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Barbara Chase-Riboud

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Barbara Chase-Riboud, an American artist and author, was born on June 26, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Charles and Vivian Chase....
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E. R. Braithwaite

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E.R. Braithwaite, (Eustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite), Guyanese author and diplomat (born June 27, 1912, Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]—died Dec. 12, 2016, Rockville, Md.), was the author of the...
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Paule Marshall

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Paule Marshall, original name Valenza Pauline Burke, (born April 9, 1929, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died August 12, 2019, Richmond, Virginia), American novelist whose works emphasized a...
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T. Thomas Fortune

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A Pioneering Voice in African American Journalism T. Thomas Fortune may not be as widely recognized today as some of his contemporaries, but he was...
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Negro World

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The Negro World (1918–1933) was the organ of Marcus Garvey‘s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), the most massive African-American and Pan-African movement of all time....
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David Walker

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A Champion of Abolition and Equality David Walker, an African-American abolitionist, left an indelible mark on the fight against slavery in the United States. Born...
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Shahrazad Ali

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A Controversial Voice in African American Discourse Shahrazad Ali, born on April 27, 1954, in Atlanta, Georgia, is an African American author, social commentator, and...