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"There are hundreds of examples of food being used to maintain order in the American caste system. It’s something Psyche A. Williams-Forson talks about extensively in her award-winning book, 'Eating While Black.'"—via EBONY www.ebony.com/who-all-gon-...

"Who All Gon' Be There?": In Defense of Gatekeeping "The Cookout" - EBONYwww.ebony.com On my list of those invited to “the cookout,” there is exactly one answer: Black people. When pressed on the issue, I explain that my definition of “Black people” is anyone who identifies as a congreg...

New on UNC Press Presents podcast via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, Mónica A. Jiménez discusses MAKING NEVER-NEVER LAND: Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico. Stream or listen via Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts. 🎧 newbooksnetwork.com/category/up-...

"Jarquín takes a balanced and nuanced approach. VERDICT: A meticulous political history of the Sandinistas during the long 1980s." Library Journal review: The Sandinista Revolution: A Global Latin American History by Mateo Jarquín www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-s...

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You can preorder *The End of College Football* from @uncpress.bsky.social and receive 30% off using promo code 01SOCIAL30. uncpress.org/book/9781469...

The End of College Football | Nathan Kalman-Lamb | University of North Carolina Pressuncpress.org In this book, Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva offer an existential challenge to one of America's favorite pastimes: college football. Drawing on twenty-fi...

👇🏾🎧 RAP AND REDEMPTION ON DEATH ROW: Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose behind Bars coauthor Alim Braxton speaks to The Commonweal Podcast: www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/live...

‘Live from Death Row’www.commonwealmagazine.org On this special episode, rapper Alim Braxton, on death row for nearly three decades, speaks about his spiritual and artistic journey.

Jean Dennison launches new book ‘Vital Relations’ The Osage News hosted its first-ever book launch for Dennison’s, “Vital Relations: How the Osage Nation Moves Indigenous Nationhood into the Future” at the Pawhuska Osage Casino Hotel on May 31. osagenews.org/jean-denniso...

Jean Dennison launches new book 'Vital Relations' - Osage Newsosagenews.org The Osage News hosted its first-ever book launch for Dennison’s, “Vital Relations: How the Osage Nation Moves Indigenous Nationhood into the Future” at the Pawhuska Osage Casino Hotel on May 31. Guest...

"Both scholars and general readers interested in learning more about Puerto Rico’s past and recent history will appreciate this work." Review: MAKING NEVER-NEVER LAND: Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico by Mónica A. Jiménez in Library Journal www.libraryjournal.com/review/makin...

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"'I Cannot Write My Life,' alongside the accompanying online repository that Lo and Ernst created, are crucial sources for studying Islam in both West Africa and the United States." readingreligion.org/978146967467... via Reading Religion

I Cannot Write My Life - Reading Religionreadingreligion.org Omar ibn Said (1770–1863) was a Muslim scholar from West Africa who spent more than fifty years enslaved in the North Carolina household of James Owen,...

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This was a really fascinating conversation. Highly recommend.

@micahloewinger.bsky.social @onthemedia.bsky.social speaks with Joseph Thompson, author of new book "Cold War Country," about how hillbilly music transformed into the powerful country music industry, starting with a little assistance from the US military in the 1940s-50s. www.npr.org/podcasts/452...

On the Mediawww.npr.org The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Host Brooke Gladstone examines threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skept...

Five recipes to beat the heat this summer, including Michael W. Twitty's Haitian Red Beans and Rice, from RICE: A Savor the South Cookbook, via @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-an...

Five recipes to beat the heat this summerwww.theglobeandmail.com Vibrant, room-temperature recipes take us on a trip around the globe with a fresh spin from professional chefs

Job Alert 🚨 UNC Press is seeking a Digital Initiatives Specialist familiar with the book publishing industry & experienced in information architecture, UX/UI to help develop digital workflow solutions for our growing book & journal publishing program. ow.ly/9PeE50Sz6PW

Now Hiring: Digital Initiatives Specialist - University of North Carolina Pressow.ly Digital Initiatives Specialist The University of North Carolina Press seeks a metadata and coding specialist familiar with the book publishing industry

Janiece Johnson's "Convicting the Mormons" offers "an engaging account of the narrative people in the nineteenth century created about the Mountain Meadows Massacre," writes van C. Rothera. Read the review via the Civil War Monitor: bit.ly/3RY8XL2

JOHNSON: Convicting the Mormons (2023)bit.ly Explore the cultural impact of the Mountain Meadows Massacre in American history with Convicting the Mormons by Janiece Johnson.

New on UNC Press Presents podcast via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, John Soluri discusses CREATURES OF FASHION: Animals, Global Markets, and the Transformation of Patagonia. Stream/subscribe, or listen via Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts 🎧 newbooksnetwork.com/category/up-...

