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The Rhythm of Resilience from the First African American Rockette
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Jennifer Jones
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The first African American Rockette charts her journey to one of the world's most celebrated dance troupes in this gripping memoir that, for the first time, goes behind the velvet curtains at Radio City's legendary holiday show.
“Smashing through glass windows and paving the way for others requires a special blend of bravery and perseverance. Being a pioneer involves breaking down stubborn barriers, challenging closed-minded people and navigating through instances of racism and prejudice. This journey often included facing ongoing resistance from individuals who were unwilling to embrace change. It’s believing in your dream—that you can be and do whatever it is that you love.”—Jennifer Jones
The Radio City Rockettes are as American as baseball, hot dogs, and the Fourth of July. Their legendary synchronized leg kicks, precise lines, and megawatt smiles have charmed audiences for a century. But there is a hidden side to this illustrious national institution. When the Rockettes began in 1925, Black people were not allowed to dance on stage with white people. However, during the Civil Rights Movement, dance history changed significantly when Black and white dancers were permitted to perform together, marking a moment of progress and inclusivity in the world of dance and entertainment. Even so, as late as the early 1980s, Rockette director Violet Holmes said having “one or two Black girls in the line would definitely distract.”
In 1987 the 63-year color barrier at Radio City was finally broken by one brave and tenacious woman. When she arrived, Jennifer Jones was met with pushback—a fierce resistance she details in this intimate and inspiring memoir. After overcoming seemingly impossible odds to join the line of The Rockettes, a PR director summoned the Black dancer to her hotel room and announced, “You’re old news, nobody cares about you, your story or anything about you. You're just lucky to be here.”
Those words would haunt this shy, insecure biracial woman, who had always felt like an outsider.
Like Gelsey Kirkland’s iconic Dancing on My Grave, Becoming Spectacular allows us to walk in Jones’ tap shoes—beautiful and glittering, yet painful and binding. Bringing into focus the wounded life of a trailblazer, this searing memoir is also a triumphant celebration of a spirit who refused to be counted out.
©2024 Jennifer Jones (P)2025 HarperCollins PublishersEditorial Review
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Dancing has always made her feel free, like she can do anything. But when Jennifer was a child, some people didn’t think that she had a future as a dancer because of the color of her skin. With the support of her family, especially her mother, she proved that anything is possible when you believe you belong. On the Line is a captivating true story about manifesting your dreams.
De: Jennifer Jones, y otros
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The Last Showman
- Words + Music, Vol. 41
- De: Usher, Gerrick Kennedy
- Narrado por: Usher
- Duración: 1 h y 12 m
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For the past 30 years, Usher has exhilarated audiences with stadium-sized anthems, innovative choreography, and dazzling charm that has made him a once-in-a-generation superstar. The Last Showman is an introspective look into the past, present, and future of a beloved global R&B icon. Usher opens up about the inspirations, heartache, and growth that fueled the creation of his record-breaking magnum opus, Confessions, while revisiting some of its most iconic tracks.
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love you Ursher
- De Amazon Customer en 02-06-25
De: Usher, y otros
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Ali in Me
- De: Mercury Studios, Treefort Media
- Narrado por: Lonnie Ali, John Ramsey
- Duración: 3 h y 31 m
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Muhammad Ali, never afraid to express himself loudly and boldly, stays true to form in Ali in Me, an eight-part audio series that explores his life and legacy, guided by his own words through never-before-heard audio recordings. Hosted by Muhammad’s widow, Lonnie Ali, and his close friend, award-winning broadcaster John Ramsey, Ali in Me goes beyond the boxing ring to delve deeply into the extraordinary life and lasting contributions The Champ made to individuals around the world.
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He went hard on everything, especially love
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 01-31-25
De: Mercury Studios, y otros
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Waste Wars
- The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash
- De: Alexander Clapp
- Narrado por: Greg Lockett
- Duración: 12 h y 46 m
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Dumps and landfills around the world are overflowing. Disputes about what to do with the millions of tons of garbage generated every day have given rise to waste wars waged almost everywhere you look. Some are border skirmishes. Others hustle trash across thousands of miles and multiple oceans. But no matter the scale, one thing is true about almost all of them: few people have any idea they're happening.
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Eye-opening studies of where our waste goes.
- De James Gerber en 03-27-25
De: Alexander Clapp
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Lovers Rock
- Seven Jamaican Love Stories
- De: Alexia Arthurs, Mateo Askaripour, Maisy Card, y otros
- Narrado por: Elle Cleviden, Roger Cross, Tamika Katon-Donegal, y otros
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
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Lovers Rock stars Jamaica: its language, its landscape, its vibe, its humor, its edge and its persistent, dogged beauty. These seven stories imagine strange, quirky, familiar and delicious encounters between people in search of romantic love in the twenty-first century. Featuring characters from of all walks of life, each story is connected by the unique vibe of Jamaican desire.
