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:


Ancestral Genomics:
African American Health in the Age of Precision Medicine

by Constance B. Hilliard
(Harvard University Press)

Black Cyclists:
The Race for Inclusion

by Robert J. Turpin
(University of Illinois Press)

Building Power, Breaking Power:
The United Teachers of New Orleans, 1965-2008

by Jesse Chanin
(University of North Carolina Press)
     
     

The Only Way Out:
The Racial and Sexual Performance of Escape

by Katherine Brewer Ball
(Duke University Press)
     

We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For

by Eddie Glaude Jr.
(Harvard University Press)

World’s Fastest Man:
The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson

by Mary Ormsby
(Sutherland House Books)

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