Third World Press

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African-American-owned business independent publisher publishing house

Third World Press is a pioneering African American-owned publishing house known for promoting Black literature, culture, and political thought, particularly in connection with the Black Arts Movement.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Third World Press canonical	7
Third World Press Foundation	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African-American-owned business ⓘ independent publisher ⓘ publishing house ⓘ
basedIn	South Side, Chicago ⓘ surface form: South Side of Chicago
businessModel	independent, community-based publishing ⓘ
city	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ethos	Black self-determination ⓘ community empowerment ⓘ
focus	African American culture ⓘ Black literature ⓘ Black political thought ⓘ fiction ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ
foundedBy	Carolyn Rodgers ⓘ Haki R. Madhubuti ⓘ Johari Amini ⓘ
genre	African American literature ⓘ cultural criticism ⓘ political essays ⓘ
hasCulturalImpactOn	Black literary culture in the United States ⓘ Black political discourse in the United States ⓘ
hasMission	to provide a platform for African American voices ⓘ to publish and promote Black literature and thought ⓘ
hasPublished	Amiri Baraka ⓘ Gwendolyn Brooks ⓘ Haki R. Madhubuti ⓘ Nikki Giovanni ⓘ Sonia Sanchez ⓘ
hasPublishedForm	anthologies ⓘ critical essays ⓘ hardcover books ⓘ paperback books ⓘ poetry collections ⓘ
inception	1967 ⓘ
industry	book publishing ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
location	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago, Illinois
movement	Black Arts Movement ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the oldest independent Black publishers in the United States ⓘ publishing African American writers ⓘ supporting the Black Arts Movement ⓘ
operatesInSector	African American publishing ⓘ
ownedBy	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African Americans
targetAudience	African American readers ⓘ readers of Black diaspora literature ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Black Arts Movement → hasPart → Third World Press ⓘ

Haki R. Madhubuti → founded → Third World Press ⓘ

Haki R. Madhubuti → coFounded → Third World Press ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third World Press Foundation

Haki → founded → Third World Press ⓘ

subject surface form: Haki R. Madhubuti

Haki → founded → Third World Press ⓘ

subject surface form: Haki R. Madhubuti

this entity surface form: Third World Press Foundation

Black Men: Obsolete, Single, Dangerous? The African American Family in Transition → publisher → Third World Press ⓘ

Don’t Cry, Scream → publisher → Third World Press ⓘ

Don’t Cry, Scream → founded → Third World Press ⓘ

subject surface form: Haki R. Madhubuti

Don L. Lee → founded → Third World Press ⓘ

subject surface form: Haki R. Madhubuti