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I love the concept
- De K. A. en 02-26-25
De: Alexia Arthurs, y otros
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Lorne
- The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
- De: Susan Morrison
- Narrado por: Kristen DiMercurio, Susan Morrison
- Duración: 22 h y 50 m
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Over the fifty years that Lorne Michaels has been at the helm of Saturday Night Live, he has become a revered and inimitable presence in the entertainment world. He’s a tastemaker, a mogul, a withholding father figure, a genius spotter of talent, a shrewd businessman, a name-dropper, a raconteur, the inspiration for Dr. Evil, the winner of more than a hundred Emmys—and, essentially, a mystery. Generations of writers and performers have spent their lives trying to figure him out, by turns demonizing and lionizing him.
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Great read but several weird mispronunciations
- De Larry Carlat en 02-20-25
De: Susan Morrison
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The Starter Ex
- De: Mia Sosa
- Narrado por: Noah B. Perez, Miranda Jay
- Duración: 7 h y 59 m
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Meet Vanessa Cordero. A cynic with a colorful past. You see, in college, Vanessa devised a profitable side gig: For a reasonable fee, she’d date your latest crush...and make his life miserable. Too clingy? Check. Jealous? Check. A mother's worst nightmare? Check, check, check. By the time Vanessa was done with him, your guy would be ready for...YOU.
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Everything I needed
- De kayla en 01-31-24
De: Mia Sosa
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You Didn't Hear This from Me
- (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip
- De: Kelsey McKinney
- Narrado por: Kelsey McKinney
- Duración: 7 h y 14 m
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As the pandemic forced us to socialize at a distance, Kelsey McKinney was mourning the juicy updates and jaw-dropping stories she’d typically collect over drinks with friends—and from her hunger, the blockbuster Normal Gossip podcast was born. With listenership in the millions, Kelsey found herself thinking more critically about gossip as a form, and wanting to better understand the role it plays in our culture. In You Didn't Hear This From Me, McKinney explores the murkiness of everyday storytelling.
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Thought Provoking and Endlessly Entertaining
- De Marie en 04-03-25
De: Kelsey McKinney
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Nesting
- A Novel
- De: Roisín O'Donnell
- Narrado por: Louisa Harland
- Duración: 10 h y 12 m
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On a bright spring afternoon, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change everything. Grabbing an armful of clothes off the clothesline, she straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away. Head spinning, all she knows for certain is that home is no longer safe—and that this time, when she leaves, she must stay away. On the surface, she has a perfect life: her husband, Ryan, is a good provider, sometimes even kind and attentive, from a nice Irish family, and they have another baby on the way.
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Painful audio
- De Amazon Customer en 03-05-25
De: Roisín O'Donnell
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Cleavage
- Men, Women, and the Space Between Us
- De: Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman, Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
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What is the difference between men and women? Jennifer Finney Boylan, bestselling author of She’s Not There and co-author of Mad Honey with Jodi Picoult, examines the divisions—as well as the common ground—between the genders, and reflects on her own experiences, both difficult and joyful, as a transgender American.
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Someday there may be no gender
- De stacey a shapiro en 03-26-25
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Abolition
- Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1
- De: Angela Y. Davis
- Narrado por: Angela Y. Davis
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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For over fifty years, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for abolition and feminism and the fight against state violence and oppression. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings together an essential collection of Davis’s essays, and speeches over the years, showing how her thinking has sharpened and evolved even as she has remained uncompromising in her commitment to collective liberation.
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Laying a Foundation, Missing the Future
- De Unsatisfied en 01-10-25
De: Angela Y. Davis
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MOVE: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy
- De: Curtis Bryant, Kevin Arbouet
- Narrado por: Tariq Trotter
- Duración: 5 h y 19 m
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This searing audio documentary brings listeners deep inside the unforgettable story of MOVE, gaining unprecedented access to surviving MOVE members, elected officials from the era, eyewitnesses, and historians to create an indelible portrait of an American tragedy.
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Balanced Examination of History
- De James Peacock en 08-14-24
De: Curtis Bryant, y otros
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Hello, Friends!
- Stories of Dating, Destiny & Day Jobs
- De: Dulcé Sloan
- Narrado por: Dulcé Sloan
- Duración: 5 h y 33 m
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Welcome to a comedic trip through the life of one of the country’s most exciting comedians. Meet Dulcé Sloan, whose life has been an incredible journey filled with lessons and laughter. In addition to doing stand-up around the world, Dulcé is a trained actor, singer, and has been a correspondent on The Daily Show. Dulcé's first memoir is organized into essays from her life. From a childhood moving between cities, starting her own business selling toys at a Miami flea market, to being a Black kid in a predominately White school, she’s always used her masterful wit to challenge the status quo.
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Indomitable, phenomenal woman … but loud.
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 06-14-24
De: Dulcé Sloan