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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. The opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of JBHE. Here are the latest selections.


Can’t Stand Still:
Taylor Gordon and the Harlem Renaissance
by Michael K. Johnson
(University Press of Mississippi)

Colin Powell:
Imperfect Patriot
by Jeffrey J. Matthews
(University of Notre Dame Press)

Richard Wright:
The Library of America Unexpurgated Edition
edited by Arnold Rampersad
(Library of America)

Sacred Ground:
The Chicago Streets of Timuel Black
by Timuel D. Black
(Northwestern University Press)

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