Affirmative Action
Affirmative action, in the United States, an active effort to improve employment or educational opportunities for members of minority groups and for women. Affirmative action...
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Cornel West
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Cornel West, (born June 2, 1953, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.), American philosopher, a scholar of African American studies, and political activist. His influential book Race Matters...
A. J. Verdelle
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A. J. Verdelle burst upon the literary scene in 1995 with The Good Negress, a coming-of-age story that became one of the most acclaimed novels...
Diane McKinney-Whetstone
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Born in 1954, in Philadelphia, PA: daughter of Paul (a state senator) and Bessie McKinney. Education: University of Pennsylvania, 1975, B.A, (English); married Gregory Whetstone,...
Valerie Wilson Wesley
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Valerie Wilson Wesley is an author of mysteries, she is the author of the Tamara Hayle mystery series, adult-themed novels, and children’s books. She has...
Ann Lane Petry
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Ann Lane Petry (1908-1997) is a novelist, short story writer, writer of books for young people and one of America’s most distinguished authors. Ann began...
Bell Hooks
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Bell Hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins, is a renowned author, feminist, and social activist. She is known for her groundbreaking work on intersectionality, feminism, race,...
Chinua Achebe
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Chinua Achebe, in full Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, (born November 16, 1930, Ogidi, Nigeria—died March 21, 2013, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.), Nigerian novelist acclaimed for his unsentimental...
Tina McElroy Ansa
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Tina McElroy Ansa is a novelist, publisher, filmmaker, teacher, and journalist. But above all, she is a storyteller. She calls herself “part of a long...
Rosalyn McMillan
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Rosalyn McMillan is the sister of Terry McMillan, a best-selling writer whose success has led publishing houses to actively recruit new black women writers. Terry...