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The Best of the Crisis Magazine: Over 100 Years of Excellence in Black Literature from 1910 to Today

by NAACP

The Best of the Crisis Magazine: Over 100 Years of Excellence in Black Literature from 1910 to Today NAACP 9780063350182 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins The iconic NAACP magazine’s most dynamic and d...

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Bourgeois Radicals: The NAACP and the Struggle for Colonial Liberation, 1941-1960

by Carol Anderson

Bourgeois Radicals: The NAACP and the Struggle for Colonial Liberation, 1941-1960 Carol Anderson 9780521763783 Nonfiction Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press Bourgeois Radicals explo...

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NAACP

NAACP 0000000120190436 The NAACP is a leading African-American civil rights organization in the US, founded in 1909 by M. Storey, M.W. Ovington, and W.E.B. Du Bois. The National Association for the A...

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38th NAACP Image Awards (2007)

by Kam Williams

38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) Kam Williams Article Image Awards Upstaged by Resignation of NAACP President 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) by Kam Williams     &nb...

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Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson

by Troy Johnson

Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson Troy Johnson Article 2013, what a year! With so many great new books and films last year, there was a lot to celebrate. We also extended our reach through...

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Derrick Bell

Derrick Bell 0000000108752280 Derrick Bell, the first tenured African-American professor at Harvard Law School and one of the first African-American law school deans, was a pioneer in critical race t...

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Sondra Kathryn Wilson

Sondra Kathryn Wilson NONE Dr. Sondra Kathryn Wilson was a senior associate at Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, founder of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation, and executor of Johnson’s literary e...

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Nominee Shares Her Experience at the 2015 NAACP Image Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Literary Work

by Gwen Richardson

Nominee Shares Her Experience at the 2015 NAACP Image Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Literary Work Gwen Richardson Article African-American authors rarely receive national recognition for their work...

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Dwayne Alexander Smith on Winning the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Debut Author

by Dwayne Alexander Smith

Dwayne Alexander Smith on Winning the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Debut Author Dwayne Alexander Smith Article When I reached the podium, after the applause had faded, the fir...

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Vicangelo Bulluck

by Kam Williams

Vicangelo Bulluck Kam Williams Interview Hollywood Power Broker Invest in NAACP Image Awards Vicangelo Bulluck Vicangelo Bulluck The NAACP Image Awards Interview wit...

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★ Award Winning Titles, Book Reviews and More - April Newsletter

by Troy Johnson

★ Award Winning Titles, Book Reviews and More - April Newsletter Troy Johnson Article NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work This year the NAACP celebrates the 50th anniversary of ...

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The Voting Rights War: The NAACP and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice

by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

The Voting Rights War: The NAACP and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 9780810896246 Nonfiction Rowman & Littlefield Rowman & Littlefield The Voting Rights War tells the story...

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NAACP Image Award Winner, Tony Rose pens, “America the Black Point of View”

by Troy Johnson

NAACP Image Award Winner, Tony Rose pens, “America the Black Point of View” Troy Johnson Article An Autobiographical History Book by, NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literature, Tony Rose ...

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Fight for Freedom: The Story of the NAACP

by Langston Hughes

Fight for Freedom: The Story of the NAACP Langston Hughes 9781258025601 Nonfiction Literary Licensing Literary Licensing The Story of the NAACP

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Eyes off the Prize: The United Nations and the African American Struggle for Human Rights, 1944-1955

by Carol Anderson

Eyes off the Prize: The United Nations and the African American Struggle for Human Rights, 1944-1955 Carol Anderson 9780521824316 Nonfiction Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press As Wo...

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Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP

by Janet Cheatham Bell

Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP Janet Cheatham Bell 9780743428255 Nonfiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. Taking its title from the moving lyrics of the...

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Kimberla Lawson Roby

Kimberla Lawson Roby 0000000063897135 Kimberla’s Thoughts on Concluding Her Reverend Curtis Black Series, After 15 Books Kimberla Lawson Roby is a New York Times Bestselling Author of 24 novels,...

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Charles W. Chesnutt

Charles W. Chesnutt 0000000120998195 1928 winner of the NAACP’s Spingarn Award for Highest achievement by a black American Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858-1932) was a prominent African-American a...

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Deborah Davis

Deborah Davis 0000000109357178 Deborah Davis is an acclaimed author of seven non-fiction books, including the authorized history of The Oprah Winfrey Show and Guest of Honor, a Phillis Wheatley Award...

