Category : The Word – Media

A Literary Legacy Rooted in Louisiana Ernest J. Gaines, born in 1933 on the River Lake Plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, emerged as one...

Connie Briscoe: My real name is Constance, but everyone has always called me “Connie.” I was blessed with a wonderful upbringing. Although my immediate family...

Albert French’s writing talent appeared unexpectedly. As he fought depression following the horror of his Vietnam combat experiences and the failure of his magazine, the...

Omar Tyree is an author, publisher, lecturer, and performance poet who completed his undergraduate studies at Howard University in Washington, D.C., with honors in print...

Gloria Naylor (1950-2016) was an American author known for her insightful and powerful works of fiction. She was born on January 25, 1950, in New...

Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947- February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer, one of the very few African-American women in the field....

Sheneska Jackson was born in 1970, in California, United States. Jackson and her brother Marcell grew up in a single-parent household headed by their mother,...

Walter Mosley is an acclaimed American author known for his contributions to the crime fiction genre. He was born on January 12, 1952, in Los...

Despite his literary focus on black, young, middle-class, urban professionals, Everette Lynn Harris (June 20, 1955 – July 23, 2009) and his three younger sisters...

Alex Haley was an American writer and journalist, best known for his works depicting the struggles and triumphs of African Americans. Born on August 11,...