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. The opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of JBHE. Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, JBHE will earn a fraction of revenue from qualifying purchases.

Here are the latest selections:

Africa Since Decolonization: The History and Politics of a Diverse Continent by Martin Welz (Cambridge University Press)	An Introduction to America’s Rigged Democratic System and Systemic Racism: African Americans’ Extraordinary Perseverance and Phenomenal Resiliency by Melvin Ray (BookBaby)	Black Mothers and Attachment Parenting: A Black Feminist Analysis of Intensive Mothering in Britain and Canada by Patricia Hamilton (Polity)
Mama Phife Represents: A Memoir by Cheryl Boyce-Taylor (Haymarket Books)	Maya Angelou: Adventurous Spirit by Linda Wagner-Martin (Bloomsbury Academic)	Stop Trying to Fix Policing: Lessons Learned from the Front Lines of Black Liberation by Tony Gaskew (Lexington Books)
Strong Black Girls: Reclaiming Schools in Their Own Image by Danielle Apugo et al. (Teachers College Press)	Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew’s Battle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by Howard Ball (University of Notre Dame Press)	The Beauty and the Burden of Being a Black Professor edited by Cheron H. Davis et al. (Emerald Publishing)
The Color of Culture: African American Underrepresentation in the Fine Arts and Outdoor Recreation by Daniel M Krymkowski (Lexington Books)	Trouble of the World: Slavery and Empire in the Age of Capital by Zach Sell (University of North Carolina Press)	With Her Fist Raised: Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the Transformative Power of Black Community Activism by Laura L. Lovett (Beacon Press)