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Recent Books That May Be of Interest to African American Scholars

The Jbooks-pileournal 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.


Fantasies of Identification:
Disability, Gender, Race
by Ellen Samuels
(New York University Press)

Talking to the Dead:
Religion, Music, and Lived Memory Among Gullah/Geechee Women
by LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
(Duke University Press)

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