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Blacc Topp
Blacc Topp NONE Blacc Topp, an award-winning author born in Benton Harbor, MI, and raised in South Dallas, used his love for writing to navigate personal loss and a challenging upbringing. From journ...
Stella Dadzie
Stella Dadzie 0000000081383699 Stella Dadzie was born in 1952 in London, United Kingdom, to a white English mother and a Ghanaian father, who was Ghana’s first trained pilot and served as a navigato...
Hugh Holton
Hugh Holton NONE Hubert “Hugh” Holton, son of a police officer, was a prolific author who passed away in 2001. Raised in Woodlawn, he attended Saint Anselm elementary school and Mount Carmel high sch...
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...
Ben Carson
Ben Carson 0000000110700201 Dr. Benjamin Carson, once a child from a poor, single-parent home, overcame challenges to fulfill his dream of becoming a physician. Now, he's a renowned pediatric neurosu...
Kiini Ibura Salaam
Kiini Ibura Salaam NONE Kiini Ibura Salaam is a writer, painter, and traveler from New Orleans, Louisiana. The middle child of five, she grew up in a hardscrabble neighborhood with oak and fig trees...
Mahogany Star
Mahogany Star NONE Mahogany Star, a Brooklyn-born author, has written four books including the acclaimed 'Where Secrets Lie'. With a degree in Organizational Management, she worked in Healthcare Admi...
Christopher Myers
Christopher Myers NONE Christopher Myers, son of renowned author Walter Dean Myers, is an award-winning illustrator with a deep appreciation for storytelling through images. Myers extends his family'...
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas 0000000121012885 “My father was a mulatto, my grandfather was a Negro, and my great-grandfather a monkey. You see, Sir, my family starts where yours ends.” Alexandre Dumas,...
Jess Mowry
Jess Mowry 0000000080841328 Jess Mowry is an author of children's and young adult books often set in Oakland, California, dealing with contemporary themes. Raised by his father, he developed a love f...
Nikki Rashan
Nikki Rashan NONE Nikki Rashan is an acclaimed author known for 'Double Pleasure Double Pain', 'You Make Me Wanna', 'Cyber Case', and 'The EXchange'. She shared her coming out story on Oprah and has ...
Marla Washington
Marla Washington NONE Dr. Marla Washington, a PhD in Sociology, is a specialist on daddyless daughters. Drawing from her own experiences and those of others, she authored a book offering strategies t...
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles 000000038553859X Melvin Van Peebles, founding father of Black American cinema, was a multi-talented artist known for directing, writing, and acting in groundbreaking films. He was ...
Neoma Nwasike
Neoma Nwasike NONE Neoma Nwasike, born in Manhattan and raised in a Nigerian household in Long Island, is a hardworking undergraduate student at Medgar Evers College. Despite her father's death, she ...
Lawrence Deron Thomas
Lawrence Deron Thomas NONE Lawrence Deron Thomas, a Bay Area native, was inspired by his parents to pursue strength, courage, and success. After a brief stint as a rapper, he found his passion for wr...
Dexter Scott King
Dexter Scott King 0000000050308792 Dexter Scott King, a civil rights activist, attorney, author, actor, and film producer, worked to preserve the legacy of his father, Martin Luther King Jr., through...
Paul Robeson Jr.
Paul Robeson Jr. 0000000109728266 Paul Robeson Jr., son of legendary Paul Robeson, is a civil rights activist, electrical engineer, member of the New York Academy of Sciences, and Russian translator....
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry 0000000050119959 Born in 1969, Tyler Perry overcame a troubled childhood to become a successful actor, writer, and director. Inspired by Oprah Winfrey, he began writing letters to himself...
Ousmane Sembène
Ousmane Sembène 0000000120171534 “Father of African Film” Ousmane Sembène (1923-2007) was a renowned Senegalese director, producer, and writer. Often recognized as the “father of African ...
Bernardine Evaristo
Bernardine Evaristo 0000000110769989 Bernardine Evaristo is a British award-winning author of seven books and professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London. Known for her diverse works ac...
Bernard Alexander McNealy
Bernard Alexander McNealy NONE Bernard Alexander McNealy, born in Georgia, is a former semi-pro baseball player turned legal advocate and writer. Raised in Boston, he learned mental discipline from m...
