Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith, (born April 16, 1972, Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.), American poet and author whose writing often confronts formidable themes of loss and grief, nascent...
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Michael Eric Dyson
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Michael Eric Dyson is a distinguished professor at an Ivy League University; a prolific, award-winning writer of books and articles; a social and cultural critic;...
Fugitive slave
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Fugitive slave, any individual who escaped from slavery in the period before and including the American Civil War. In general, they fled to Canada or...
N. K. Jemisin
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N. K. Jemisin is an author living and writing in Brooklyn, NY. This is fortunate as she enjoys subways, tiny apartments, and long walks through...
Harriet E. Wilson
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Harriet E. Wilson, néeHarriet E. Adams, (born 1828?, Milford, N.H.?, U.S.—died 1863?, Boston, Mass.?), one of the first African Americans to publish a novel in...
Frances E.W. Harper
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Frances E.W. Harper, in full Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, née Frances Ella Watkins, (born September 24, 1825, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died February 22, 1911, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania),...
Yoruba
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Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups of Nigeria, concentrated in the southwestern part of that country. Much smaller, scattered groups live in Benin...
Ishmael Reed
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Ishmael Scott Reed, an African American author known for his diverse work, was born on February 22, 1938, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is recognized for...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr., (born September 16, 1950, Keyser, West Virginia, U.S.), American literary critic and scholar known for his pioneering theories of African literature...
Roxane Gay
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Roxane Gay is a prominent figure in the literary world, known for her thought-provoking essays and novels that challenge societal norms and expectations. Her collection...