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Richard Ellmann and Robert O’Clair
Richard Ellmann and Robert O’Clair MULTIPLE Richard Ellmann, an influential literary critic and biographer, and Robert O’Clair, a scholar specializing in modern poetry, were key contributors to the s...
Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson 000000003829384X Robert Jackson, author of “The No More Excuses Curriculum,” is a renowned speaker, educator, and consultant specializing in issues facing African-American and Latino s...
Robert G. Barnes
Robert G. Barnes NONE Dr. Robert and Rosemary Barnes are coauthors, conference speakers, and experts on marriage and family issues. Robert is executive director of Sheridan House Family Ministries an...
Robert Fleming
Robert Fleming 0000000073689743 Support Robert Fleming’s Dialysis Journey Interested in psychology and sociology, I came to writing as a fluke in the early 1970s when a friend, Willard Je...
Robert Hicks
Robert Hicks 000000036837233X Robert Hicks is a New York Times best-selling author, renowned for his works 'The Widow of the South' and 'A Separate Country'. Besides writing, he is a passionate prese...
Robert F. Smith
Robert F. Smith NONE Entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert F. Smith contributed insights to the book “Lead Boldly: Seven Principles from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Robert F. Smith is a philanthrop...
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Robert Greene
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Robert Greene MULTIPLE 50 Cent, renowned rapper and entrepreneur, and Robert Greene, acclaimed author and strategist, combine their unique experiences and skills in their...
r.h. Sin and Robert M. Drake
r.h. Sin and Robert M. Drake MULTIPLE R.H. Sin and Robert M. Drake are renowned authors, best known for their emotive poetry and prose that deeply resonate with readers, tackling themes of love, loss...
Robert Fleming and K Kelly McElroy
Robert Fleming and K Kelly McElroy MULTIPLE Explore the profiles of authors Robert Fleming and K Kelly McElroy. Dive into their accomplishments, works, and influences. Learn more about Robert Fleming...
Robert Lee Brewer
Robert Lee Brewer NONE Robert Lee Brewer is a Senior Content Editor at Writer's Digest, author, and was voted Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere in 2011. He is known for his expertise in editing, onlin...
Robert J. Norrell
Robert J. Norrell NONE Robert J. Norrell, an award-winning author and University of Tennessee professor, has written numerous books, including the acclaimed biography “Up from History: The Life of Bo...
Robert Liu-Trujillo
Robert Liu-Trujillo NONE Robert Liu-Trujillo is a California-based author and illustrator, co-founder of The Trust Your Struggle Collective and founder of Come Bien Books. He uses his art to tell cul...
Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa
Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa MULTIPLE Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa are political reporters for The Washington Post. Samuels, who joined in 2011, focuses on politics, policy, and socia...
Robert G. O’Meally
Robert G. O’Meally 0000000108901063 Robert G. O'Meally is a distinguished scholar and the Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is also the fou...
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...
Robert F. Reid-Pharr
Robert F. Reid-Pharr 0000000055231069 Robert F. Reid-Pharr holds a B.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and both an M.A. in African American studies and a P...
Robert F. Williams and Mabel R. Williams
Robert F. Williams and Mabel R. Williams MULTIPLE Born in Jim Crow-era Monroe, North Carolina, Robert F. Williams and Mabel R. Williams were the state’s most legendary African American freedom fight...
Robert Hayden
Robert Hayden 0000000114660665 Hayden was Named U.S. Poet Laureate for (1976–1978) Robert Hayden (1913-1980) was a renowned African-American poet, essayist, and educator. He was the first Africa...
Ahdaf Soueif and Omar Robert Hamilton
Ahdaf Soueif and Omar Robert Hamilton MULTIPLE Ahdaf Soueif and Omar Robert Hamilton are renowned authors, known for their impactful contributions to literature. Soueif's work often explores themes o...
Robert Deane Pharr
Robert Deane Pharr 0000000063320993 “…I would let white people look at the black man as he lives when the white man is not looking or listening.” Robert Deane Pharr, born 1916, was ...
James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall
James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall MULTIPLE "James Patterson, Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles, and Rachel Howzell Hall are renowned authors, each accl...
Robert Jones, Jr.
Robert Jones, Jr. MULTIPLE Robert Jones, Jr. is a New York-born author with a BFA and MFA from Brooklyn College. He's written for The New York Times and other publications, created the social justice...
Herb Boyd and Robert L. Allen
Herb Boyd and Robert L. Allen MULTIPLE "Herb Boyd and Robert L. Allen are renowned authors known for their significant contributions to literature. Their works are deeply rooted in highlighting socio...
Earl Lovelace and Robert Antoni
Earl Lovelace and Robert Antoni MULTIPLE Earl Lovelace and Robert Antoni are esteemed authors. Lovelace, from Trinidad, is celebrated for his novels depicting Caribbean life. Antoni, also with Caribb...
