"Higher Flight is a sequel well worth the wait. Stewart courageously interrogates the in-vogue poststructuralism of contemporary Africana Studies research by recentering the incongruency between conceptual analyses and the social scientific data concerning Black Americans. In chapter after chapter, James B. Stewart overwhelms the reader with his transdisciplinary competence. Higher Flight studies Black folk through a masterful weaving of philosophy, aesthetics, economics, sociology, and history. A tapestry emerges under the force of Stewart's pen-a text detailing the nuance and complexity of Black life and death, rather than the interpretive predetermination of Blackness commonly produced through Eurocentric theories. Stewart's book is a timely commentary on the future of Black/Africana Studies and the role theoretical innovations such as Africana womanism, Black Male Studies, and Afrocentricity have in empowering Black people throughout the 21st century." --Professor Tommy J. Curry, Personal Chair of Africana Philosophy & Black Male Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK

"James B. Stewart's Higher Flight offers a comprehensive and creative conceptualization of the field of Black Studies. The book is a must read for scholars interested in understanding the past, present, and future of the field. Masterfully written and brilliant!" --Derrick P. Alridge, University of Virginia, USA