Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon was a prominent psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary thinker who made significant contributions to the fields of postcolonial studies, critical theory, and decolonization. Born...
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James Baldwin
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James Baldwin was an influential American writer, essayist, and social critic whose work addressed complex issues of race, sexuality, and class in the United States....
Alice Walker
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Alice Walker is an American author, poet, and activist, best known for her novel “The Color Purple,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in...
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou was an influential American author, poet, and civil rights activist. Born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, Angelou overcame a challenging...
Langston Hughes
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Langston Hughes was an influential American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri, and grew...
Toni Morrison
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Toni Morrison was an American novelist, essayist, editor, and professor who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential writers of the...
René Maran
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René Maran, born on November 5, 1887, in Martinique to Guyanese parents, emerged as a significant figure in French literature and journalism, distinguished as the...
Melvin Tolson
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Melvin Tolson, in full Melvin Beaunorus Tolson, (born Feb. 6, 1898, Moberly, Mo., U.S.—died Aug. 29, 1966, Dallas, Texas?), an African-American poet who worked within...
Ida B. Wells
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Ida B. Wells was an influential African American journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. Born into slavery on July 16, 1862,...