Category : The Word – Media

Lucy Terry Prince (b. c. 1725–d. 1821) was the African-born author of “Bars Fight,” the earliest known literary work in English produced in the New World by a...

Briton Hammon, whose birth and death dates are unknown, was the author of A Narrative of the Uncommon Sufferings, and Surprizing Deliverance of Briton Hammon,...

Gwendolyn Brooks was a highly influential American poet, best known for her work that focused on the lives and struggles of African Americans. Born on...

Ebony Magazine, is a pictorial news magazine published by Chicago, Illinois-based Johnson Publishing Company, first appeared in November 1945. Created by John H. Johnson, who...

Lorraine Hansberry was born at Provident Hospital on the South Side of Chicago on May 19, 1930. She was the youngest of Nannie Perry Hansberry...

Nikki Giovanni is an influential American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Born on June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee, Giovanni emerged as a prominent...

Paul Laurence Dunbar, a poet, and novelist was the first African American author to gain national recognition and a wide popular audience. His writings portray...