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:


Dance We Do:
A Poet Explores Black Dance

by Ntozake Shange
(Beacon Press)

Decolonizing Diasporas:
Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature

by Yomaira C. Figueroa-Vasquez
(Northwestern University Press)

That Middle World:
Race, Performance, and the Politics of Passing

by Kulia S. Charles
(University of North Carolina Press)

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