Category: African American Studies

Open Square Monthly: By Any Media Necessary

Open Square Monthly: By Any Media Necessary

Every month, NYU Press will post an excerpt from a title available on Open Square, our platform for publishing and reading open access eBooks. A browser-based reading platform, Open Square enables us… READ MORE

February eBook Deals

February eBook Deals

This February, NYU Press celebrates books on Black culture with a great selection of eBooks, on sale for just $1.99 from February 1 to 28! February eBook deals valid through… READ MORE

January eBook Deals

January eBook Deals

For Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 17 and Data Privacy Day on January 28, NYU Press presents January eBook deals to inform and educate readers on these important… READ MORE

Migrating Toward Black-Brown Solidarities

Migrating Toward Black-Brown Solidarities

—Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
In their new book South Central Dreams, Hondagneu-Sotelo and Manuel Pastor tell the story of Latinx immigrants in South Los Angeles.

Chocolate’s Bitter History

Chocolate’s Bitter History

—Jared Ross Hardesty
World Chocolate Day offers the opportunity to reflect on chocolate’s global history and how its past is still present today. And that past is much more sinister than a quaint, celebratory holiday suggests.

Loving Day During a Time of #BlackLivesMatter

Loving Day During a Time of #BlackLivesMatter

—Tanya Katerí Hernandez
Fifty-four years after the Loving v. Virginia decision, interracial marriage bans no longer exist, but White Supremacist violence and rhetoric still flourish.