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:


Blues on Stage:
The Blues Entertainment Industry in the 1920s

by John L. Clark Jr.
(State University of New York Press)

Langston Hughes in Context
edited by Vera M. Kutzinski and Anthony Reed
(Cambridge University Press)

Language in African American Communities
by Sonja Lanehart
(Routledge)

New Growth:
The Art and Texture of Black Hair

by Jasmine Nichole Cobb
(Duke University Press)

They Got Daddy:
One Family’s Reckoning With Racism and Faith

by Sharon Tubbs
(Indiana University Press)

Unsung African-American History Makers:
Unknown Hidden Figures And Their Stories

by Michael A. Carson and Matthew A. Carson
(Double Infinity Publishing)

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