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Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Tyler Perry's new musical stage play starring the infamous Mabel Simmons or 'Madea' as her fans know her. When a judge orders Madea to do 20 hours of community service at a local retirement home, the residents and staff are not ready for Madea's brand of 'the truth'. All's well that ends well when Madea helps the residents of Easy Rest Retirement Home realize the importance of family, love and forgiveness.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It's definitely a 'singles thing' when six upwardly-mobile African-Americans; a smart feminist, her endearing cousin, a superficial diva, and sharp-tongued lawyer, a macho stockbroker, and a naïve handyman allow viewers to come into their Brooklyn brownstone and eavesdrop on their lives, loves and attitudes.
10) Soul food
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Sunday dinner at Mother Joe's is a mouth-watering, 40-year tradition. As seen through the eyes of her grandson Ahmad, love and laughs are always on the menu, despite the usual rivalries simmering between his mom Maxine and her sisters Teri and Bird. But when serious bickering starts to tear the family apart, the good times suddenly stop. Now it's up to Ahmad to get everyone back together and teach them the true meaning of soul food.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Laugh and cry along with some of writer-director Tyler Perry's greatest characters, including hilarious Hattie, uproarious Aunt Bam, and Perry himself as lively matriarch Madea. Spanning over a decade of Perry's stage productions, these nineteen plays bring together his singular and heartfelt stories of love, pain, and joy in one unforgettable collection.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It is centered around Latrice Monroe, a therapist who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime, high-profile, psychiatrist, boyfriend/business partner. She movies into a predominately African-American and psychologically ignored neighborhood and navigates her practice, he relationships, and her sanity with the town's biggest personalities Davis, Jeanette, and Theona. Her private practice is located in a vacant, street-front office space...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It's definitely a 'singles thing' when six upwardly-mobile African-Americans; a smart feminist, her endearing cousin, a superficial diva, and sharp-tongued lawyer, a macho stockbroker, and a naïve handyman allow viewers to come into their Brooklyn brownstone and eavesdrop on their lives, loves and attitudes.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In the final season of the series, Overton and Synclaire enjoy their honeymoon and start their lives together. Though Kyle and Max go their separate ways after Kyle accepts a job in London, and Max begins to date, they might eventually reunite. Plus, an old flame returns to court Khadijah and Regine finds love as these very different women finally say goodbye to Living Single.
15) Phat girlz
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A sassy plus-sized fashion designer is tired of taking no for an answer in life and love. When she designs a line for large women, she can't get funding for it. Will a trip to a resort help her find her money...and a man?
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"When Viola learns that her next asthma attack is likely to kill her, she sets out to fix her fractured family before she sets foot anywhere near the grave. Proudly choosing to keep her health issues a secret, she contends with sibling rivalry, teen pregnancy, and prescription drug addiction; and that's just one of her four kids." -- Container.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It's definitely a 'singles thing' when six upwardly-mobile African-Americans; a smart feminist, her endearing cousin, a superficial diva, and sharp-tongued lawyer, a macho stockbroker, and a naïve handyman allow viewers to come into their Brooklyn brownstone and eavesdrop on their lives, loves and attitudes.
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Join the friends as they struggle with the weighty issues of life, men, love, money, and more men. While they search for happiness in all its elusive forms, the friends rely upon each other for support, reality checks, advice, and laughter. Includes interviews and 21 smart and sexy episodes, plus behind-the-scenes special features.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A vibrant world where friends and strangers dream, fear, cry, love, and laugh out loud in an attempt to find their true selves. Adapted by writer/director Tyler Perry from Ntozake Shange's acclaimed choreopoem, this gripping film paints an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a woman of color in the modern world.
20) The Color purple
Language
English
Description
An uneducated woman living in the rural American south who was raped by her father, deprived of the children she bore him and forced to marry a brutal man she calls "Mister" is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth and the strength to forgive.
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