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MAAH Stone Book Award An annual $50,000 prize for a stellar non-fiction book focusing on African American history & culture

What an incredible evening! Thank you to everyone who attended the MAAH Stone Book Award Event last night!Special shout ...
10/09/2026

What an incredible evening!
Thank you to everyone who attended the MAAH Stone Book Award Event last night!

Special shout out to our winner, Ashley Farmer, and her book Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore

Additional thanks to our two incredible finalists:
Jarvis McInnis and his book Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South
Jarvis Givens and his book American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation

Thank you to Callie Crossley for an amazing discussion with the authors!

Thank you to the jurors for their time reading the submissions and selecting our short list, finalists, and winner! Thank you also for sharing your thoughtful introductions of each author last night!

Thank you to the staff, volunteers, and tech crew who made the evening run smoothly!

We'll see you next year! Mark your calendars: October 14, 2027

Ashley Farmer's incredible book Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is th...
10/08/2026

Ashley Farmer's incredible book Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is the winner of the 2026 MAAH Stone Book Award! Congratulations to Ashley on winning the $50,000 prize!

Today is the Day!We are beyond thrilled to celebrate and honor three authors and their incredible books. This evening on...
10/08/2026

Today is the Day!
We are beyond thrilled to celebrate and honor three authors and their incredible books. This evening one author will take home the $50,000 winning prize and two authors will take home the $10,000 finalist prizes. All of them are incredible deserving!

Join us at 5:30p.m. for the reception and 6:30p.m. for the awards ceremony.

Get your last minute tickets at maahstonebookaward.org

One More Look at Our Three Finalists:

Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South by Jarvis C. McInnis

American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation by Jarvis R. Givens

Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by Ashley D. Farmer

Who else is excited? The 2026 MAAH Stone Book Award Event is tomorrow!There is still time to join us. Visit our website ...
10/07/2026

Who else is excited? The 2026 MAAH Stone Book Award Event is tomorrow!

There is still time to join us. Visit our website maahstonebookaward.org to get your tickets today!
5:30 Reception, 6:30 Ceremony, African Meeting House, Beacon Hill Boston

The first 100 people to arrive will receive a free signed copy of one of the books!

The Three Finalists:

Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South by Jarvis C. McInnis

American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation by Jarvis R. Givens

Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by Ashley D. Farmer

Interested in reading one of the three finalist selections for this years MAAH Stone Book Award? Then be sure to arrive ...
10/06/2026

Interested in reading one of the three finalist selections for this years MAAH Stone Book Award? Then be sure to arrive right at 5:30 at the African Meeting House on Thursday. The first 100 people to arrive at the event will receive a free signed copy of one of the books!

Check out our website maahstonebookaward.org to get your tickets today! You can attend both in person or virtually!

Check out our finalists:

Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by Ashley D. Farmer

Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South by Jarvis C. McInnis

American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation by Jarvis R. Givens

Can you believe that the 2026 MAAH Stone Book Award Event is only THREE DAYS AWAY??Now is the time to register if you ha...
10/05/2026

Can you believe that the 2026 MAAH Stone Book Award Event is only THREE DAYS AWAY??

Now is the time to register if you haven't already done so! Visit our website to get your tickets today!
The Reception starts at 5:30 and the Ceremony starts at 6:30

Our incredible finalists :

American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation by Jarvis R. Givens

Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by Ashley D. Farmer

Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South by Jarvis C. McInnis

For the past 8 years we've announced the winner of the MAAH Stone Book Award weeks before the reception and ceremony. Th...
10/03/2026

For the past 8 years we've announced the winner of the MAAH Stone Book Award weeks before the reception and ceremony. This year, however, we are announcing the winner LIVE at the ceremony on October 8th at the African Meeting House in Boston!! Be there in person to witness this historic night!

Visit our website to get your tickets today!
5:30 Reception, 6:30 Ceremony
The first 100 people to arrive will win a free signed copy of one of the books!

Our Three Finalists:

Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South by Jarvis C. McInnis

Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by Ashley D. Farmer

American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation by Jarvis R. Givens

It's hard to believe that the MAAH Stone Book Award Event is only ONE WEEK AWAY!Have you registered yet? Check out our w...
10/01/2026

It's hard to believe that the MAAH Stone Book Award Event is only ONE WEEK AWAY!
Have you registered yet?

Check out our website maahstonebookaward.org to get your tickets today! You can attend both in person or virtually!

The first 100 people to arrive receive a free signed book!

Who will win this year??

American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation by Jarvis R. Givens

Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South by Jarvis C. McInnis

Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by Ashley D. Farmer

Have you registered yet for the MAAH Stone Book Award Reception and Ceremony? Check out our website maahstonebookaward.o...
09/28/2026

Have you registered yet for the MAAH Stone Book Award Reception and Ceremony?

Check out our website maahstonebookaward.org or click on the link in our bio to get your tickets today! If you don't live in the Boston area, you can register to attend virtually!

Thursday, October 8th at the African Meeting House in Boston
5:30 Reception
6:30 Ceremony

Which incredible book will win??

Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by Ashley D. Farmer
Penguin Random House, Pantheon Books

American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation by Jarvis R. Givens
HarperCollins, Harper

Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South by Jarvis C. McInnis
Columbia University Press

American Grammar by Jarvis Givens is one of three finalists for the 2026 MAAH Stone Book Award! Givens’s American Gramma...
09/26/2026

American Grammar by Jarvis Givens is one of three finalists for the 2026 MAAH Stone Book Award!

Givens’s American Grammar marks a powerful, tripart intervention into the histories of education, Black and Native lives, and US nationalism, exposing the structures of exclusion that have been bolstered by legislating access to education. This generative and thoughtful work compellingly discusses what constitutes American education through the concept of “American grammar” as the unspoken rule as to who could possess and access knowledge.

Come learn more about this incredible book on October 8th at 5:30pm and maybe even win a free signed copy! Register at our website.

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