African American Studies is a cornerstone of the University of Illinois Press. While we honor Black history all year, this month we’re celebrating with some of our favorite and forthcoming […]
2026 Black History Month
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2026 Martin Luther King, Jr Day: A Civil Rights Reading List
King: A Biography, Third Edition David Levering Lewis Acclaimed by leading historians and critics when it appeared shortly after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this foundational biography […]
Q&A with the editors of QUEER, WOMEN OF COLOR, & CRITICAL APPROACHES TO FEMINIST MENTORSHIP & PEDAGOGY
Leandra H. Hernández, Stevie M. Munz, and Jessica Pauly, editors of Queer, Women of Color, and Critical Approaches to Feminist Mentorship and Pedagogy, answer questions about their new book. Q: […]
Free E-book Giveaway: ROOTS OF THE BLACK CHICAGO RENAISSANCE
August’s free e-book is here! Check out Roots of the Black Chicago Renaissance: New Negro Writers, Artists, and Intellectuals, 1893-1930 edited by Richard A. Courage and Christopher Robert Reed before […]
2025 Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States that is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery. The holiday’s name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of the words “June” […]
2025 African American Music Appreciation Month Reading List
Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. Let’s dig in with […]
Free E-book Giveaway: WELCOME 2 HOUSTON
June’s free e-book is here! Check out Welcome 2 Houston: Hip Hop Heritage in Hustle Town by Langston Collin Wilkins before the month is over! Langston Collin Wilkins returns to […]
Q&A with the author of THE RESOUNDING REVOLUTION
Stephen Stacks, author of The Resounding Revolution: Freedom Song after 1968, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I have been involved […]
AAIHS 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 African American Intellectual History Society conference! Visit our website and use promo code AAIHS25 for 50% off of all African American studies […]
Free E-book Giveaway: AIN’T I AN ANTHROPOLOGIST
March’s free e-book is here! Check out Ain’t I an Anthropologist: Zora Neale Hurston Beyond the Literary Icon by Jennifer L. Freeman Marshall before the month is over! Iconic as […]
2025 Black History Month
African American Studies is a cornerstone of the University of Illinois Press. While we honor Black history all year, this month we’re celebrating with some of our favorite and forthcoming […]
Free E-book Giveaway: A MATTER OF MORAL JUSTICE
February’s free e-book is here! Check out A Matter of Moral Justice: Black Women Laundry Workers and the Fight for Justice by Jenny Carson before the month is over! Like […]