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Toni Ann Johnson

Toni Ann Johnson NONE Toni Ann Johnson is an award-winning author recognized for her linked story collection 'Light Skin Gone to Waste', which won the 2021 Flannery O'Connor Award and was nominated f...

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Ben Jealous

Ben Jealous 0000000417015073 Benjamin Todd Jealous is a notable American civil rights leader and social impact investor. He was the youngest-ever national leader of the NAACP (2008-2013) and ran for ...

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Tina Andrews

Tina Andrews 0000000003084191 Tina Andrews, an award-winning writer, producer and director, is known for her book “Sally Hemings An American Scandal”, which won the NAACP Image Award and the Memphis ...

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Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer 0000000003147391 Cedric Kyles, known as Cedric the Entertainer, is a renowned actor and comedian with over 30 years experience in stage, film, and TV. He starred and produced t...

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American Nightmare

by Kelly McWilliams

American Nightmare Kelly McWilliams 9798217087204 Fiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House In this haunting historical novel, a light-skinned Black man goes undercover to investigate lynchi...

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Ida B. Wells and the Untold Truth of a Country

by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Ida B. Wells and the Untold Truth of a Country Lesa Cline-Ransome 9780823456239 Nonfiction Holiday House Holiday House In 1862, Ida B. Wells was born into slavery. Today, her legacy lives on as a trai...

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Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty Deprince

by Laura Obuobi

Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty Deprince Laura Obuobi 9780063222465 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins From Laura Obuobi, acclaimed author of NAACP Image Award nominee Black Go...

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White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret

by A. J. Baime

White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret A. J. Baime 9780358447757 Nonfiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A riveting biography of Walter F. White, ...

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The Screenwriter’s Guidebook: Inspiring Lessons in Film and Television Writing

by Christine List

The Screenwriter’s Guidebook: Inspiring Lessons in Film and Television Writing Christine List 9780883783351 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press Christine Houston wrote Two Twenty Seven, a p...

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AALBC.com Interview with Jeff Chang

by Kam Williams

AALBC.com Interview with Jeff Chang Kam Williams Interview Kam Williams: Hi Jeff. Thanks for the time and congratulations on the NAACP Image Award nomination for Who We Be. You used to ...

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Introducing Bestselling Author Nina Foxx

by Troy Johnson

Introducing Bestselling Author Nina Foxx Troy Johnson Article Editor’s Note: (Foxx received a nomination for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work)! Nina Foxx is an award-winn...

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Remembering Scottsboro: The Legacy of an Infamous Trial

by James A. Miller

Remembering Scottsboro: The Legacy of an Infamous Trial James A. Miller 9780691140476 Fiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping ...

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James Weldon Johnson: Writings

by James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson: Writings James Weldon Johnson 9781931082525 Fiction Library of America Library of America "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" (1912), James Weldon Johnson’s first book and t...

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Li’l PerSOULnalities: A Children’s Book For Parents and Teachers

by Heather Covington

Li’l PerSOULnalities: A Children’s Book For Parents and Teachers Heather Covington 9781414022222 Fiction Disilgold Disilgold As an African-American New York City Public School teacher, daugher of a NA...

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Souls for Sale: The Diary of an Ex-Colored Man

by Anthony Asadullah Samad

Souls for Sale: The Diary of an Ex-Colored Man Anthony Asadullah Samad 9780972388009 Nonfiction Kabili Press Kabili Press Cultural Writing. African American Studies. SOULS FOR SALE: THE DIARY OF AN EX...

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In Search of Democracy: The NAACP Writings of James Weldon Johnson, Walter White, and Roy Wilkins (1920-1977)

by Sondra Kathryn Wilson

In Search of Democracy: The NAACP Writings of James Weldon Johnson, Walter White, and Roy Wilkins (1920-1977) Sondra Kathryn Wilson 9780195116335 Nonfiction Oxford University Press Oxford University P...

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Burning at Stake in the United States

by NAACP

Burning at Stake in the United States NAACP 9780933121133 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Book by n/a

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C. Liegh McInnis

C. Liegh McInnis NONE C. Liegh McInni, an English instructor at Jackson State University, is a former editor of Black Magnolias Literary Journal. He was invited by the NAACP to read poetry at the 200...

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Richard Rothstein

Richard Rothstein 0000000078408832 Richard Rothstein is a renowned researcher at the Economic Policy Institute and a Fellow at both the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and...

