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:


Emancipation:
The Unfinished Project of Liberation

by Maggie Adler and Maurita Poole
(University of California Press)

Hidden Histories:
Faith and Black Lesbian Leadership

by Monique Moultrie
(Duke University Press)

In the Shadow of The Birth of a Nation:
Racism, Reception and Resistance

edited by Melvyn Stokes and Paul McEwan
(Palgrave Macmillan)

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