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:


Almost Dead:
Slavery and Social Rebirth in the Black Urban Atlantic, 1680-1807

by Michael Lawrence Dickinson
(University of Georgia Press)

Be My Baby:
A Memoir

by Ronnie Spector
(Henry Holt)

The Legacy of the New Farmers of America
by Antoine J. Alston et al.
(Arcadia Publishing)

The Life of Elreta Melton Alexander:
Activism Within the Courts

by Virginia L. Summey
(University of Georgia Press)

Unequal:
A Story of America

by Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau
(Little Brown)

We’re Not OK:
Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education Strategies

edited by Antija M. Allen and Justin T. Stewart
(Cambridge University Press)

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