Sampson Davis, George Jenkins and Rameck Hunt
Sampson Davis, George Jenkins and Rameck Hunt MULTIPLE Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt, also known as the Three Doctors, overcame a fatherless childhood in the inner-city to form ...
Elva Diane Green
Elva Diane Green NONE Elva Diane Green, a Los Angeles native, is the author of a book about her father, Eddie Green, a legendary Black American comedian from the early 1900s. Her work serves as a tes...
Akosua Busia
Akosua Busia 000000039920884X Akosua Busia, born on December 30, 1966, is an actress known for roles in The Color Purple and Tears of the Sun. She's also a Ghanaian princess and the daughter of forme...
Morgan E. Taylor
Morgan E. Taylor NONE Morgan E. Taylor, a child author and entrepreneur, co-wrote a book with her father, G. Todd Taylor, titled 'Daddy’s Little Princess'. The book challenges societal perceptions, e...
K. Caprice Arradondo
K. Caprice Arradondo NONE K. Caprice Arradondo, born in 1988, is a Minnesota-based poet, short story writer, lyricist, father, and licensed tattoo artist. His works, including the co-authored “Writer...
Arlington R. Callies
Arlington R. Callies NONE Arlington R. Callies, born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, is an author, experienced AAU Basketball and Track coach, and real estate broker. He has written a book about AA...
Nonku Kunene Adumetey
Nonku Kunene Adumetey NONE Nonkululeko “Nonku” Kunene Adumetey is a devoted wife, mother, and children's author. Born in eSwatini, educated in Canada and the US, she's passionate about inspiring chil...
Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade 0000000040514234 Dwyane Wade, a three-time NBA champion and NY Times bestselling author, is also a businessman, TV analyst, producer, activist, and philanthropist. Renowned for his NBA ca...
Maurice L. Williams
Maurice L. Williams NONE Maurice L. Williams is the visionary Executive Director of A Father’s Love™ Personal Development and Community Services (AFLPDCS), an award-winning nonprofit rooted in...
Christian Gregory
Christian Gregory 0000000092619249 Dr. Christian Claxton Gregory is the eighth child of Dick and Lillian Gregory. Dr. Gregory practiced in Washington, DC for twenty-five years, caring for DC natives...
Sonya Atkins
Sonya Atkins NONE Sonya Atkins: "I am a twenty-five-year-old English instructor at Northeast Louisiana University. However, I received my undergraduate and graduate degrees from Grambling State...
Kionna Walker LeMalle
Kionna Walker LeMalle NONE Kionna Walker LeMalle is a novelist, poet, speaker, and sought-after writing teacher who has taught writers at every level, from elementary school through graduate studies...
Xyrus
Xyrus NONE Cyrus Gray—known as Xyrus (@xyrusgray8)—is a writer, advocate, artist manager, and entrepreneur whose life is proof that resilience can bloom even in the harshest conditions. ...
Brian W. Smith
Brian W. Smith NONE Brian W. Smith, an award-winning author of 15 novels and former U.S. Army member, turned full-time author after being laid off. His personal trauma inspired his first novel, leadi...
Cheryl Cloyd Robbins
Cheryl Cloyd Robbins NONE Cheryl Cloyd Robbins is a passionate writer who began her journey in high school. She self-published her first novel in 2006 and its acclaimed sequel in 2008. Despite being ...
Cherry
Cherry NONE Cherry, an author and finance professional based in Charlotte, North Carolina, uses her love for writing to craft stories that inspire resilience. A graduate of Winston-Salem State Univer...
Ellis Cose
Ellis Cose NONE Ellis Cose, a renowned journalist and author, is known for his work with Newsweek and notable books like “The Rage of a Privileged Class.” Starting his career at 19, Cose has received...
Stephanie Outten
Stephanie Outten NONE Stephanie Outten is a transformation coach, author and speaker who overcame personal struggles to find joy. She uses her experiences to guide others in her roles as the founder ...
Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart 0000000081598956 Kevin Hart, born July 6, 1979, is a record-breaking comedian and actor from Philadelphia. Known for his unique style, he tours like a rockstar, performing in over 100 stad...
