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.


Black and Catholic:
Racism, Identity, and Religion

by Tia Noelle Pratt
(University of Notre Dame Press)

Black Artists in Their Own Words

edited by Lisa E. Farrington
(University of California Press)
 
 
 

Black Excellence:
Atlanta and the Making of Modern Black Liberalism

by Danielle Wiggins
(University of Pennsylvania Press)

From the Fiery Furnace to the Promise Land:
Stories of a Tennessee Reconstruction Community

by Serina K. Gilbert and Learotha Williams Jr.
(Vanderbilt University Press)
 
 
 

Genius Unbroken:
The Life and Legacy of Dr. Charles R. Drew

by Craig A. Miller and Charlene Drew Jarvis
(Georgetown University Press)

Letters in Exile:
Transnational Journeys of a Harlem Renaissance Writer

edited by Brooks E. Hefner and Gary Edward Holcomb
(Yale University Press)

A Library Worker’s Guide to Saying No to White Supremacy Work Culture

by Christina Fuller-Gregory
(Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited)
 
 
 

The New Book:
Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things

by Nikki Giovanni
(William Morrow)

Peril and Promise:
College Leadership in Turbulent Times

by Beverly Daniel Tatum
(Basic Books)
 
 
 

Slavery and Capitalism:
A New Marxist History

by David McNally
(University of California Press)

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