The Birth of Race-Based Slavery

Excerpted from Strange New Land: Africans in Colonial America by Peter H. Wood. Published by Oxford University Press. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Pinter & Martin acquires birthing guide for Black women

Independent publisher Pinter & Martin has snapped up Kimberly Seals Allers' "positive, empowering" birthing guide for Black mothers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hodder Studio clinches Nobody Panic book based on podcast

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Historian Calls for an Evangelical Reckoning on Race

In a Q&A with 'PW,' Randall Balmer, author of 'Bad Faith,' discusses why he finds the current direction of the evangelical tradition ‘heartbreaking.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Vertebrate races in for Cullen's 'powerful' running book

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WLT Book Buzz Episode #2 - Reading History: Partition, the Tulsa Race Massacre, Bold Women & More

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A well-worn argument about race, intelligence and violence

To try to disprove systemic racism, Charles Murray recycles claims from “The Bell Curve.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Bloomsbury lands 'heart-racing' account of Trump's last year in office

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Pursuing painful truths, and tangible evidence, of the Tulsa race massacre

Scott Ellsworth’s book centers on the voices and experiences of the city’s Black residents. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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America needed a space race hero. John Glenn was the obvious choice.

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Transworld snaps up debut by Drag Race winner Lawrence Chaney

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2020’s most challenged books include ‘The Hate U Give’ and others about race

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Little-known voices sing the history of slavery and resistance

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'Arms' Race: Where We Stand One Year into the Covid-19 Crisis

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Chicago company acquires San Mateo-based QuanticMind

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