May 14, 2009
The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) grants the C. Wright Mills award to one book annually that demonstrates dedication to a search for a sophisticated understanding of… READ MORE
February 4, 2009
NYU Congratulates Kyra Gaunt, author of The Games Black Girls Play: Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip Hop, for her selection as a 2009 TED Fellow. More info about… READ MORE
January 21, 2009
By Hasan Kwame Jeffries Author of Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt, forthcoming from NYU Press in June 2009 On Inauguration Day, the Southern Christian… READ MORE
January 6, 2009
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the publication of Still Lifting, Still Climbing: African American Women’s Contemporary Activism, edited by Kimberly Springer. Prof. Springer was kind enough to offer… READ MORE
November 6, 2008
By Hasan Kwame Jeffries, author of Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt, forthcoming from NYU Press in 2009. My wife and I were tired. We’re… READ MORE
November 3, 2008
Richard S. Newman, author of Freedom’s Prophet: Bishop Richard Allen, the AME Church, and the Black Founding Fathers, can be seen on C-SPAN’s BookTV through this link. Check it out… READ MORE