Sarah Garland talks about the achievements and disappointments of desegregation. Read more →
13 posts from February 2013
Fifty-Five Years Ago Today... Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin Yes, this publicity hit is from February 26, 1958, but we didn't have a blog (much less the not-to-be-missed Beacon Buzz report) back then ... The New York... Read more →
Enter to win a free copy of Shout, Sister, Shout!, the biography of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Read more →
Aviva Chomsky traveled to Havana for the Cuban Book Fair and the release of a Spanish translation of her book, They Take Our Jobs! And 20 Other Myths About Immigration. Read more →
We need an immigration policy that brings people together, instead of pitting workers against each other, as our current system does. Read more →
The tragic killing of a former Navy seal should prompt a great examination of the spiritual damage of war. Read more →
If books received Valentine's Day cards, some of ours would have armfuls of them. Read more →
Lewis V. Baldwin calls for us to remember King's global vision. Read more →
A millennial examines how his generation is profoundly impacting politics, business, media, and activism. Read more →
Terry Galloway's wickedly hilarious memoir is now available in audiobook. Read more →
Browse our African American titles: General Interest | African American History | Fiction and Poetry | Black Women Writers All month long, Beacon Press is offering 20% off and free shipping on all African American Studies titles purchased at Beacon.org.... Read more →
This post originally appeared at Huffington Post. Today would have been the 100th birthday of Rosa Parks. To honor the day, we share these Ten Things You Didn't Know About Rosa Parks, compiled by Jeanne Theoharis, author of The Rebellious... Read more →
Examines why school desegregation, despite its success in closing the achievement gap, was never embraced wholeheartedly in the black community as a remedy for racial inequality In 2007, a court case originally filed in Louisville, Kentucky, was argued before the... Read more →