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:


African Abolitionist T. J. Alexander on the Ohio and Indiana Underground Railroads
by Paula D. Royster and Gregory M. George
(Lexington Books)

The Bahá’í Faith and African American Studies:
Perspectives on Racial Justice

edited by Loni Bramson and Layli Maparyan
(Lexington Books)

Creating a Black Vernacular Philosophy
by Devonya N. Havis
(Lexington Books)

Feelin:
Creative Practice, Pleasure, and Black Feminist Thought

by Bettina Judd
(Northwestern University Press)

In the Shadow of Invisibility:
Ralph Ellison and the Promise of American Democracy

by Sterling Lecater Bland Jr.
(Louisiana State University Press)

To Tell a Black Story of Miami
by Tatiana D. McInnis
(University Press of Florida)

An Unplanned Life:
A Memoir

by Franklin A. Thomas
(New Press)

Yours for Humanity:
New Essays on Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins

edited by JoAnn Pavletich
(University of Georgia Press)

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