Category : The Word – Media

John Edgar Wideman was born in Washington, DC., in 1941. Shortly before his first birthday, his family moved to Homewood, an African-American community in Pittsburgh,...

August Wilson, an esteemed American playwright and writer, is best known for his profound and influential series of ten plays called “The Pittsburgh Cycle.” This...

Tananarive Due is an accomplished African-American author, educator, and screenwriter known for her contributions to the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. She was...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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, 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...