This week, President Biden signed a bill to make Juneteenth an official federal holiday. The date commemorates the anniversary of Union army general Gordon Granger’s arrival in Texas to proclaim the end …
Read More >A veteran of both Broadway and the protest line, Nobuko Miyamoto is an iconic Asian American artist and activist. Growing up in the 1940s as a third-generation Japanese American “without a song …
Read More >by Ken-Hou Lin, Celeste Curington, and Jennifer Lundquist, authors of The Dating Divide: Race and Desire in the Era of Online Romance Dating apps and websites have become the most popular way …
Read More >Prolific and prestigious sociologist Aldon Morrison explains how social justice movements succeed—from Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter.
Read More >Looking for more video content for your courses? We’ve rounded-up some recent recorded events, short lectures, and Q&As with our authors to integrate into your lesson plans. The featured books cover a …
Read More >by Jennifer Randles, author of Essential Dads: The Inequalities and Politics of Fathering Only if I’m dead or in jail. These were the reasons the fathers I talked to said they would …
Read More >by Patricia S. Parker, author of Ella Baker’s Catalytic Leadership: A Primer on Community Engagement and Communication for Social Justice When former Vice-President Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination as President …
Read More >by Maurice Rafael Magaña, author of Cartographies of Youth Resistance: Hip-Hop, Punk, and Urban Autonomy in Mexico Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and global stay-at-home orders, 2020 has been a year of historic …
Read More >In support of the #ScholarStrike for racial justice, UC Press is featuring titles that highlight the long history of protest, and the following list provides context for the continued struggle for racial …
Read More >By Adia Harvey Wingfield, author of Flatlining: Race, Work, and Health Care in the New Economy At this point, it is safe to say that the coronavirus has laid bare foundational inequalities …
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