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Bryant Terry

Bryant Terry 0000000036406863 Bryant Terry, NAACP Image and James Beard Award-winning chef and author of Afro-Vegan and Vegetable Kingdom, is celebrated for his contributions towards a sustainable fo...

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Gil Robertson

Gil Robertson NONE Gil L. Robertson IV is a renowned authority on African-American pop culture. A journalist, author, lecturer, and media consultant, he provides platforms for social change through h...

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Terry McMillan

Terry McMillan 000000011827688X Terry McMillan, born in 1951, is a celebrated author and screenwriter known for her novels, four of which have been adapted into films. She fell in love with books as ...

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Bebe Moore Campbell

Bebe Moore Campbell 0000000121422163 Elizabeth Bebe Moore Campbell Gordon was an accomplished author with three New York Times bestsellers and a NAACP Image Award for literature. She was a commentato...

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D-Knowledge

D-Knowledge NONE Writer/Performer Dr. Derrick Gilbert, PhD, a/k/a poet D-Knowledge, lost his battle with liver disease on Sunday morning, November 1, 2015. He was 45. Straddling the worlds of enter...

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Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Dolen Perkins-Valdez 0000000074479879 Dolen Perkins-Valdez, a Memphis-born novelist, is renowned for her New York Times bestselling novel 'Wench.' A Harvard graduate and former University of Californ...

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Dwight Fryer

Dwight Fryer NONE Dwight Fryer is an ordained Christian minister and accomplished author. A graduate of University of Memphis and Christian Brothers University, he has over 25 years experience in bus...

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Jacquelin Thomas

Jacquelin Thomas NONE Award-winning author Jacquelin Thomas has published over 50 titles across romance, women’s fiction, inspirational, and young adult genres. She's received multiple awards includi...

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James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson 0000000120206864 James Weldon Johnson was a legendary civil rights activist, renowned author, and key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. His diverse career spans roles as a U.S. c...

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Jeff Chang

Jeff Chang 0000000367675451 Jeff Chang, renowned cultural critic and author of award-winning books such as 'Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation' and 'Who We Be: The Colorizatio...

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John McWhorter

John McWhorter 0000000117982707 John H. McWhorter is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a renowned author and linguistics scholar. Known for his commentary on cultural and racial issues, ...

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Keli Goff

Keli Goff NONE Keli Goff is a renowned journalist and fiction writer, known for exploring politics, pop culture, race, and gender in America. Her work has featured in leading publications like Time, ...

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Nick Chiles

Nick Chiles 0000000034375194 Nick Chiles is a renowned author and journalist, specializing in African-American culture and celebrity. Co-author of the NAACP Image Awards finalist book 'Justice While ...

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Quraysh Ali Lansana

Quraysh Ali Lansana NONE Quraysh Ali Lansana is a prolific author, educator, and radio producer based in Tulsa. He has written 23 books spanning poetry, nonfiction, and children's literature. Lansana...

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Sheila E. Anderson

Sheila E. Anderson NONE Sheila Anderson, raised in a music-loving family in Buffalo, New York, shifted from music to civil rights at 16, becoming the New York State Youth President of the NAACP. Desp...

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Kekla Magoon

Kekla Magoon 0000000040185776 Kekla Magoon, an award-winning author of eight YA novels, including The Rock and the River and X: A Novel, also pens non-fiction on historical topics. She's won an NAACP...

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Andrea Davis Pinkney

Andrea Davis Pinkney 0000000083413599 Andrea Davis Pinkney is a bestselling author of children and young adult books, awarded multiple honors such as Coretta Scott King Awards and NAACP Image Award n...

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Carole Boston Weatherford

Carole Boston Weatherford 0000000042539806 Carole Boston Weatherford, a New York Times best-selling author, has written over 50 books, earning multiple awards including three Caldecott Honors and two...

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Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs 0000000040750720 Taye Diggs, an award-winning actor recognized by the NAACP and Screen Actors Guild, is known for his performances in film (The Best Man Holiday, Chicago), stage (Rent, Wic...

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Gwen Richardson and Sylvia Richardson

Gwen Richardson and Sylvia Richardson MULTIPLE Sylvia Richardson, an honors student at North Carolina Central University, is pursuing a double major in accounting and hospitality management. Her moth...

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James Ransome

James Ransome 0000000030399412 James E. Ransome is an award-winning illustrator known for his children's books. His accolades include the Coretta Scott King Award, IBBY Honor Award, and NAACP Image A...

