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:

Appalachian Ghost: A Photographic Reimagining of the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Disaster by Raymond Thompson Jr. (University Press of Kentucky)	The Black Feminist Coup: Black Women’s Lived Experiences in White Supremacist Feminist Academic Spaces by Jennifer L. Richardson (Peter Lang)	Fire Dreams: Making Black Feminist Liberation in the South by Laura McTighe with Women With A Vision (Duke University Press Books)
Imagine Freedom: Transforming Pain into Political and Spiritual Power by Rahiel Tesfamariam (Amistad)	Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives―and How We Break Free by Tricia Rose (Basic Books)	Race and the American Story by Stephanie Shonekan & Adam Seagrave (Oxford University Press)
The Rich Earth between Us: The Intimate Grounds of Race and Sexuality in the Atlantic World, 1770–1840 by Shelby Johnson (University of North Carolina Press)	Still Running: My Life as the First Black Football Player in the SEC by Nathaniel Northington (University Press of Kentucky)	The Summer of 2020: George Floyd and the Resurgence of the Black Lives Matter Movement: George Floyd and the Resurgence of the Black Lives Matter Movement by Andre E. Johnson & Amanda Nell Edgar (University Press of Mississippi)