Karyn Parsons

"The story of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor, who created the first automatic three-way traffic signal system"--

"In the Jim Crow South, twelve-year-old Ella spends her days fishing and running around the small town of Alcolu, South Carolina, with her cousins, Henry and Myrna. But life is not always so sunny for Ella, who gets bullied for her lighter skin tone and whose mother is away pursuing a jazz singer career up north in Boston. So Ella is ecstatic when her mother invites her to visit for Christmas. She doesn't expect to uncover new truths about her mother,...

When Leon and his producer lose their radio show because of Leon's X-rated on-air comments, he figures things can't get worse. But then he gets a letter from a former flame promising him a lifetime of wealth and happiness. Now all he has to do is figure out which one of his "Sweet Things" wrote the letter.

Kindergarten cop: A veteran detective is forced to go undercover as a kindergarten teacher in order to trap an elusive criminal. Problem child: A good-natured man and his social-climbing wife adopt a seven-year-old boy to brighten their lives. But Junior soon turns ordinary events into comic nightmares. Kicking & screaming: Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer...