Publishers Weekly

Black Classic Press Cancels Acquisition of Howard University Press Titles

In a perplexing development, African American independent publisher Black Classic Press is withdrawing from an agreement with Howard University to acquire 84 titles from the Howard University Press ...
Publishers Weekly

Black Classic Press Marks 35 Years with Walter Mosley Signing

Paul Coates, publisher of independent African American publisher Black Classic Press and a former National Book Foundation board member, is marking the 35th anniversary of the press with a series of ...
The Washington Post

‘The point is to exist’: W. Paul Coates on his decades running Black Classic Press

HALETHORPE, Md. — The day W. Paul Coates stumbled on the book that led him to his calling, he was stationed outside Mineral Wells, Tex., working as a dog handler in the Army. He had joined up at age ...
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Black Classic Press

Black Classic Press is an African-American book publishing company, founded by W. Paul Coates in 1978. Since then, BCP has published original titles by notable authors including Walter Mosley, John ...
WDSU

Bayou Classic press conference kicks off countdown to 51st annual event

The 51st Annual Bayou Classic press conference will announce updates on the historic rivalry between Grambling State and Southern University. The 51st Annual Bayou Classic press conference will ...