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Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson NONE Jeff Johnson is a decorated journalist and communication specialist, now President of JIJ Communications. Co-founder and CEO of Elite Voices Speakers, he's a regular on TheRoot.com ...

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Shadra Strickland

Shadra Strickland NONE Shadra Strickland, an award-winning illustrator and teacher, studied at Syracuse University and the School of Visual Arts. She won the Ezra Jack Keats and Coretta Scott King/Jo...

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Greg Mathis

Greg Mathis 0000000034573270 Judge Mathis is a public servant and advocate for equal justice. His career began in college leading campaigns, later joining Detroit City councilman Clyde Cleveland's st...

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Truth Thomas

Truth Thomas NONE Truth Thomas, born in Knoxville and raised in Washington DC, is an award-winning poet and singer-songwriter. He has authored four poetry collections including Speak Water, winner of...

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Morowa Yejide

Morowa Yejide 0000000418442034 Morowa YejidÃ©, a Washington, DC native, is an acclaimed author recognized for her novel 'Time of the Locust'. A PEN/Bellwether and PEN/Bingham finalist, and NAACP Imag...

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Shelly Ellis

Shelly Ellis NONE Shelly Ellis is an award-winning journalist and author known for her novel, Another Woman’s Man, a 2014 NAACP Image Award nominee. Besides writing, she enjoys painting and cinema. S...

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Sheryll Cashin

Sheryll Cashin NONE Sheryll Cashin, an acclaimed author and Georgetown University Law Professor, focuses on US racism and inequality. Recognized by the NAACP and New York Times, she also worked in th...

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Patricia Reid-Merritt

Patricia Reid-Merritt NONE Dr. Patricia Reid-Merritt is a distinguished professor at Richard Stockton College, founder of Afro-One Dance, Drama and Drum Theatre, and an award-winning social worker. K...

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Monique Couvson

Monique Couvson NONE Monique Couvson, Ed.D. is a scholar and author with over 20 years of experience in education, civil rights, and social justice. She's known for her work on improving conditions f...

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Robert O’Hara

Robert O’Hara 0000000055345883 Playwright and director Robert O'Hara is known for his award-winning works, including the Helen Hayes Award-winning play 'Antebellum'. He revamped 'The Wiz' for its rev...

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Paula Young Shelton

Paula Young Shelton NONE Born in NYC during the 1960s, author Paula Young Shelton moved to Atlanta as a baby during the civil rights movement. An NAACP Image Award nominee, she has written children's...

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Timothy B. Tyson

Timothy B. Tyson 0000000110713432 Timothy B. Tyson, born in 1959, is a renowned North Carolina author and historian specializing in Civil Rights Movement topics. He holds appointments at Duke Univers...

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Natashia Deón

Natashia Deón 0000000497327471 Natashia DeÃ³n is an NAACP Image Award nominee, attorney, professor, and author of the acclaimed novel, Grace. She has received numerous fellowships, including from PEN...

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Victoria Rowell

Victoria Rowell 0000000059397373 Victoria Rowell, renowned for her role as Drucilla Winters in The Young and the Restless, is a bestselling author celebrated for her memoir, The Women Who Raised Me. ...

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Stacey Evans Morgan

Stacey Evans Morgan NONE Stacey Evans Morgan is an LA-based, award-nominated TV producer/writer, director, and known for her work on “The Parkers” and “36th NAACP Image Awards.” She's a motivational ...

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Patrisse Khan-Cullors

Patrisse Khan-Cullors 0000000486461392 Patrisse Khan-Cullors, an LA-based artist and freedom fighter, is known for co-founding Black Lives Matter and Dignity and Power Now. A Fulbright scholar and NA...

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Kathryn M. Johnson

Kathryn M. Johnson NONE Compiler of “The Two Foot Shelf of Negro Literature” Kathryn Magnolia Johnson, born in the Jim Crow Era, was a champion for literacy, education, and social justice....

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J.L. Woodson

J.L. Woodson NONE J.L. Woodson is an award-winning author and graphic designer from Chicago. He started his literary career at 16 and later shifted to graphic design, creating book covers and marketi...

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Trisha R. Thomas

Trisha R. Thomas 0000000019527831 Trisha R. Thomas, an award-winning author of literary fiction and former Language Arts teacher, is recognized for her outstanding work by the NAACP and the Black Wri...

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Julian Bond

Julian Bond 0000000110860184 Horace Julian Bond was a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement, politician, professor, and writer. He co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and t...

