976