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August 20, 2020

Video: Bruce D. Haynes on “What Makes Harlem Special?”

“Bruce D. Haynes’s story is a classic American tale—which combines the big themes of history with the gritty reality of a single family’s extraordinary story.” ~Jeffrey Toobin, staff writer at The New Yorker and senior legal analyst at CNN...

June 19, 2020

Celebrate the Contributions of Black Americans to History and Culture

The New Press Takeover

Today, on Juneteenth, our friends at Columbia University Press have graciously shared their platforms to highlight books published by The New Press that speak to our present moment. Juneteenth is of course the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end...

May 28, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Worlds of Journalism, Think Public, and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Worlds of Journalism Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe Edited by Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, and Arnold S. de Beer Think in Public A Public Books Reader Edited by Sharon...

November 14, 2018

#TurnItUp Neighborhoods: New York, Brooklyn, and Harlem’s People, Places, and History

Think university presses only publish monographs and textbooks? Think again. University presses can play a critical role in publishing books about the cities and regions in which we reside. In light of #TurnItUp Neighborhood, today’s post features excerpts from some...

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Tag: Syma Solovitch

Video: Bruce D. Haynes on “What Makes Harlem Special?”

Celebrate the Contributions of Black Americans to History and Culture

The New Press Takeover

New Book Tuesday! Worlds of Journalism, Think Public, and more!

#TurnItUp Neighborhoods: New York, Brooklyn, and Harlem’s People, Places, and History