Black & African American Authors: Y (48 Profiles)
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- 1. Y. Blak Moore
- 2. Yaa Gyasi
Yaa Gyasi, a Ghana-born author raised in Alabama, is an... - 3. Yaba Baker
Yaba Baker is a renowned author, scriptwriter, and speaker, known... - 4. Yaba Blay
- 5. Yah Yah Scholfield
Yah Yah Scholfield work has been featured in a number of horror and speculative fiction magazines and anthologies. - 6. Yahrah St. John
Yahrah St. John, Romance Author - 7. Yana Adamovic
Yana Adamovic is a renowned author known for her compelling... - 8. Yani
Yani, an Amazon Best Selling Author from Philadelphia, is renowned... - 9. Yanick Lahens
Yanick Lahens, Haiti Award Winning Author - 10. Yasmin Angoe
Yasmin Angoe is a first-generation Ghanaian American writer and editor... - 11. Yasmin Shiraz
Yasmin Shiraz is an author, producer, and motivational speaker renowned... - 12. Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Sudanese Australian writer, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, is an award-winning social advocate... - 13. Yemi Toure
Yemi Touré, born Ronald Leroy Finney in 1948, was a... - 14. Yesenia Moises
Yesenia Moises is an Afro-Latina Illustrator and Designer - 15. Yesenia Montilla
Yesenia Montilla, Poet - 16. Yewande Omotoso
Yewande Omotoso, born in Barbados and raised in Nigeria, is... - 17. Ylleya Fields
- 18. Ylonda Gault Caviness
- 19. Yohuru Williams
Yohuru Williams is a renowned historian, author, and educator specializing... - 20. Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams, Author, Gospel Singer - 21. Yolanda Brown
- 22. Yolanda Joe
Yolanda Joe, a Yale and Columbia Journalism graduate, is a... - 23. Yolanda Pierce
Yolanda Pierce is professor and dean of Howard University School of Divinity - 24. Yolanda Renee King
Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther... - 25. Yolanda T. Marshall
Yolanda T. Marshall, Guyanese-born Children’s Book Author - 26. Yona Harvey
Yona Harvey is an award-winning poet and one of the... - 27. Yona Zeldis McDonough
- 28. Yonder
"Yonder, author of the erotic and humorous 'What I do... - 29. Yosef Ben-Jochannan
- 30. Youssef Daoudi
- 31. Yrsa Daley-Ward
- 32. Ytasha L. Womack
- 33. Yuliana Ortiz Ruano
Yuliana Ortiz Ruano is an author - 34. Yusef A. Salaam
Yusef A. Salaam, a Harlem-born writer, contributes regularly to the... - 35. Yusef Komunyakaa
Yusef Komunyakaa, Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet - 36. Yusef Salaam
Yusef Salaam, Poet, Activist, and Inspirational Speaker - 37. Yusuf Jah
Yusuf Jah, co-author of books like Fight the Power and... - 38. Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
Yvette Lisa Ndlovu is a Zimbabwean sarungano (storyteller). - 39. Yvette Moore
Yvette Moore is a Brooklyn-based author and publisher known for... - 40. Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor is a renowned Kenyan writer, recognized for... - 41. Yvonne Battle-Felton
Yvonne Battle-Felton, born in Pennsylvania and educated at Johns Hopkins... - 42. Yvonne Blackwood
Yvonne Blackwood, author, columnist and speaker - 43. Yvonne Bynoe
Yvonne Bynoe is an acclaimed author, cultural critic, and founder... - 44. Yvonne Curry Smallwood
- 45. Yvonne Orji
Emmy-nominated actress, writer, and comedian, Yvonne Orji, is renowned internationally... - 46. Yvonne Rose
Tony and Yvonne Rose are a married couple leading Amber... - 47. Yvonne S. Thornton
- 48. Yvvette Edwards
London-based author, Yvvette Edwards, is best known for her debut...