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03.14 2012

Sharon Bridgforth keynotes at Feminist Action Project!

RedBone Press author Sharon Bridgforth is a keynote speaker for the Feminist Action Project conference 8 p.m. March 31, 2012 at Utopia Theatre, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, 1925 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX. More detail...
03.14 2012

Split This Rock panel: Samiya Bashir on June Jordan

Cave Canem poet and RedBone Press author Samiya Bashir joins panelists Ruth Forman, Lauren Stuart Muller, Beto Palomar, Marcos Ramirez, Solmaz Sharif and Junichi P. Semitsu to discuss June Jordan's teaching vision of her Poetry for the Peopl...
03.14 2012

Marvin K. White reads in Boston March 24, 2012!

Join host and Rising Voices publisher Uriah Bell as he welcomes cupcake maker/RedBone Press poet extraordinaire Marvin K. White for a one-of-a-kind reading! Details: Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 4 p.m., 88 Franklin St., #302, Lynn, MA. Be sure to R...
03.14 2012

Split This Rock panel: Lisa C. Moore on political publishing

RedBone Press publisher Lisa C. Moore joins panelists Minnie Bruce Pratt and Dan Vera as they discuss "Political Publishing: Building Community, Solidarity, Liberation," 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012 as part of the Split This Rock poe...
03.14 2012

Marvin K. White at the Schomburg, March 20, 2012!

How exciting! Word Rapport: Join Steven G. Fullwood, Project Director of the Black Gay & Lesbian Archive at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, for a conversation with award-winning Cave Canem poet Marvin K. White, who wil...
03.14 2012

Sharon Bridgforth reading at Ursinus College March 20, 2012

RedBone Press performance novelist Sharon Bridgforth will talk at 7 p.m. March 20, 2012 at the Berman Museum, Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. Thanks to Dr. Patricia Schroeder, and presented by S.U.N. and Multicultural Services at Ursinus Coll...
03.14 2012

RedBone Press publisher at University of Kentucky March 19, 2012

Lisa C. Moore, publisher of RedBone Press, is giving a free talk 4:30-5:30 p.m. March 19, 2012 at the University of Kentucky about her upcoming documentary on black lesbian elders. More info here. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Afr...
03.14 2012

Samiya Bashir reads March 19, 2012

Come hear the lovely Samiya Bashir read from Gospel and Where the Apple Falls this Monday, March 19, 2012 at 7 p.m. at Sweetwaters Café and Tea, 123 W. Washington, Ann Arbor, MI. The event is part of the Skazat Poetry series. She'll have books, so...
03.14 2012

Sharon Bridgforth to receive Out on the Edge Award!

This Friday, March 16, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., Sharon Bridgforth heads to Boston to receive the Out on the Edge Award! Other awardees are the TV show, Ugly Betty, and Alec Mapa from Desperate Housewives (among others). The award ceremony is part of the...
03.14 2012

Recent News (February 2012)

We've been remiss in not sharing the good news... and deeply apologize. Here's what RedBone Press authors have been up to lately: the bull-jean stories by Sharon Bridgforth was the Sistahs on the Shelf January 2012 pick of the month! Here's ...
12.03 2011

Marvin K. White reads Dec. 4 in Berkeley

Please join RedBone Press author Marvin K. White for a reading at Small Press Distribution's Open House and Red Book Sale tomorrow, Dec. 4, 2011 in Berkeley, CA. See here for more details. And thanks for your support!
11.09 2011

Status review!

From Richard Labonte's Oct. 17, 2011 Book Marks column: Status, by Marvin K. White. RedBone Press, 180 pages, $10 paper. "This amusing, reflective, quixotic, self-proclaimed collection of poetry (looks more like prose, though) is a splendid odd...
11.09 2011

November readings

Ana-Maurine Lara is helping the Astraea Foundation celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Astraea Lesbian Writers Fund, reading on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 in New York City. Other readers are R. Erica Doyle, Karma Mayet Johnson, Chinelo Okparanta, ...
11.09 2011

Samiya Bashir wins Aquarius Press Legacy Award!

Just announced: DETROIT, MI—Aquarius Press/Willow Books is proud to announce that the 2011 Aquarius Press Legacy Award will be presented to Samiya Bashir and Parneshia Jones as co-winners. Both women received multiple nominations exto...
10.21 2011

the bull-jean stories in Houston, TX!

Check out Q Ragsdale at DiverseWorks on Oct. 20-22, 2011 in her multimedia adaptation of the bull-jean stories by Sharon Bridgforth!  Go here for tickets.  Location: 1117 East Freeway, Houston, TX. Be there!
09.26 2011

Love letter to Marvin K. White

Lambda Literary today has posted a beautiful feature on the work of Marvin K. White, written by Steven G. Fullwood. Go see! 
09.22 2011

Marvin K. White on Sipping on Ink!

Marvin K. White gave a great interview last night on Sipping on Ink blogtalkradio. Listen here for the archived version. A big thank you goes out to Kat Williams for such great questions!
09.16 2011

Celebrate Marvin K. White!

Join Marvin K. White for the debut reading of his two new RedBone Press books, the long-awaited  Our Name Be Witness, and Status! 3 p.m. next Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 at the Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oa...
09.06 2011

Marvin K. White debut reading in Oakland!

Join Marvin K. White for the debut reading of his two new RedBone Press books, Our Name Be Witness and Status! 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 at the Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland, CA 94612. Hosted by Dr. Matais Pouncil; book...
08.05 2011

UBLEP Film Meets Fundraising Goal!

Thank you to all the RedBone Press fans who supported the UBLEP online fundraising campaign at Indiegogo. Final total: $11,855. Great, great news this morning! THE FILM. Filmmaker Tiona McClodden and publisher Lisa C. Moore announ...