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Ann Lane Petry

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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...
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Bell Hooks

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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,...
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Chinua Achebe

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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...
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Rosalyn McMillan

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Rosalyn McMillan is the sister of Terry McMillan, a best-selling writer whose success has led publishing houses to actively recruit new black women writers. Terry...
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Anita Richmond Bunkley

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Anita Richmond Bunkley self-published her first novel after 32 rejections and being told that “blacks did not read many books.” Now, “sixteen years and five...
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Edwidge Danticat

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Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the author of several books, including Breath,...