The Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association (PALARA), a multi-lingual journal devoted to African diaspora studies, is published annually by the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries and Mount Holyoke College. PALARA is multidisciplinary and publishes research and creativity relevant to diaspora studies in the Americas. Manuscripts should conform to the latest style manual of the Modern Language Association (MLA) or Chicago Manual of Style and may not exceed twenty-five pages in length. Effective November 1, 2017, all articles for review must be submitted through the open access system at https://journals.tdl.org/palara/index.php/palara/index. In order for your manuscript or book review to be considered for publication with PALARA in the fall, then that manuscript or book review must be submitted by July 1 of that same year. Book reviews should be 1500 words and follow MLA or Chicago Manual of Style. All correspondence regarding subscriptions as well as manuscripts for submission should be addressed to: Dr. Sonja S. Watson and Dr. Dorothy Mosby @ swatson1@uta.edu.