CLASS - Arte Público Press and the University of Houston played a pivotal role in the 2025 UANLeer Feria Universitaria del Libro that took place at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) in Monterrey, Mexico, March 12-16, 2025.

An African Diaspora archaeologist specializing in restorative justice, antiracist, Black feminist and community-centered archaeology, Odewale researches sites of African heritage throughout the United States and Caribbean regions.