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Happy Book Birthday to Race and Resistance in Boston

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 univnebpress

Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Race and Resistance in Boston: A Contested Sports History (Nebraska, 2025) by Robert Cvornyek and … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Race and Resistance in Boston

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David Shields’ Black Planet & New Documentary

October 28, 2019October 25, 2019 univnebpress

David Shields’ Black Planet: Facing Race During an NBA Season was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN USA Award, and named one of the best nonfiction books of 1999 by Esquire, Newsday, LA Weekly, and Amazon. … Continue reading David Shields’ Black Planet & New Documentary

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