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New: Natural by Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson
“Ambitious in scope, this book interweaves personal, historical, political, and transnational reflections about Black women鈥檚 hair and beauty culture… provocative.”聽~Kirkus Reviews
New: Forbidden by Jordan D. Rosenblum
“An enlightening historical expos茅 of the remarkable transformation of the pig from an obscure animal in Jewish dietary laws to the center of what it means to be Jewish.”聽~Foreword Reviews
New this Month: First Lady of Laughs by Grace Kessler Overbeke
“A spirited biography … a valuable addition to the history of female comedians and Jewish American entertainers.”聽~Publishers Weekly
“Long-overdue assessment of a pioneering female comic … A welcome first step in making a legend among her sister comics better known to a wider audience.”聽~Kirkus Reviews
From the Square
Uprooting Beauty Standards: Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson on the聽Natural聽Hair Movement
You begin the book with your own personal “hair story,” and describe how hair care connected you to your mother by giving you all quality time spent together. How did…
Read MoreThe Hypocrisy of Columbus Day: An Excerpt from Columbus: His Enterprise by Hans Koning
Below is an excerpt from聽Columbus: His Enterprise聽by Hans Koning, a revisionist biography that tells the true history of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus. When it was first published…
Read MoreWhat Pakistani Dramas Taught Me About Culture, History, and Myself by Kanita Tariq
When I began planning for my honors thesis, the freedom to carve my path was both exhilarating and daunting. I needed to find a topic encompassing my broad interests while…
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