Recent Books That May Be of Interest to African American Scholars

books-pileThe 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. The opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of JBHE. Here are the latest selections.

Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.com.


Blindspot:
Hidden Biases of Good People

by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald
(Delacorte Press)

Little White Houses:
How the Postwar Home Constructed Race in America

by Dianne Harris
(University of Minnesota Press)

Race in Cuba:
Essays on the Revolution and Racial Inequality

by Estaban Morales Dominguez
edited by Gary Prevost and August Nimtz
(Monthly Review Press)

Social Justice Issues and Racism in the College Classroom:
Perspectives from Different Voices

edited by Patricia G. Boyer and Dannielle Joy Davis
(Emerald Group Publishing)

The Cosby Cohort:
Blessings and Burdens of Growing Up Black Middle Class

by Cherise A. Harris
(Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)

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