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:


High Yella:
A Modern Family Memoir

by Steve Majors
(University of Georgia Press)

Living the Legacy of African American Education:
A Model for University and School Engagement

edited by Sheryl J. Croft et al.
(Rowman and Littlefield Publishers)

No Color Is My Kind:
Eldrewey Stearns and the Desegregation of Houston

by Thomas R. Cole
(University of Texas Press)

Public Memory, Race, and Heritage Tourism of Early America
edited by Cathy Rex and Shevaun E. Watson
(Routledge)

Shut Out:
The Game That Did Not Love Me Black

by Bernie Saunders and Barry Meisel
(Patrick Crean Editions)

Spaces of Enslavement:
A History of Slavery and Resistance in Dutch New York

by Andrea C. Mosterman
(Cornell University Press)

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