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:


The African Heritage of Latinx and Caribbean Literature
by Sarah Quesada
(Cambridge University Press)

Chuck Berry:
An American Life

by RJ Smith
(Hachette Books)

Creole Soul:
Zydeco Lives

by Burt Feintuch
(University Press of Mississippi)

Marked for Life:
One Man’s Fight for Justice from the Inside

by Isaac Wright Jr.
(St. Martin’s Press)

Race and Social Policy
by Sandra Edmonds Crewe
(Routledge)

Segregation in the New South:
Birmingham, Alabama, 1871–1901

by Carl V. Harris
(Louisiana State University Press)

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