Eva Tremaine
Eva Tremaine NONE Eva Tremaine, a Queens native and prestigious IT Manager, is a versatile self-published author known for her books Unstable and Seven Again. She explores multiple genres and enjoys ...
Elona Washington
Elona Washington NONE Elona Washington, a DC native and best-selling author, is a sexual assault survivor turned advocate who has worked with RAINN since 2011. A successful publisher, TV host, and bl...
Jewel Caston-Mendoza
Jewel Caston-Mendoza NONE Jewel Caston-Mendoza, once the overlooked middle child, found her voice through writing. Her journey, from winning a 5th-grade writing contest to publishing her first poetry...
June Cross
June Cross NONE June Cross is a two-time Emmy and duPont-Columbia Journalism award-winning documentary television producer and professor at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism. Known for her 199...
Lawrence Hill
Lawrence Hill 0000000073673418 Lawrence Hill is a renowned Canadian author and professor of creative writing at the University of Guelph. Known for his award-winning novel, “The Book of Negroes”, whi...
r.h. Sin
r.h. Sin NONE Reuben Holmes, known as r.h. Sin, is a New York Times bestselling poet from New Brunswick, N.J. Overcoming a difficult upbringing through his love for writing, Sin currently lives in Ne...
Isa Watson
Isa Watson NONE Isa Watson, a chemist and data scientist turned entrepreneur, is the founder and CEO of Squad, a social app that enhances communication amongst friends. Aiming to make a global impact...
Rainie Howard
Rainie Howard NONE Rainie Howard is a bestselling author, speaker, media personality, and business leader reaching over 10 million globally. She's an award-winning humanitarian and life coach special...
Natasha Owens
Natasha Owens NONE Southern girl Natasha Owens is a devoted mother and Christian with a love for soul music and comfort food. Despite struggles with weight and eyesight, she pursued higher education....
Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange 0000000110376632 Ntozake Shange was an educator, dancer, poet, and playwright, best known for her theatre piece 'For Colored Girls'. Born on October 18, 1948, she studied at Barnard Co...
Richard Wright
Richard Wright 0000000079803105 Richard Nathaniel Wright (1908-1960), born in poverty and racial discrimination in Mississippi, was a prolific writer aiming to unite Black and White worlds. Known ini...
Richard Williams
Richard Williams 000000011450729X Richard Williams is a renowned tennis coach and father to tennis superstars, Venus and Serena Williams. Richard Williams is a tennis coach and the father tennis supe...
Jason Poole
Jason Poole NONE Jason Conrad Poole, a proud father from Washington, DC, was wrongfully sentenced to 21 years for a drug violation in 1996. Regaining his freedom in 2008, Poole's story showcases resi...
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton 0000000114915488 Growing up on a small farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio, in the 1940s, Virginia Hamilton was lovingly embraced by the sights, sounds and smells of rural...
Todd Mayfield
Todd Mayfield 0000000486353869 Todd Curtis Mayfield, the second oldest son of Curtis Mayfield, is an entrepreneur and former financial executive from Chicago, actively promoting his father's musical ...
Sharon Robinson
Sharon Robinson 0000000084195482 Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson's daughter and acclaimed author, is known for her fiction and nonfiction works, many of which honor her father's legacy, including re...
James Forman
James Forman 0000000071399777 James Forman is the father of renowned legal scholar and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, James Forman Jr. James Forman James Forman is the father of legal scholar and ...
Jay Davis
Jay Davis NONE Jay Davis, a Brooklyn-based writer and illustrator, graduated from Parsons School of Design. Passionate about bossa nova, boxing, and intersectional feminism, she cherishes her long-di...
Shandon D. Allen
Shandon D. Allen NONE Born in South Carolina to a Marine and martial artist father, and raised in South Memphis by a mother who dedicated more than 40 years to social work and property management, S...
Shawn Amos
Shawn Amos 0000000406826567 Shawn Amos, globally recognized Blues musician and son of cookie tycoon, Wally Amos, balances his music career with his role at NYC firm Hudson Cutler. A dedicated father,...
