VIDEO: Liza Jessie Peterson: Why We Should All Care About Mass Incarceration Culture & Ideas June 3, 2017
New Author: Yvette Edwards Lit August 26, 2012 0The Stateside debut by an author whose debut novel was longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize.
UPCOMING: Shirley Sherrod — “The Courage To Hope” Lit August 25, 2012 0Getting to know a woman who has dedicated her life to empowering poor people and rural communities.
The Rumpus Lists Writers of Color Lit August 22, 2012 0"It isn’t hard to find writers of color. All you have to do is read."
PREVIEW: Laina Dawes’s “What Are You Doing Here?” Lit August 22, 2012 0Exploring what it's like to be black and female in the metal and hardcore scenes
Announcing Expanded Book Coverage Lit August 16, 2012 0Increasing our focus on writers from the diaspora
Meet the new US Poet Laureate: Natasha Tretheway Lit June 7, 2012 0Shouting out our new US Poet Laureate
History and Legacy with Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts and Simone Leigh Natalie Peart blog March 30, 2012 0Natalie Peart on using history to interact with the present
VIDEO: Baratunde Thurston — “How To Be Black” (trailer) blog January 12, 2012 1Don't be a racist: Buy this book.
REVIEW: Umair Haque – “The New Capitalist Manifesto” (Harvard Business Review Press) Rob Fields blog April 9, 2011 0A look at 21st century capitalism--and its implications for 21st century culture
TONIGHT: The "Coon Bidness" Launch Rob Fields blog January 31, 2011 0Greg Tate and LaTasha Diggs invite you to celebrate the launch of their new literary magazine.
