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:


Dance Theatre of Harlem:
A History, A Movement, A Celebration

by Judy Tyrus and Paul Novosel
(Dafina)

Digital Black Feminism
by Catherine Knight Steele
(New York University Press)

The Assault on Elisha Green:
Race and Religion in a Kentucky Community

by Randolph Paul Runyon
(University Press of Kentucky)

The Harlem Uprising:
Segregation and Inequality in Postwar New York City

by Christopher Hayes
(Columbia University Press)

The History of Black Studies
by Abdul Alkalimat
(Pluto Press)

To Address You as My Friend:
African Americans’ Letters to Abraham Lincoln

edited by Jonathan W. White
(University of North Carolina Press)

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