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.


Chinua Achebe:
Narrating Africa in Fictions and History

by Toyin Falola
(Bloomsbury Academic)

Debunking the Yule Log Myth:
The Disturbing History of a Plantation Legend

by Robert E. May
(Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)

Kill Your Masters:
Run The Jewels and the World That Made Them

by Jaap van der Doelen
(University of Georgia Press)

The Life and Music of Booker “Bukka” White:
Recalling the Blues

by David W. Johnson
(University Press of Mississippi)

Malcolm Before X

by Patrick Parr
(University of Massachusetts Press)

More Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers:
Continuing the Struggle

by Kent Spriggs
(University Press of Florida)

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