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1) Zootopia
Series
Language
English
Description
Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprising habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it's a melting pot where animals from every environment live together. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn't so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking,...
2) The cured
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
What happens when the undead return to life? In a world ravaged by a virus that turns the infected into zombies, a cure is found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the survivors back into society begins. Among the formerly afflicted is Senan, a young man haunted by the horrific acts he committed while infected. He attempts to restart his life, but is society ready to forgive him and those like him? Or will fear and prejudice once again tear...
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Ira befriends Oscar, a young Mexican she meets when her father hires migrant workers to help in his beet fields. Their friendship is tested by local prejudice and hostility against the migrants, teaching Ira to be a true friend and to stand up for her beliefs. Includes four questions for family discussion.
6) Diamond Head
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The bigoted head of an agricultural dynasty in Hawaii condemns his sister's engagement to a native man while carrying on his own affair with a Hawaiian woman.
8) The insult
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Arabic
Description
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A vicious hate crime at an elite New England college thrusts the new dean of students into the investigation. When charged with maintaining order on campus, she is forced to examine her own feelings about race. Based on the critically acclaimed play, a compelling movie that examines the emotional fallout of prejudice within the cloistered walls of academia.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Murphy's romance: In an endearing comic love story, a gutsy divorced mother eager to make it as a horse trainer on a small desert ranch is courted by the town's most eligible widower and her ne'er-do-well ex-husband. Places in the heart: It's the 1930's in Waxahachie, Texas. Against this Depression-torn background unforgettable characters meet and collide. Its emotionally gripping story centers around Edna Spalding (Sally Fields) and her unending...
13) Words by heart
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A drama focused on the hardships endured by a black family living in the Midwest in the 20th century. With social progress still decades away, the family experiences open prejudice nearly everywhere they turn.
14) Billy Jack
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"The martial arts fury that defined a generation is back ... . 'Half-breed' Billy Jack, an ex-Green Beret, is driven to action when a desert school is victimized by thugs. Using his fists and his feet, he unleashes justice in a fast-kicking frenzy"--Container.
Series
Criterion collection volume 198
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Lonely widow Emmi Kurowski meets Arab worker Ali in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love--to their own surprise, and to the shock of family, colleagues, and drinking buddies. An emotional power that reflects the ethnic tensions within German society.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"On Black Friday 2012, four African-American teenagers stopped at a gas station to buy gum and cigarettes. One of them, Jordan Davis, argued with Michael Dunn, a white man parked beside them, over the volume of music playing in their car. The altercation turned to tragedy when Dunn fired 10 bullets at the unarmed boys, killing Davis almost instantly. 3 1/2 minutes, ten bullets explores the danger and subjectivity of Florida's Stand Your Ground self-defense...
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