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.

The Afric-American Picture Gallery: William J. Wilson’s Speculative Museum of Black Art by Britt Rupert (Duke University Press)	Arthur Mitchell: The Extraordinary Life of Harlem’s Ballet Visionary by Lynn Garafola (Yale University Press)	Black Women in the U.S. Economy edited by Nina Banks and Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe (Routledge)
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood: Nina Simone, Langston Hughes, and the Birth of Black Power by W. Jason Miller (University of North Carolina Press)	Holding Lightning: The Life, Loves, and Art of Whitney Houston by Emily Lordi (Mariner Books)	How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington by Marcia Chatelain (Pantheon)
Mechanisms and Mechanics of Racial Hierarchy edited by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva et al. (Routledge)	The Operatic Kaleidoscope: Voice, Race, and the Ragtime Popular Stage by Kristen M. Turner (University of Illinois Press)	Until the Last Yoke Is Broken: The Constitutional Vision of Frederick Douglass by Bradley N. Rebeiro (Harvard University Press)