Category : The Word – Media

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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...
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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...
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Toni Cade Bambara

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Toni Cade Bambara was an influential American author, educator, and social activist. She was born on March 25, 1939, in New York City, and she...
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Paul Beatty

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Paul Beatty is the author of the novels, Tuff, Slumberland and The White Boy Shuffle, and the poetry collections Big Bank Take Little Bank and...
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Colson Whitehead

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Colson Whitehead was born in 1969, and was raised in Manhattan. After graduating from Harvard College, he started working at the Village Voice, where he...
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Jesmyn Ward

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Jesmyn Ward, an acclaimed American author, was born in 1977 in DeLisle, Mississippi. Her early experiences with education and the tragic loss of her younger...
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Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Ta-Nehisi Coates, in full Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates, (born September 30, 1975, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.), American essayist, journalist, and writer who often explored contemporary race relations,...
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Marita Golden

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In a professional writing career that spans more than twenty years, Marita Golden has distinguished herself as a novelist, essayist, teacher of writing and literary...