Third World Press

Third World Press
Founded1967 (1967)
FounderHaki R. Madhubuti, Carolyn Rodgers, and Johari Amini
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationChicago, Illinois
DistributionIngram Publisher Services[1]
Publication typesBooks
Official websitethirdworldpressfoundation.org

Third World Press (TWP) is the largest independent black-owned press in the United States,[2] founded in 1967 by Haki R. Madhubuti (then known as Don L. Lee),[3] with early support from Johari Amini and Carolyn Rodgers.[4] Since the 1960s, the company has focused on publishing culturally progressive and political books of fiction and non-fiction, poetry, and cross-genre work.

  1. ^ "Publishers We Work With – Book Distribution | Ingram Content Group". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Alexander, Amy (September 18, 2006). "Tavis Smiley's Covenant". The Nation.
  3. ^ Reid, Calvin. "Third World Press's 50 Years of Black Literature and Politics". Publishers Weekly. No. September 29, 2017. PWxyz, LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "About Third World Press Foundation". Third World Foundation. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

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