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. Here are the latest selections.

Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.com.


After Katrina:
Race, Neoliberalism, and the End of the American Century

by Anna Hartnell
(State University of New York Press)

Black Women, Agency, and the New Black Feminism
by Maria del Guadalupe Davidson
(Routledge)

Great Crossings:
Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson

by Christina Snyder
(Oxford University Press)

Live and Let Live:
Diversity, Conflict, and Community in an Integrated Neighborhood

by Evelyn M. Perry
(University of North Carolina Press)

Love and Narrative Form in Toni Morrison’s Later Novels
by Jean Wyatt
(University of Georgia Press)

Resurrecting Slavery:
Racial Legacies and White Supremacy in France

by Crystal Marie Fleming
(Temple University Press)

Sanctuaries of Segregation:
The Story of the Jackson Church Visit Campaign

by Carter Dalton Lyon
(University Press of Mississippi)

Super Freak:
The Life of Rick James

by Peter Benjaminson
(Chicago Review Press)

The Crisis of Race in Higher Education:
A Day of Discovery and Dialogue

edited by William F. Tate IV et al.
(Emerald Publishing Group)

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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.

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