Ellen Weiss discusses legacy of Robert R. Taylor with US Postal Service
Dr. Ellen Weiss, author of Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee: An African American Architect Designs for Booker T. Washington (NewSouth Books, 2011), recently spoke with the US Postal Service in an...
View ArticleClifton Taulbert reflects on Charleston church tragedy in Huffington Post
At the same time bestselling author and motivational speaker Clifton Taulbert participated in the GlobalMindED leadership conference in Denver last week along with an audience of college students, a...
View ArticleNational Trust for Historic Preservation names Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee...
The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee: An African-American Architect Designs for Booker T. Washington, by Dr. Ellen Weiss, to its “End of Summer Reads for the...
View ArticleCivil rights attorney Fred Gray honored by Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
NewSouth Books salutes distinguished civil rights attorney Fred Gray, author of Bus Ride to Justice: Changing the System by the System, the Life and Works of Fred Gray, who received a Phoenix Award...
View ArticleCivil rights pioneer Fred Gray shares podium with Hillary Clinton at...
Fred Gray was among the civil rights pioneers honored by a new state historical marker to be unveiled at Alabama State University. Attorney Gray spoke at a ceremony on December 1 at 3:00 pm, joining...
View ArticleNew novel Forsaken named 2016 Okra Pick by Southern Independent Booksellers...
The historical novel Forsaken by Ross Howell Jr., due for release on February 1, has been named a Winter 2016 Okra Pick by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance. The Picks recognize “the best...
View ArticleAJC, Richmond Times-Dispatch review Forsaken by Ross Howell Jr.: “An...
Forsaken by Ross Howell Jr. had an auspicious publishing debut this week, with stellar reviews from the Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in addition to being featured in O....
View ArticleCountry Bookshop staffer Bill Maher on Forsaken: “Has heart and wisdom of To...
Forsaken receives a beautiful endorsement from bookseller Bill Maher at The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines, NC. With poetic simplicity, he calls Forsaken “haunting, riveting. Has heart and wisdom...
View ArticleAward-winning book Eugene Bullard: World’s First Black Fighter Pilot now...
The award-winning book Eugene Bullard: World’s First Black Fighter Pilot by Larry Greenly is now available in paperback. This first YA biography of the trailblazing aviator has garnered many honors....
View ArticleThe Integration of Tuskegee High School: new play highlights role in history...
Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray has received accolades from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American Bar Association, and the NAACP, among many others. Now he is honored with a...
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