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I Disappeared Them

A serial killer’s desire to protect children fuels a parallel drive to murder other sadistic men in this immersive and literary psychological thriller

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Kemosha of the Caribbean

In 1668, a young Jamaican girl, Kemosha, secures her freedom from enslavement and finds her true self while sailing to Panama with the legendary Captain Morgan.

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After the death of a police officer, assassin Kahllah (aka the Black Lotus) is forced out of retirement in an attempt to clear her name while outrunning a mysterious enemy.
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Virgin Islands Noir — A Small Place Edgewood (Atlanta, GA)

9/17/26, 6:30pm

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9/17/26, 7:00pm

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The Vision Through My Lens: My Life in Basketball and Beyond

Making Music: Conversations with Record Producers

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Featured: Black Interest

Tender Headed

Tender Headed, selected by Camille Rankine as a winner of the 2022 National Poetry Series, is a musical and formally playful meditation on Black identity and masculinity

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Boom Chicago Presents the 30 Most Important Years in Dutch History

An exciting history of the improv group you’ve never heard of that changed comedy in America—this is the story of Boom Chicago in Amsterdam as told by its founders and most famous alumni! Featuring a foreword by Seth Meyers and a backword by Jordan Peele.

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