Category : The Word – Media

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Everette Lynn Harris

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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...
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Alex Haley

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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,...
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Eric Jerome Dickey

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Eric Jerome Dickey was born in Memphis, Tennessee and attended the University of Memphis (the former Memphis State), where he earned his degree in Computer...
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Bebe Moore Campbell

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Elizabeth Bebe Moore Campbell Gordon (February 18, 1950 – November 27, 2006) was the author of three New York Times bestsellers: Brothers and Sisters, Singing...
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Gayl Jones

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The novelist and poet Gayl Jones were born November 23, 1949, in Lexington, Kentucky.  She came from a creative background; her grandmother Amanda Wilson wrote...
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Jamaica Kincaid

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Jamaica Kincaid is a prominent Caribbean-American writer known for her powerful and evocative literary works. Born in Antigua, she moved to the United States at...
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Gwendolyn Bennett

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Gwendolyn Bennett, an influential African-American poet, essayist, short-story writer, and artist, played a vital role in the cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. Born...
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Wallace Henry Thurman

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Wallace Henry Thurman was a prominent figure in the African-American literary scene during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Born on August 16, 1902, in...
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Dorothy West

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Dorothy West, (born June 2, 1907, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 16, 1998, Boston), American writer who explored the aspirations and conflicts of middle-class African Americans...