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:


America! What Were You Thinking?
by Terry Deadrick-Leonard
(Cartelyou & Desoto)

Multiverse Deism:
Shifting Perspectives of God and the World

by Leland Royce Harper
(Lexington Books)

Protecting Whiteness:
Whitelash and the Rejection of Racial Equality

edited by Cameron D. Lippard et al.
(University of Washington Press)

Racial Terrorism:
A Rhetorical Investigation of Lynching

by Marouf A. Hasian Jr.
(University Press of Mississippi)

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