Dorothy Porter Wesley
Dorothy Porter Wesley (1905-1995) was an African-American librarian, bibliographer, and curator who made significant contributions to the field of African-American history and literature. She dedicated...
Category : The Word – Media
William Alexander Scott II
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William Alexander Scott II was an American civil rights activist, journalist, and newspaper publisher. He was born on August 24, 1915, in Kansas City, Missouri,...
Lucile Bluford
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Lucile Bluford was an American journalist and civil rights activist. She was born on July 1, 1911, in Salisbury, North Carolina, and passed away on...
Louis Lomax
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Louis Lomax (August 16, 1922 – July 30, 1970) was an African-American journalist, author, and television personality. He was born and raised in Valdosta, Georgia....
John Oliver Killens
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John Oliver Killens (January 14, 1916 – October 27, 1987) was an African-American novelist, essayist, and playwright. He was born in Macon, Georgia, and grew...
Faith Ringgold
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Faith Ringgold is an American artist, best known for her narrative quilts and her contributions to the feminist art movement. Born on October 8, 1930,...
Addison Gayle Jr.
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Addison Gayle Jr., born on August 28, 1932, in Newport News, Virginia, emerged as a transformative figure in the realm of African American literary criticism...
William Henry Wilson
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William Henry Wilson was born on November 23, 1868, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He moved to Seattle, Washington, in the late 1880s and became an...
Etheridge Knight
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A Legacy of Powerful Poetry Etheridge Knight was an American poet whose profound and poignant works delved into the complexities of race, addiction, and incarceration....
Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Mumia Abu-Jamal, born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954, is a former journalist and political activist who became widely known for his controversial conviction and...