Harriet E. Wilson
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...
Category : The Word – Media
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),...
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...
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...
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...
Jacqueline Woodson
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I wrote on everything and everywhere. I remember my uncle catching me writing my name in graffiti on the side of a building. (It was...
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...
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...