By Andrea S. Boyles, author of Race, Place, and Suburban Policing On February 10, 2016, eighteen months following the shooting death of Michael Brown, Jr., the Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to sue …
Read More >We’re kicking off a recurring series of posts today which highlight UC Press books of note that have been featured recently in the media. Since we continually strive to publish works that will be relevant for …
Read More >(pictured above: a view of our office’s Editorial Dept. area) Spring 2016’s new release review galleys and advance copies are beginning to hit our desks here at UC Press HQ in beautiful Oakland, …
Read More >This guest post comes from Clif Stratton, author of Education for Empire While researching Education for Empire, it became abundantly clear to me that in the early twentieth century, many African Americans who …
Read More >We have all been shocked by the unfolding tragedy in Flint, MI, as an entire city and thousands of children have been exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water. …
Read More >by Clif Stratton This guest post is part of a series published in conjunction with the meeting of the American Historical Association in Atlanta. UC Press authors share insight into their research and stories that reflect …
Read More >by Darra Goldstein October is National Cookbook Month! Come back for a new recipe each Friday, and click here to save 30% on some of our award-winning cookbooks. Adzhika is Georgia’s lively answer to salsa. …
Read More >by Clif Stratton This guest post is part of a series published in conjunction with the meeting of the American Studies Association in Toronto. UC Press authors share insight into their research and stories that reflect …
Read More >Legendary activist and advocate for social change Grace Lee Boggs passed away on Monday at the age of 100. UC Press published The Next American Revolution in 2011. Her editor, Niels Hooper, shares what it was …
Read More >If you’re interested in learning more after this year’s Banned Books Week festivities, here are some suggestions to deepen the conversation about freedom of speech and the censorship of literature and other …
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