James Baldwin
James Baldwin 0000000121446704 “No white critic can judge my work. I’d be a fool if I depended upon that judgement.” James Arthur Baldwin (1924-1987), born in Harlem, NY, was a ren...
Lowell Hawthorne
Lowell Hawthorne NONE Lowell Hawthorne, born in Jamaica, moved to the U.S. in 1981 and worked as an accountant while studying at Bronx Community College. In 1989, he, his wife, and siblings establish...
Barbara Brandon
Barbara Brandon 0000000031564723 Barbara Brandon is the first nationally syndicated African-American female cartoonist. Barbara Brandon-Croft, creator of the comic strip 'Where I’m Coming From', is ce...
Javaka Steptoe
Javaka Steptoe 0000000031897560 Javaka Steptoe, son of award-winning author/illustrator John Steptoe, is a renowned illustrator. Known for using everyday objects and mixed media to create vibrant and...
Ben Okri
Ben Okri 0000000121401864 Ben Okri, an award-winning poet and novelist, was born to an Igbo mother and Urhobo father in Nigeria. He had his early education in London, furthered his studies in England...
Troy Pappy Johnson
Troy Pappy Johnson NONE Troy “Pappy” Johnson, a Brooklyn native, is a Howard University graduate and US Army veteran. He has had a successful career in Theatrical/Film Production in NYC, working with...
Donald Crews
Donald Crews 0000000073626339 Donald Crews is a celebrated children's author, known for Caldecott Honor Books like Freight Train and Truck. Living in New York's Hudson River Valley with wife Ann Jona...
Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson 0000000108766551 “Only when lions have historians will hunters cease being heroes.” —African Proverb Carter G. Woodson, the son of former slaves, became a renowned scholar, earning a...
Chris Barton
Chris Barton 0000000082953972 Chris Barton, an award-winning, best-selling author, has written numerous children's books, drawing from a lifelong passion for storytelling. He grew up in Texas, nurtur...
Sharon Bennett and Beatrice Moore
Sharon Bennett and Beatrice Moore MULTIPLE Sharon Bennett and Beatrice Moore are accomplished authors with backgrounds in healthcare and education respectively. Bennett, a health care professional fr...
Edward Wilmot Blyden
Edward Wilmot Blyden 0000000081343910 Edward Wilmot Blyden, born in 1832, was a multilingual writer and considered the “father of Pan-Africanism.” His major work, Christianity, Islam and the Negro Ra...
Ras Baraka
Ras Baraka NONE "Ras Baraka, son of famed poets and father of three, is a published author. His latest work, 'Black Girls Learn Love Hard', is a tribute to his late sister, Shani Baraka.” Ras Baraka ...
John Conyers Jr.
John Conyers Jr. 0000000025669916 John Conyers Jr. was a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, representing Detroit and its surrounding areas from 1965 t...
Nathan Hare
Nathan Hare 0000000116200187 Dr. Nathan Hare, known as “the Father of Black Studies,” was the first coordinator of a black studies program in the US. Despite being fired for his role in a student-led...
Endy
Endy 0000000012374705 Endy was born in Newark, NJ. Like most inner city children she was fascinated by the noise of the busy streets in the "hood. Raised in a two parent home with her younger...
Barbara Summers
Barbara Summers 0000000083029183 Barbara Summers was an American author, educator, and former Ford model. She authored 'Skin Deep' (1998), a definitive work on black women in the modeling industry, b...
Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah 0000000121244918 Kwame Anthony Appiah, born in London and raised in Ghana, is the son of a Ghanaian lawyer/politician and an English novelist. He received his education in Ghana ...
Lesley Nneka Arimah
Lesley Nneka Arimah 0000000474098338 UK-born author, Lesley Nneka Arimah, lived in various locations due to her father's job, including Nigeria. Her acclaimed work has received multiple awards and gr...
Damon Meadows
Damon Meadows NONE Damon “Amin” Meadows, a South Philadelphia native and proud father, co-authored Convict's Candy during his federal prison sentence. He educates on prison life and emphasizes HIV/AI...
Jesus Colon
Jesus Colon 0000000022976005 Jesus Colon, widely recognized as the Father of the Nuyorican, was a distinguished Puerto Rican author and political activist. Born in 1901, he developed a passion for st...
