Black History Month offers not only the occasion to consider the innumerable episodes in which Black figures and communities have shaped the story of America, but it also asks us to invert …
Read More >Black History Month offers not only the occasion to consider the innumerable episodes in which Black figures and communities have shaped the story of America, but it also asks us to invert …
Read More >“I’ve always been interested as a sociologist and a researcher in trying to better understand how issues related to race, gender, and inequality persist in professional workplaces.” — Adia Harvey Wingfield, …
Read More >On Feb. 26, 2012, just three weeks after his 17th birthday, Trayvon Martin was murdered. Today would have been his 24th birthday. The killing of Trayvon triggered a series of protests and inspired the …
Read More >By Patricia Hills, author of Painting Harlem Modern: The Art of Jacob Lawrence The beginnings of my serious study of Jacob Lawrence came in 1974, when I saw the exhibition of his …
Read More >“A timely focus on the importance of black workers in the making of America.” Leslie M. Harris, author of In the Shadow of Slavery “Profound, inspiring, and sobering.” Robin D. G. Kelley, …
Read More >UC Press is honored to announce that four of our publications have been nominated by the Association of American Publishers for the 2019 PROSE Awards in their respective academic subject areas. Starting …
Read More >To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy, we share an adapted excerpt from the new book King and the Other America: The Poor People’s Campaign and the Quest for Economic …
Read More >We are pleased to announce that seven of our titles have been awarded Outstanding Academic Title for 2018 by CHOICE! Awarded annually in January, the designation is given to approximately 10% of …
Read More >This Spring author Maxine Gordon continues her extensive tour of speaking engagements and presentations around the release of Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon, the highly-acclaimed official biography of her late …
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