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Valerie Brandes, founder of Jacaranda Books, pictured against a collage of the publisher’s titles. (Photo illustration: La Tetra Metts-Owens/HUNewsService.com; book cover images courtesy of Jacaranda Books)

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Valerie Brandes Made Her Own Way Into Publishing. Now She’s Opening the Gate.

November 1, 2026

by La Tetra Metts-Owens

The Jacaranda Books founder looks to HBCUs to help develop the next generation of Black publishing…

Howard University·State & Local

Meet Montu, The Man Who Sells Books Roadside in DC

December 27, 2024

by Juan Benn

Over the years, Howard University students have gotten to know the shops of lower Georgia avenue:…