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Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons 0000000118746394 Karen “Kasi” Lemmons is a celebrated actress, writer, and director, known for roles in films like “Silence of the Lambs”, and for directing the highest-grossing independ...

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Brenda Jones and Krishan Trotman

Brenda Jones and Krishan Trotman MULTIPLE Brenda Jones, renowned for her 15-year role as communications director for Rep. John Lewis and co-author of an NAACP award-winning book, has vast experience ...

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Nancy Redd

Nancy Redd 0000000058871109 Nancy Redd is an acclaimed host and bestselling author recognized by NYT, USA Today, and NAACP. A Harvard graduate, she is lauded for her literary work and digital journal...

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Nikkolas Smith

Nikkolas Smith NONE Nikkolas Smith, a Texan Artivist, picture book author, and Hollywood illustrator, creates influential art that sparks social justice discussions. Known for his NAACP Image Award-n...

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Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 0000000115887079 Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a civil rights attorney, writer, playwright, and Constitutional Law professor at John Jay College (CUNY). She previously taught...

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Tabitha Brown

Tabitha Brown NONE Tabitha Brown, known as “America's Mom,” is an actress and vegan food influencer. She shares wisdom and vegan recipes via her show All Love on the Ellen Digital Network and Showtim...

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Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington 0000000114635056 Kerry Washington, an Emmy-winning actor, director, and producer from The Bronx, is known for her groundbreaking role in ABC's Scandal and films like Django Unchained...

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Kim Watson

Kim Watson NONE Kim Watson is a versatile artist who has worked with top entertainment platforms like Disney and Warner Brothers, earning MTV, Soul Train and NAACP accolades for his impactful work in...

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Tariq Trotter

Tariq Trotter 0000000001157609 Tariq Trotter, known as Black Thought, is a celebrated hip-hop artist and actor. With three GRAMMYs and three NAACP awards, he's produced albums both solo and with The ...

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Jay Ellis

Jay Ellis 0000000042134892 Jay Ellis, a South Carolina-born actor, is known for his role in HBO's Insecure, winning an NAACP Image Award. His career started with BET’s The Game, and includes a role i...

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Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. NONE Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr. is an activist, author, and journalist, currently the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Previously, he s...

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Tia Mowry

Tia Mowry 0000000117697252 Tia Mowry-Hardrict, born July 6, 1978, is renowned for her roles in TV series “Sister, Sister”, “The Game”, “Tia & Tamera”, and “Family Reunion.” A two-time NAACP Image Awa...

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Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood 0000000114403642 Blair Underwood is a two-time Golden Globe and Tony nominee and an Emmy, Grammy, and eight-time NAACP Image Award-winning actor, director, and producer. Strong>Blair...

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Robert F. Williams

Robert F. Williams 0000000354196689 Robert Franklin Williams (February 26, 1925 – October 15, 1996) was an influential civil rights leader, author, and advocate of armed self-defense in the fa...

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The Courage to Hope: How I Stood Up to the Politics of Fear

by Kam Williams

The Courage to Hope: How I Stood Up to the Politics of Fear Kam Williams Book Review “In the summer of 2010, Shirley Sherrod was catapulted into a media storm that blew apart her life…...

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The New Brownies’ Book

by Clarence V. Reynolds

The New Brownies’ Book Clarence V. Reynolds Book Review In the November 1910 premier issue of The Crisis, the official journal of the NAACP, historian, scholar, civil rights activist, sociologist, an...

Interview

Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Evening of Stars” Interview (January 2013)

by Kam Williams

Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Evening of Stars” Interview (January 2013) Kam Williams Interview A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Even...

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Curlfriends Crushed (A Graphic Novel)

by Sharee Miller

Curlfriends Crushed (A Graphic Novel) Sharee Miller 9780316591546 Fiction Little, Brown Ink Hachette Book Group The Curlfriends are back and getting ready for their first school dance in Sharee Miller...

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Jubilee Foster Is Totally Fine

by Martin Luther King

Jubilee Foster Is Totally Fine Martin Luther King 9780063213043 Fiction From NAACP Image Award–nominated author Elise Bryant comes a tender, funny novel following a type-A teen whose meticulously co...

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Black Is

by Laura Obuobi

Black Is Laura Obuobi 9780063326415 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins In this companion picture book to Black Gold, the NAACP Image Award winner, Laura Obuobi and Society of Illustra...

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