Lenrie Peters
Lenrie Peters 000000011469286X Dr. Lenrie Peters (1932-2009) was a renowned Gambian surgeon, educator, novelist, and poet. Known as the 'father' of Gambian literature, he was one of the first authors...
Kwame Mbalia
Kwame Mbalia 0000000501737490 Kwame Mbalia, previously a part-time pharmaceutical calibration tech, is now a full-time writer and father. Kwame Mbalia is a husband, father, writer, a New York Times b...
Bernard N. Lee, Jr.
Bernard N. Lee, Jr. MULTIPLE Bernard N. Lee, Jr., also known as Bernie, is a former military kid whose childhood experiences shaped his memoir series, “A Look Back in Time.” He studied engineering an...
Javette Jenkins
Javette Jenkins NONE I’m the sister who writes contracts by day, And with poetry, seek to find a better way; A way to understand the road to love A way to thank my Father above, A way t...
Sola Odemuyiwa
Sola Odemuyiwa NONE Sola Odemuyiwa, a Newcastle-born, Lagos-raised cardiologist, uses her patient encounters in England as inspiration for her writing. She explores themes like destiny, race, and fre...
Ross Victory
Ross Victory NONE J. Ross Victory is an award-winning author and music artist from Los Angeles. Known for his memoirs and music, he has a background in marketing, teaching, and music publishing. Draw...
Jennifer Davis Carey
Jennifer Davis Carey NONE A native New Yorker, writer Jennifer Davis Carey has family roots in the Caribbean and American South. She learned a keen ear for and appreciation of language from her ...
Hana Ali
Hana Ali 0000000023085001 Hana Ali, born in 1976, is the third youngest child of Muhammad Ali and author of three books about her father's life. Known for her appearances in documentaries like 'I am ...
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter 0000000369603101 Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, was a naval officer and Georgia Senator before leading the U.S from 1977-1981. His presidency was marked by foreign policy achieve...
J. Ivy
J. Ivy NONE J. Ivy, a Chicago-born hip-hop poet, musician, and actor, has won a Peabody and Grammy award for his performances and collaborations with artists like Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Bob Dylan. He...
John Hope Franklin
John Hope Franklin 0000000114547638 John Hope Franklin (January 2, 1915 – March 25, 2009) was an educator and historian. Franklin lived through America’s most defining twentieth-century transf...
Zain Asher
Zain Asher NONE Zain Asher, born to Nigerian parents in South London, is an Oxford and Columbia University graduate, currently anchoring 'One World with Zain Asher' on CNN International. Raised by he...
Jupiter Hammon
Jupiter Hammon 000000038947276X Jupiter Hammon (1711-1806), a born slave, became the first African-American writer to be published in the US in 1761. Encouraged to learn reading and writing, he serve...
Dedrick Moone
Dedrick Moone NONE Dedrick L. Moone, COO of The Rules of a Big Boss LLC, is an author, philanthropist, and motivational speaker offering empowerment products and services. He authored 'The Unexpected...
Steven Anthony King
Steven Anthony King NONE “I give so much because I’ve been given so much.” Steven Anthony King is a New York-based public speaker, relationship coach, talk show host, and author with...
Omarion
Omarion 0000000101022998 Omarion Ishmael Grandberry, former B2K lead singer and successful solo artist, is now known as the “King of Unbothered.” A Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and actor, he's...
Biyi Bandele
Biyi Bandele 0000000120964833 Biyi Bandele-Thomas (1967-2022) was a renowned Nigerian novelist, playwright, director, and photographer. He was celebrated as one of Africa's top 50 artists. Bandele's ...
Malcolm Newsome
Malcolm Newsome NONE Malcolm Newsome, a Chicago-based children's book author and Black Creators Headquarters co-founder, uses his background in psychology, sociology, and cyber security to write insp...
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry 0000000109136877 Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) was a renowned American playwright and painter, best known for her Broadway production “A Raisin in the Sun.” Born in Chicago, to in...
Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill 0000000363523522 Dulé Hill, actor, writer, and father, is renowned for roles in The West Wing and Psych, earning an Emmy nomination. He co-authored 'Repeat After Me' with wife, Jazmyn Simo...