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Cane warriors / by Wheatle, Alex,1963-author.(CARDINAL)837938;

"Moa is fourteen. The only life he has ever known is toiling on the Frontier sugarcane plantation for endless hot days, fearing the vicious whips of the overseers. Then one night he learns of an uprising, led by the charismatic Tacky. Moa is to be a cane warrior, and fight for the freedom of all the enslaved people in the nearby plantations. But before they can escape, Moa and his friend Keverton must face their first great task: to kill their overseer, Misser Donaldson. Time is ticking as the day of the uprising approaches..."--Back cover.700L

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Slave rebellions; Plantations; Slavery; Sugarcane;

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Kemosha of the Caribbean / by Wheatle, Alex,1963-author.;

In 1668, fifteen-year-old Kemosha is sold by a slave owner to a tavern keeper in Port Royal, Jamaica-the ٢wickedest city on earth.٣ She soon flees from a brutal assault and finds herself in the company of a mysterious free Black man, Ravenhide, who teaches her the fine art of swordplay, introduces her to her soul mate, Isabella, and helps her win her freedom. Ravenhide is a privateer for the notorious Captain Morgan aboard his infamous ship, the Satisfaction. At Ravenhide's encouragement, Morgan invites Kemosha to join them on a pillaging voyage to Panama. As her swashbuckling legend grows, she realizes she has the chance to earn enough to buy the freedom of her loved ones-if she can escape with her life . . .HL610L

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Slavery; Siblings; Privateering; Swordplay; Voyages and travels; Pirates; Siblings.;

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Sufferah : the memoir of a Brixton reggae-head / by Wheatle, Alex,1963-author.(CARDINAL)837938;

Introduction / by Vanessa Walters -- Prologue -- Part I: You can't blame the youth -- Part II: Babylon system is the vampire -- Part III: If yuh have a paper, yuh must have a pen -- Afterword: Working my talent."Abandoned as a baby to the British foster care system, Alex Wheatle grew up without any knowledge of his Jamaican parentage or family history. Preoccupied with his own roots, Alex grew inexorably drawn to reggae music, which became his primary solace through years of physical and mental abuse in a childrens home. Although riven by loneliness and depression, Alex found joy and empathy among his reggae heroes: Dennis Brown, Bob Marley, Marcia Griffiths, the Mighty Diamonds, Sister Nancy, Gregory Isaacs, Barrington Levy, King Yellowman, and so many others. These were friends and mentors who understood the enormous challenges facing a young Black man gave purpose to despair, provided a sense of belonging when Alex had no one and who educated him in ways no school ever could. From the abuse he suffered in foster care, to the challenges he faced on the streets of South London as a young man and his eventual imprisonment for participating in the legendary 1981 Brixton uprising against racial injustice, reggae music always provided a lifeline to Alex. Alexs life story was portrayed in Oscar Award winning director Steve McQueens 2020 Small Axe. In Sufferah, he vividly tells his own story, putting the reader in his shoes through the many challenges of his younger years, answering the question: how on earth did he make it? By his example we are reminded that words can be our sustenance, and music can be our heartbeat"

Subjects: Autobiographies.; Wheatle, Alex, 1963-; Foster children; Abused children; Reggae music;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3

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Small axe [videorecording] / by Ackie, Naomi,actor.(CARDINAL)833456; Barry, Neal,actor.; Beadle, Gary,actor.; Best, Khali,1990-actor.; Bovell, Dennis,actor.; Boyega, John,actor.(CARDINAL)344952; Cole, Sheyi,actor.; Gee, Robbie,1970-actor.(CARDINAL)848943; Jules, Jonathan,actor.; Kirby, Malachi,1989-actor.; Lawrance, Tamara,1994-actor.; Lenkiewicz, Rebecca,screenwriter.; McQueen, Steve,1969-film director,screenwriter,film producer.(CARDINAL)680597; Newland, Courttia,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)419073; Okwok, Shaniqua,actor.; Parkes, Shaun,actor.; Richardson, Joy(Actor),actor.; Sandy, Kenyah,actor.; Siddons, Alastair,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)793153; St. Aubyn, Amarah-Jae,actor.; Toussaint, Steve,1965-actor.; Ward, Micheal,1995-actor.; Whyte, Sharlene,actor.; Wright, Letitia,1993-actor.(CARDINAL)357175; BBC Films,presenter.(CARDINAL)342864; BBC Studios,publisher.(CARDINAL)815832; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.(CARDINAL)143648; EMU Films (Firm),production company.; Lammas Park (Firm),production company.; Six Temple Productions,production company.; Turbine Studios,production company.;

