Who we are · Our vision
Ordinary people telling extraordinary stories.
A niche press for stories told from the intersections of race, class, culture, gender, and sexuality — literature that examines the self as subject within its sociocultural context.
Our mission
To tell our own stories, and help others tell theirs.
What we believe
Everyone has a story worth telling.
Our personal stories intersect with the universal stories of human experience.
People can tell their own stories — from their own perspectives, in their own voices.
Writers and scholars can help others tell their stories while keeping the storyteller’s own power intact.
We are committed to high quality literature whose production and sale benefit authors, readers, the local community, and the world.
History
2008
AfroChicano Press launches in Oakland.
2009
First book, Glass Closet, is published.
2012
Workshops & retreats begin, including Write to Heal.
2017
Friends of AfroChicano Press forms to sustain the gift economy.
2018
Rebeldes by AfroChicano Press launches.