Robert Paul Jr.
Robert Paul Jr. NONE Robert Paul Jr., a St. Lucia-born illustrator and character designer, aims to enrich children's lives through storytelling. Now based in Houston, Texas with his family, his work ...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O’Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wall
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O’Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wal...
Robert Edgerton
Robert Edgerton 0000000114504304 Robert B. Edgerton is a professor at UCLA's Departments of Psychiatry and Anthropology. He served as the president of the Society of Psychological Anthropology and is...
Robert M. Coles
Robert M. Coles NONE Robert M. Coles, born October 12, 1929, is a distinguished author, child psychiatrist, and professor emeritus at Harvard University. Robert M. Coles was born October 12, 1929 and...
Robert Greene
Robert Greene 000000010883135X Robert Greene, born May 14, 1959, is a renowned author known for his international bestsellers on strategy, power, and seduction, including 'The 48 Laws of Power', 'The...
Robert L. Allen
Robert L. Allen 0000000108860791 Robert Lee Allen, born in 1942, is a celebrated author known for his works on racism and social reform. A Morehouse graduate with a Ph.D. in Sociology, he has also se...
Robert M. Drake
Robert M. Drake NONE Robert M. Drake is a renowned American author celebrated for bestsellers like Beautiful Chaos & Black Butterfly. He's also a popular social media figure and self-proclaimed stree...
Robert Torres
Robert Torres NONE Robert Torres is a renowned author known for his captivating storytelling and unique writing style. His works have earned him widespread recognition and acclaim in the literary wor...
Grandmaster Flash with Robert “Scoop” Jackson
Grandmaster Flash with Robert “Scoop” Jackson MULTIPLE Grandmaster Flash with Robert “Scoop” Jackson
Iceberg Slim
Iceberg Slim 0000000107778710 Iceberg Slim, originally Robert Maupin, was a notorious pimp turned acclaimed author. Known for his icy demeanor and ruthless tactics, he controlled over 400 women durin...
Zoe Johnson
Zoe Johnson NONE Comedy writer and stand-up Zoe Johnson started creating characters at 8. At William & Mary, she brought her humor to the student paper; she now trains at Upright Citizens Brigade (UC...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O'Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wall
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O'Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wal...
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...
Robert de la Chevotiere
Robert de la Chevotiere NONE Robert de la Chevotiere was a Barbadian poet and educator whose work reflects the rhythms and landscapes of the Caribbean. Active during the mid–20th century, de l...
Robert Livingston
Robert Livingston 0000000450948924 Robert Livingston is a diversity scholar who serves on the faculty of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is the author of The Conve...
Robert Coles
Robert Coles 0000000108597620 Robert Coles (literary scholar & poet) is emeritus associate professor of African-American literature at Hampshire College. He earned his B.A. from Lincoln Universi...
Robert Parish
Robert Parish NONE Robert Parish played in the National Basketball Association from 1976 to 1997, including 14 years with the Boston Celtics. A four-time NBA champion, he was inducted into the Baske...
Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad 0000000083721495 Elijah Muhammad, born Elijah Poole, was an influential African-American religious leader who led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975. He was a mento...
Tajuana “TJ” Butler
Tajuana “TJ” Butler NONE Tajuana “TJ” Butler-Jackson, founder of Lavelle Publishing, is honing her skills as an actor and director. She's completed her first short film and lives in Indianapolis with...
Dorothy West, Renae Nadine Shackelford, and James Robert Saunders
Dorothy West, Renae Nadine Shackelford, and James Robert Saunders MULTIPLE
Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa NONE Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York, is a renowned writer and educator. Her work, influenced by her Puerto Rican heritage and experiences, i...
Sonia Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez 0000000080885435 Sonia Sanchez (b. 1934) is a significant figure in the Black Arts Movement, known for her innovative and original poetry that explores racial and gender struggles. Her ...
Brian H. Williams
Brian H. Williams NONE Dr. Brian H. Williams is a Harvard-educated surgeon, Air Force Academy graduate, and a prominent leader in public policy, structural racism, gun violence, and health equity. Wi...
Ai Ogawa
Ai Ogawa 0000000368573553 Ai Ogawa (1947-2010), born Florence Anthony, was a prominent poet and author awarded with the American Book Award and a National Book Award. She authored seven books of poet...
Julie Iromuanya
Julie Iromuanya NONE Julie Iromuanya was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, the Etisalat Prize for Literature, and the National Book Critics Cir...
John Lewis
John Lewis 0000000114586629 Born to sharecroppers, John Robert Lewis became a key figure in the US Civil Rights Movement. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a speaker at...
Will Smith
Will Smith 000000011507289X Will Smith is a leading figure in showbiz, known for starring in seven consecutive box-office hits, including I Am Legend. He is recognized for his challenging roles, such...