Alex Wheatle: Sheyi Cole, Robbie Gee, Jonathan Jules, Elliot Edusah, Fumilayo Brown-Olateju, Ashley McGuire, Asad-Shareef Muhammad, Leah Walker, Johann Myers, Louis J. Rhone, Riley Burgin, Zaki9yyah Deen, Khali Best, Dexter Flanders, Xavien Russell, Cecilia Noble, Ross Cahil, Lennox TUitt, Shanelle Young.Education: Kenyah Sandy, Sharlene Whyte, Tamara Lawrance, Daniel Francis, Josette SImon, Ryan Masher, Naomi Ackie, Jairaj Varsani, Aiyana Goodfellow, Tabitha Byron, Jo Martin.Lovers rock: Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, Shaniqua Okwok, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Ellis George, Francis Lovehall, Daniel Francis-Swaby, Alexander James-Blake, Kadeem Ramsay, Romario Simpson, Jermaine Freeman, Marcus Fraser, Saffron Coomber, Frankie Fox, Dennis Bovell.Mangrove: Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Shaun Parkes, Rochenda Sandall, Alex Jennings, Jack Lowden, Gary Beadle, Darren Braithwaite, Richie Campbell.Red, white and blue: John Boyega, Steve Toussaint, Joy Richardson, Antonia Thomas, Seroca Davis, Liam Garrigan, Tyrone Huntley, Nadine Marshall, Conor Lowson, Calum Callaghan, Nathan Vidal, Mark Stanley, Assad Zaman.Alex Wheatle: The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, who spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and was jailed after the Brixton uprising of 1981.Education: When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing many black children from receiving the education they deserve.Five original films, set between 1969 and 1982, celebrate the courage and solidarity of London's West Indian community. From a group of activists taking on a seemingly hopeless battle against police persecution, to a teenager experiencing a blues party full of dance, danger and romance, they're a powerful reminder of how brave individuals can spark change.Lovers rock: Tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, and to the black youth who found freedom and love in its sound at London house parties, at a time when they were unwelcome in white nightclubs.Mangrove: The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London's Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during the 1970s and a consequent trial.Red, White and blue: After seeing his father assaulted by police officers, a young black man is driven to join the force, with hopes of changing racist attitudes from within. He soon finds himself facing both his father's disapproval and racism in the ranks.Rating: TV-MA.Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).DVD-R; NTSC; region1; 16:9 presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Anthology films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Television mini-series.; Wheatle, Alex, 1963-; Immigrants; Police; Racism; Social stratification; West Indians;

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Small axe [videorecording] : five films by Steve McQueen / by Ackie, Naomi,actor.(CARDINAL)833456; Beadle, Gary,actor.; Best, Khali,actor.; Bovell, Dennis,actor.; Boyega, John,actor.(CARDINAL)344952; Clark, Ashley,writer of supplementary textual content.; Cole, Sheyi,actor.; Gee, Robbie,1970-actor.(CARDINAL)848943; Jules, Jonathan,actor.; Kirby, Malachi,1989-actor.; Lawrance, Tamara,1994-actor.; Lenkiewicz, Rebecca,screenwriter.; McQueen, Steve,1969-film director,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)680597; Newland, Courttia,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)419073; Okwok, Shaniqua,actor.; Parkes, Shaun,actor.; Richardson, Joy(Actor),actor.; Sandy, Kenyah,actor.; Siddons, Alastair,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)793153; St. Aubyn, Amarah-Jae,actor.; Toussaint, Steve,1965-actor.; Ward, Micheal,1995-actor.; Whyte, Sharlene,actor.; Wright, Letitia,1993-actor.(CARDINAL)357175; BBC Films,presenter.(CARDINAL)342864; BBC Studios,publisher,presenter.(CARDINAL)815832; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.(CARDINAL)143648; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)348269; EMU Films (Firm),production company.; Lammas Park (Firm),production company.; Six Temple Productions,production company.; Turbine Studios,production company.;

Alex Wheatle: Sheyi Cole, Robbie Gee, Jonathan Jules, Elliot Edusah, Fumilayo Brown-Olatej, Ashley McGuire, Asad-Shareef Muhammad, Leah Walker, Johann Myers, Louis J. Rhone, Riley Burgin, Zakiyyah Deen, Khali Best, Dexter Flanders, Cecilia Noble, Ross Cahill, Lennox Tuitt, Shanelle Young.Education: Kenyah Sandy, Sharlene Whyte, Tamara Lawrance, Daniel Francis, Josette SImon, Ryan Masher, Naomi Ackie, Aiyana Goodfellow, Tabitha Byron, Jo Martin.Lovers rock: Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, Shaniqua Okwok, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Ellis George, Francis Lovehall, Daniel Francis-Swaby, Alexander James-Blake, Kadeem Ramsay, Romario Simpson, Jermaine Freeman, Marcus Fraser, Saffron Coomber, Frankie Fox, Dennis Bovell.Mangrove: Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Shaun Parkes, Rochenda Sandall, Alex Jennings, Jack Lowden, Gary Beadle, Darren Braithwaite, Richie Campbell.Red, white and blue: John Boyega, Steve Toussaint, Joy Richardson, Antonia Thomas, Seroca Davis, Liam Garrigan, Tyrone Huntley, Nadine Marshall, Calum Callaghan, Mark Stanley, Assad Zaman.Alex Wheatle: The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, who spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and was jailed after the Brixton uprising of 1981.Education: When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing many black children from receiving the education they deserve.Five original films, set between 1969 and 1982, celebrate the courage and solidarity of London's West Indian community. From a group of activists taking on a seemingly hopeless battle against police persecution, to a teenager experiencing a blues party full of dance, danger and romance, they're a powerful reminder of how brave individuals can spark change.Lovers rock: Tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, and to the black youth who found freedom and love in its sound at London house parties, at a time when they were unwelcome in white nightclubs.Mangrove: The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London's Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during the 1970s and a consequent trial.Red, White and blue: After seeing his father assaulted by police officers, a young black man is driven to join the force, with hopes of changing racist attitudes from within. He soon finds himself facing both his father's disapproval and racism in the ranks.Rating: TV-MA.Blu-ray; region A; wide screen; 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio; requires Blu-ray player.

Subjects: Anthology films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Wheatle, Alex, 1963-; Black people; Immigrants; Police; Racism; Social stratification; West Indians;

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