Maryse Condé
Maryse Condé was born as Maryse Boucolon at Pointe-á-Pitre, Guadeloupe, on February 11, 1937. In 1953, her parents sent her to study at Lycée Fénelon...
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Beverly Jenkins
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Pioneering Romance Novelist and Historian Beverly Jenkins, born on February 15, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan, is a renowned novelist celebrated for her captivating romance novels...
The Liberator
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The Liberator, a weekly newspaper founded by the prominent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, played a pivotal role in shaping the discourse around slavery in the...
Sonia Sanchez
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Sonia Sanchez is an influential figure in the world of literature and activism. Born Wilsonia Benita Driver on September 9, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama, she...
Amiri Baraka
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Amiri Baraka, born Everett LeRoi Jones, was a prominent African-American writer, poet, and playwright. His work was known for its powerful and unapologetic exploration of...
John Edgar Wideman
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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
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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
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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...
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...