On May 24, the provost
of HowardUniversity announced the closure of
Howard University Press and the intention to transfer its publishing contracts
and related assets to Black Classic Press. However, Black Classic Press has
decided not to agree to a transfer at this time. Read
more on the story on Publishers Weekly online site.
Black Classic Press is pleased to announce publication of the
groundbreaking study, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, by the late historian
and political activist, Walter Rodney
Black
Classic Press is pleased to announce publication of the groundbreaking study, How Europe
Underdeveloped Africa, by the late historian and political
activist, Walter Rodney. The title was previously published by Howard
University Press. For orders and review copies, contact Black Classic Press at
1-800-476-8870 or send an email to: email@blackclassicbooks.com.
Taking the street as its model, Word Hustle is an appraisal of Donald Goines’s legacy as well as an examination of a tradition and a model of writing. More than a collection of essays, it is a study whose contributors seek to make room for new models for studying Black literature and culture.
Blacks in Hispanic Literature is a collection of fourteen essays by scholars and creative writers from Africa and the Americas. Called one of two significant critical works on Afro-Hispanic literature to appear in the late 1970s, it includes the pioneering studies of Carter G. Woodson and Valaurez B. Spratlin, published in the 1930s, as well as the essays of scholars whose interpretations were shaped by the Black aesthetic.
First published in 1974, and edited by John Henrik Clarke with the aid of Amy Jacques Garvey, this is a superbly edited collection of writings reflecting the life and work of Marcus Garvey. Included are essays by Garvey scholars, contemporaries and critics including Robert Hill, Rupert Lewis, and W.E.B DuBois.
Before a bomb ended his life in the summer of 1980, Walter Rodney had created a powerful legacy. This pivotal work, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, had already brought a new perspective to the question of underdevelopment in Africa. His Marxist analysis went far beyond the heretofore accepted approach in the study of Third World underdevelopment. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa is an excellent introductory study for the student who wishes to better understand the dynamics of Africa’s contemporary relations with the West.
