Recent Books That May Be of Interest to African-American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections. Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.com.


Dorothy West’s Paradise:
A Biography of Class and Color

by Cherene Sherrard-Johnson
(Rutgers University Press)

God’s Fields:
Landscape, Religion, and Race in Moravian Wachovia

by Leland Ferguson
(University Press of Florida)

Making History:
African Collectors and the Canon of African Art

by Sylvester Okwondu Ogbechie
(Harry N. Abrams)

Ralph Ellison and the Genius of America
by Timothy Parrish
(University of Massachusetts Press)

Word, Like Fire:
Maria Stewart, the Bible, and the Rights of African Americans

by Valerie C. Cooper
(University of Virginia Press)

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view.

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

In Memoriam: Nikki Giovanni, 1943-2024

Nikki Giovanni was a professor at Virginia Tech for 35 years. She was the author of numerous poetry collections, children's books, and works of nonfiction.

Featured Jobs