New from UNC Press Blog Earlier this month, we published the first of our weekly Black History Month reading lists, focused on Black Resistance. This week’s reading list centers the Black American experience and it consists of books written by black authors who touch on a few of the various and infinite lived occurrences we share as Black people in America. We are not a monolith. We have a plethora of many different culturally-rich lifestyles, backgrounds and experiences. These books speak to a small glimpse into that plethora. If you’re interested in purchasing any of these books, don’t forge ..read more

New from UNC Press Blog January 6th marks National Technology Day. Technology has been a huge stepping stone in the advancement of so many cultures. From the technology we use in our everyday lives to NASA’s own technology used for space exploration, it’s always been closely connected to the overall progress of America. In celebration of National Technology Day, we’re sharing a recommended reading list of books we’ve published surrounding the topic of technology and how it has impacted different communitites. NORTH CAROLINA IN THE CONNECTED AGE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN A GLOBALIZING E ..read more

New from UNC Press Blog The following is an excerpt from Courtney Lewis’ “Sovereign Entrepreneurs: Cherokee Small-Business Owners and the Making of Economic Sovereignty“. By 2009, reverberations of economic crisis spread from the United States around the globe. As corporations across the United States folded, however, small businesses on the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) continued to thrive. In this rich ethnographic study, Courtney Lewis reveals the critical roles small businesses such as these play for Indigenous nations. The EBCI has an especially long histo ..read more

New from UNC Press Blog Guest post by  William A. Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen, whose groundbreaking and critically acclaimed book From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century was published one year ago this week. The year since the publication date of our UNC Press book, From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century (FHTE), has been one of the periods of deepest turmoil the nation has experienced, at least since the 1960s. The pandemic turned our lives and the world upside down. While the vaccination process ..read more