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June 14, 2018 (June 12, 2018)

Roger Biles on C-SPAN2 Book TV at Printers Row Lit Fest

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Last weekend, Chicago hosted one of the largest literary events in the Midwest: Printers Row Lit Festival. The festival is a reader’s dream featuring a wealth of author panels, and […]

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May 30, 2018 (July 24, 2018)

Authors on Issues: Courtney Baker on Childish Gambino’s “This is America”

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The following is a guest post from Courtney R. Baker, the author of Humane Insight: Looking at Images of African-American Suffering and Death. ? When I first published my book […]

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May 21, 2018

Q&A with Naomi André, author of “Black Opera: History, Power, and Engagement”

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Naomi André is an associate professor in the departments of African and Afroamerican Studies and Women’s Studies and the associate director in the Residential College at the University of Michigan. She […]

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April 23, 2018 (April 25, 2018)

Authors on Issues: Stefan M. Bradley on the 1968 Columbia University Student Rebellion

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The following is a guest post from Stefan M. Bradley, the author of Harlem vs. Columbia University: Black Student Power in the Late 1960s. “Racist Gym Must Go!”: Remembering the […]

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April 16, 2018

Beyond Respectability awarded OAH Merle Curti Intellectual History Award

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We are pleased to announce that Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women by Brittney C. Cooper has won the Organization of American Historians Merle Curti Intellectual History Award. […]

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April 11, 2018 (April 12, 2018)

OAH 2018 Conference Roundup

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Are you headed to the 2018 Organization of American Historians conference in Sacramento? We are! Stop by our booth during the OAH Opening Reception Thursday, April 12, 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. to meet our […]

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April 9, 2018

Q&A with Joseph Vogel, author of “James Baldwin and the 1980s”

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Joseph Vogel is an assistant professor of English at Merrimack College. He is the author of Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson. He recently answered some […]

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March 13, 2018

Authors on Issues: Jane Rhodes on “Black Panther” Mania

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The following is a guest post from Jane Rhodes, the author of Framing the Black Panthers: The Spectacular Rise of a Black Power Icon.  The Revolution has come. . . […]

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February 26, 2018

Announcing a New Series: Black Internationalism

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The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce our new series, Black Internationalism, edited by Keisha N. Blain and Dr. Quito Swan. Dawn Durante, a senior acquisition editor at the […]

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February 22, 2018 (February 12, 2018)

#ReadingBlackout: Essential books on Black History and Politics

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This black history month, UIP is joining the #ReadingBlackout challenge and we want you to too! The Reading Blackout challenge was created by YouTuber Denise D. Cooper and it’s a […]

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February 15, 2018 (February 12, 2018)

#ReadingBlackout: 4 Great Books on Black Music

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This black history month, UIP is joining the #ReadingBlackout challenge and we want you to too! The Reading Blackout challenge was created by YouTuber Denise D. Cooper and it’s a […]

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February 8, 2018 (March 4, 2022)

5 More Books for your #ReadingBlackout List

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This black history month, UIP is joining the #ReadingBlackout challenge and we want you to too! The Reading Blackout challenge was created by YouTuber Denise D. Cooper and it’s a […]

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