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison 0000000368636040 Winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature Celebrated American novelist Toni Morrison, born Chloe Ardelia Wofford, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. A profes...
Juana Martinez-Neal
Juana Martinez-Neal 0000000115462636 Juana Martinez-Neal, award-winning author-illustrator, received the 2019 Caldecott Honor and 2020 Robert F. Sibert Medal. She was also awarded the 2018 Pura Belpr...
Howard L. Bingham
Howard L. Bingham NONE Howard L. Bingham, the first black photographer in the Hollywood Camera Guild, is known for his intimate photos of Muhammad Ali and the Black Panthers. His remarkable career in...
Randall Kennedy
Randall Kennedy 0000000031041631 Randall L. Kennedy, a law professor and author, is currently the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard University. He's an alumnus of Princeton, Oxford, and Ya...
Susan Straight
Susan Straight 0000000118784526 Acclaimed author of eight novels, including 'Highwire Moon' and 'A Million Nightingales'. Recognized with the Robert Kirsch Award, O. Henry Prize, and a Guggenheim Fel...
Angela Flournoy
Angela Flournoy 0000000436914613 Angela Flournoy, author of The Turner House, a National Book Award finalist, has been recognized with numerous awards including the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize. A Nat...
C.L.R. James
C.L.R. James 0000000109019515 Cyril Lionel Robert James, also known as J.R. Johnson, was an influential Afro-Trinidadian historian, journalist, and socialist theorist. Born in 1901, his work is a cor...
Bob Avakian
Bob Avakian 0000000066625450 Robert Bruce Avakian, born in 1943, is a prominent figure in US communism. Raised in Berkeley, California, he has led the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA since 1979. H...
Celeste Mohammed
Celeste Mohammed NONE Award-winning author Celeste Mohammed is known for her short fiction, earning accolades such as the PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize and the Virginia Woolf Award. A Trinidad and Tobago n...
Ama Codjoe
Ama Codjoe NONE Award-winning author, recognized by Cave Canem, Saltonstall, Jerome, and Robert Rauschenberg Foundations. Recipient of 2017 Rona Jaffe Writer’s Award, 2018 Loraine Williams Poetry Pri...
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman 0000000082813240 Marian Wright Edelman is a renowned American children's rights activist and the founder of the Children's Defense Fund. She is the recipient of numerous awards ...
Nate Powell
Nate Powell 0000000078269174 Nate Powell, born in 1978, is a New York Times best-selling graphic novelist known for “March,” the autobiography of John Lewis. A self-publisher from age 14, Powell's aw...
Shannon Sanders
Shannon Sanders NONE Shannon Sanders is a Washington, DC-based author. Her fiction has been featured in various publications and won the 2020 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers....
Tanya Lee Stone
Tanya Lee Stone 0000000383229865 Tanya Lee Stone is a former editor and the Robert F. Sibert Award-winning author Tanya Lee Stone is a former editor and the Robert F. Sibert Award-winning author of A...
Larry Dane Brimner
Larry Dane Brimner 0000000082811384 Larry Dane Brimner, born 1949, is an award-winning author known for his innovative non-fiction for young readers. He won the 2018 Robert F. Sibert Award for his bo...
Shauntay Grant
Shauntay Grant 0000000082860020 Shauntay Grant is a Halifax-based writer and performance artist. She's written multiple children's books, including award-winning 'Up Home' and 'Africville'. Grant als...
Davina Ward
Davina Ward NONE Davina Ward, a Certified Christian Life Coach and author, empowers women to overcome challenges, shatter limiting beliefs, and embrace their true purpose. As the P.U.S.H. Coach, she ...
Otto Penzler
Otto Penzler 0000000117770704 Otto Penzler, renowned authority on crime fiction, is the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop and founder of The Mysterious Press. He's published acclaimed authors, ed...
Neil Baldwin
Neil Baldwin 0000000108910963 Dr. Neil Baldwin, born in New York City, is a renowned author and scholar with a Ph.D. in Modern American Poetry. He has authored various poetry, textbooks, and biograph...
David W. Marshall
David W. Marshall NONE Author David W. Marshall touches readers with his writings, reflecting his passion for American history and social justice. Born in Washington D.C., raised in Norfolk, Virginia...
Darrin Bell
Darrin Bell 0000000036831245 The first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning Darrin Bell is a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author from Los Angeles, known for his...
Shelby Steele
Shelby Steele 0000000117385953 Shelby Steele is an award-winning author, columnist, and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow. Renowned for his study on race relations and cultural issues, Steele's work h...
Patricia C. Mckissack
Patricia C. Mckissack 0000000108593937 Patricia L'Ann Carwell McKissack (1944-2017) was a renowned children's author who wrote over 100 books highlighting African American history and Southern folklo...