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Ep. 146: The End of College Football (Pt. 1) with Jabo Burrow Former Vandy OL Jabo Burrow joins to talk his experiences in college football and themes of @nkalamb.bsky.social and @derekcrim.bsky.social’s forthcoming book *The End of College Football.* theendofsport.podbean.com/e/episode-14...

In G19 Collective's most recent forum, Dr. @rjboutelle.bsky.social speaks about his first book, The Race for America: Black Internationalism in the Age of Manifest Destiny. Read the conversation here: sites.google.com/view/g19coll...

The G19 Collective - on The Race for Americasites.google.com on The Race for America

@hnetbookchannel.bsky.social H-Material-Culture reviews A QUESTION OF VALUE: Stories from the Life of an Auctioneer by Robert Brunk, stating that it "empathetically explores . . . varied embodiments and connections in a collection of thirty-one richly textured essays." www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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Many thanks to the Journal of #American #History for reviewing my book! Lisa L. Denmark writes that it “should spark further exploration of the topic of unfreedom. *Escape to the City* should be considered a beginning rather than an end.” Thank you! I appreciate this a lot! @uncpress.bsky.social

Get ready to celebrate Independence Day with this reading list on the history of the US Constitution 🇺🇸📚 uncpressblog.com/2024/07/03/c...

Celebrating Independence with the US Constitution - UNC Press Bloguncpressblog.com As we prepare for a day full of barbecues, fireworks, family, and friends, let's not forget the foundation upon which American independence rests: the US Constitution. Ratified on July 4th 1776 this d...

Duke Alumni Summer Reads 2024 includes MAKING THE LATINO SOUTH: A History of Racial Formation by Cecilia Márquez and ON THE SWAMP: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice by Ryan Emanuel @waterpotential.bsky.social 👏👏 alumni.duke.edu/duke-reads/s...

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“Escape to the City provides us with one of the most thought-provoking portraits of the urban South yet published,” writes James Illingworth in the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. So generous!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to review my book! @uncpress.bsky.social

New on UNC Press Presents podcast via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: Felicia Arriaga discusses BEHIND CRIMMIGRATION: ICE, Law Enforcement, and Resistance in America. Stream/subscribe, or 🎧 via Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts. newbooksnetwork.com/behind-crimm...

Felicia Arriaga, "Behind Crimmigration: ICE, Law Enforcement, and Resistance in America" (UNC Press, 2023) - New Books Networknewbooksnetwork.com

New on the UNC Press Presents podcast via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social / Radio ReOrient, Shabana Mir discusses her book MUSLIM AMERICAN WOMEN ON CAMPUS: Undergraduate Social Life and Identity. Stream/subscribe, or 🎧 via Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts. newbooksnetwork.com/004-american...

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Shamelessly, preorder @nkalamb.bsky.social and @derekcrim.bsky.social's new @uncpress.bsky.social book *The End of College Football*: t.co/0C19WAmL6y

Jesse Chanin, postdoctoral fellow at Tulane University's Coalition for Compassionate Schools, is interviewed by Current regarding their recently published book, BUILDING POWER, BREAKING POWER: The United Teachers of New Orleans, 1965-2008. currentpub.com/2024/07/02/t...

The Author's Corner with Jesse Chanincurrentpub.com Jesse Chanin is a postdoctoral fellow at Tulane University's Coalition for Compassionate Schools. This interview is based on her new book, Building Power,

New on @realmsofmemory.bsky.social podcast: UNC Charlotte historian and professor emerita @drkarenlcox.bsky.social discusses NO COMMON GROUND: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice. realmsofmemory.com/podcast/epis...

Episode 30: Confederate Monuments and the Fight for Racial Justice - Realms of Memoryrealmsofmemory.com Despite the removal of scores of prominent monuments to the Confederacy the vast majority remain firmly in place. For communities to make informed decisions about the future of these monuments they n...

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If you’re looking to review my forthcoming @uncpress.bsky.social book, I’ve got some galleys to share. Give me a holler if you’re interested! 🗃️

Historian Chris Holaday discussed his new book, CRACKS IN THE OUTFIELD WALL, on the deep history of the 'slow and unsteady' integration of North Carolina's professional baseball leagues, with Leoneda Inge on today's Due South WUNC. www.wunc.org/show/due-sou...

A deep history of the 'slow and unsteady' integration of North Carolina's professional baseball leagueswww.wunc.org Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with Chris Holaday, author of Cracks in the Outfield Wall: The History of Baseball Integration in the Carolinas.

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It’s less than four months until publication day for my new book! As many of you know, preorders are crucial to a book’s success. So if you haven’t ordered your copy yet, please consider doing so at the @uncpress.bsky.social website or wherever you get your books! uncpress.org/book/9781469...

The Life and Death of Ryan White | Paul M. Renfro | University of North Carolina Pressuncpress.org In the 1980s, as HIV/AIDS ravaged queer communities and communities of color in the United States and beyond, a straight white teenager named Ryan White emer...