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:


Black Food Matters:
Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice

by Ashantex M. Garth
(University of Minnesota Press)

Emanuel Celler:
Immigration and Civil Rights Champion

by Wayne Dawkins
(University Press of Mississippi)

Glory:
Magical Visions of Black Beauty

by Karen Bethencourt
(St. Martin’s Press)

No Future in This Country:
The Prophetic Pessimism of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner

by Andre E. Johnson
(University Press of Mississippi)

Religion and Racism:
Exploring the Paradox ― Can You Be a Christian and a Racist?

by Theron N. Ford and Blanche Jackson Glimps
(Peter Lang International Publishers)

Rhetorical Crossover:
The Black Presence in White Culture

by Cedric D. Burrows
(University of Pittsburgh Press)

Sentient Flesh:
Thinking in Disorder, Poiesis in Black

by R.A. Judy
(Duke University Press)

Soul on Soul:
The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams

by Tammy L. Kernodle
(University of Illinois Press)

The Dead Are Arising:
The Life of Malcolm X

by Les Payne and Tamara Payne
(Liveright)

The World Colonization Made:
The Racial Geography of Early American Empire

by Brandon Mills
(University of Pennsylvania Press)

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