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Wyclef Jean
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Purpose is Wyclef Jean's powerful story of a life rooted in struggle, soul-searching, art, and survival.
In his own voice the multi-platinum musician and producer shares everything, from his childhood in Haiti to his rise to the top of the American music scene. For the first time ever, Wyclef reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the Fugees, including his partnership with Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, the details of their award-winning album The...
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
1804: the hidden history of Haiti is a documentary film about the untold history of the Haitian Revolution. Produced by the creator of the best-selling Hidden Colors film series, 1804 goes in-depth about the four principal players who were instrumental in Haiti's independence: Makandal, Dutty Boukman, Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines. This documentary gives a compelling look into the strategies, the motivation and the mindset that led...
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Wyclef decided to follow up his 1997 debut album nearly ten years later with this equally promising alternative rap and R&B effort. He also collaborated with a diverse group of artists ranging from Paul Simon and Shakira to Akon and System of a Down.
"...appetite for stylistic gumbo."--Spin
"**** out of four...often-exuberant blend of politics and eclectic musical styles..."--USA Today
"He's aiming for one world, rocking to his thick, improbable...
Pub. Date
2015
Description
A volatile, ravaged community wages war against a corrupt government to protect their land from being destroyed by excessive oil drilling and spills. To seek justice a rebel organization kidnaps an American oil executive and demands that his corporation end the destruction. Tensions quickly rise that turn a hostage situation into an all out explosive attack.
6) Dirty
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
A gang member-turned-cop is forced to choose between his conscience and his loyalty. Recruited into an undercover, anti-gang unit of the LAPD, Amrmado Sancho brings his street smarts onto the force that he has sworn to protect. With his partner Salim Adel, the two patrol LA's streets with force.
7) Life
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
In 1930's Harlem two men are framed for murder, what ensues is a comical look at their lives together in prison over the next sixty years.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
The story of the American civil rights movement through its music, the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and more, as they fought for justice and equality. Includes new performances of the freedom songs by top artists, archival footage, and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders. Freedom songs evolved from slave chants, from the labor movement, and even from the black church.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Devil's tomb: Captain Mack (Cuba Gooding Jr.) "battles for mankind's survival in this action-packed, apocalyptic horror thriller. When the scientist (Ron Perlman) leading a top-secret Middle Eastern archeological site goes missing, an elite military unit is sent on a search and rescue mission. Descending deep below civilization, Captain Mack and his team soon find themselves face-to-face with an ancient evil. An evil that may not be of this world"--Distributor's...
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