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:


African Americans in Indianapolis:
The Story of a People Determined to Be Free

by David Leander Williams
(Indiana University Press)

Afrosonic Life
by Mark V. Campbell
(Bloomsbury Academic)

Black Star Rising:
Garveyism in the West

by Holly M. Roose
(Texas Tech University Press)

Blacks and Jews in America:
An Invitation to Dialogue

by Terrence L. Johnson and Jacques Berlinerblau
(Georgetown University Press)

Lift Your Voice:
How My Nephew George Floyd’s Murder Changed The World

by Angela Harrelson with Michael Levin
(Post Hill Press)

The Sexual Politics of Black Churches
by Josef Sorrett
(Columbia University Press)

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