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Dante Lee
Dante Lee 0000000081738541 Dante Lee, an award-winning business coach and best-selling author, is the CEO of Dante Lee International, a marketing and PR firm that specializes in reaching African Amer...
Jeannine A. Cook
Jeannine A. Cook NONE Jeannine A. Cook (left) is the founder and owner of three avant-garde bookshop concepts: Harriett’s in Philadelphia, Ida’s in South Jersey, and Josephine’s, a literary installa...
Onlinebookclub.org
Onlinebookclub.org NONE OnlineBookClub.org is a leading online platform for book enthusiasts, offering active forums for discussions and free special programs such as a 'Book of the Month' club and a...
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...
Issa Rae
Issa Rae 0000000493620849 Issa Rae, born in 1985, is a talented humorist and YouTube sensation with more than 25 million views. Recognized on Forbes' “30 Under 30” list twice, she has created success...
D. Amari Jackson
D. Amari Jackson 0000000530897506 D. Amari Jackson is an accomplished creator, award-winning journalist, and author known for his middle grade novel, Jelani's Key. His portfolio includes TV/web/film ...
Quintard Taylor
Quintard Taylor 0000000114391610 AALBC Truly Mourns the Lost of Quintard Taylor Quintard Taylor, a Professor of American History, specializes in African American history with over three decades of exp...
Brenda L. Thomas, Crystal Lacey Winslow, Rochelle Alers, and ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Brenda L. Thomas, Crystal Lacey Winslow, Rochelle Alers, and ReShonda Tate Billingsley MULTIPLE Brenda L. Thomas, Crystal Lacey Winslow, Rochelle Alers, and ReShonda Tate Billingsley are acclaimed au...
Diana Veiga
Diana Veiga NONE Go On Girl! Book Club, Unpublished Writer Award 2013 Winner Diana Veiga, winner of the 2013 Go On Girl! Book Club's Unpublished Writer award, is a dedicated writer and social justice ...
Harold Green III
Harold Green III NONE Internationally-admired artist, Harold Green III, is the author of Black Rosesv and Black Oak. Known for his poetry, Green won the Carl Sandburg Literary Award for his debut col...
zaji
zaji NONE Zaji is an accomplished author and freelance writer with a B.A. in English and M.S. in Journalism from Iona College. She's written a novel, poetry book, short stories, and is working on her...
Nathan Huggins
Nathan Huggins 0000000110473299 Nathan Irvin Huggins (1927-1989) was a renowned historian, author, and educator specializing in African-American studies. He served as the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor a...
Nzinga-Christina Reid
Nzinga-Christina Reid NONE Nzinga-Christina Reid, a social justice advocate and author, is known for her anti-racism work. Co-founder of Blackdiaries.org, Reid holds a BA in Sociology and a Masters i...
Lisa Sheppard Stewart
Lisa Sheppard Stewart NONE Lisa Sheppard Stewart is a New Jersey-based, award-winning writer and designer, known for her culturally-inspired books. She promotes creative expression through relevant t...
Bobby Price
Bobby Price NONE Dr. Bobby Price, a certified plant-based nutritionist and exercise physiologist, focuses on holistic healing through diet, herbal medicine, and lifestyle changes. He has extensive cl...
Shane W. Evans
Shane W. Evans 0000000038504360 Shane Evans is a renowned illustrator, artist and designer whose work has been recognized by The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and The Orbis Pictus Award. His illustrat...
Maxx Alexis
Maxx Alexis NONE Maxx Alexis, known as “Your Favorite Baby Mama”, is a Los Angeles-based mom who mentors other parents on co-parenting. Featured on various media platforms, she strives to improve co-...
William Leo Hansberry
William Leo Hansberry 0000000021037954 “The Father of African Studies” Historian and anthropologist, William Leo Hansberry studied at Atlanta University and Harvard. He devoted his life to...
V. M. Burns
V. M. Burns NONE V. M. Burns is an American mystery writer best known for her cozy series including the Mystery Bookshop Mysteries, Dog Club Mysteries, and RJ Franklin Mysteries. Born in northwester...
Gregory Garay
Gregory Garay NONE "Versatile author with expertise in web and graphic design, illustration, and a passion for creativity.” Web + Graphic Design + Illustration + Enthusiam
Abiola Abrams
Abiola Abrams NONE Abiola Abrams is a renowned speaker, life coach, author, columnist, and media personality known for her heart-centered lifestyle advice. She is the creator of the “Passionista Play...
Gary A. Johnson
Gary A. Johnson NONE Gary A. Johnson, founder of a management training and consulting company, is renowned for running popular web platforms like Black Men In America.com. With significant experience...
Melissa Brown Levine
Melissa Brown Levine NONE Melissa Brown Levine is a versatile writer and meticulous editor, proofreader, and manuscript evaluator. With a keen eye for detail, she specializes in refining literary wor...
Franchesca Ramsey
Franchesca Ramsey NONE Franchesca Ramsey, also known as Chescaleigh, is a distinguished social justice advocate, comedian, actress, and writer. Renowned for her web series Decoded on MTV, she's also ...
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...
Richard Prince
Richard Prince 0000000081682656 Richard Prince, a veteran journalist and recipient of the Ida B. Wells Award, is known for his news column on diversity issues, “Richard Prince's Journal-isms”, and fo...
Natalie Hopkinson and Natalie Y. Moore
Natalie Hopkinson and Natalie Y. Moore MULTIPLE Natalie Hopkinson and Natalie Y. Moore are renowned authors known for their insightful works, contributing significantly to literature with their profo...
Cornel West and Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Cornel West and Eddie S. Glaude Jr. MULTIPLE Cornel West and Eddie S. Glaude Jr. are influential figures, renowned for their contributions in academia and social commentary. Cornel West (left), Eddie...
Abdul Alkalimat
Abdul Alkalimat 0000000036006392 Abdul Alkalimat, a PhD holder from the University of Chicago, has notable experience serving on the executive committee of ALSC. More about his work can be found on h...
Akilah Monifa
Akilah Monifa NONE Akilah Monifa, a lesbian freelance writer and independent journalist of African descent, works as a media trainer at SPIN Project and as a features editor for Arise Magazine. She l...
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan NONE Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Ph.D., is an award-winning author and scholar known for her short stories and critical work on African Diaspora culture. She's held numerous reside...
Natalie Y. Moore
Natalie Y. Moore 0000000041217426 Natalie Y. Moore is an award-winning journalist and author, known for her work in Essence, Black Enterprise, and the Chicago Tribune. She co-authored books on Black ...
Matt De La Peña
Matt De La Peña 0000000439804364 Matt de la Peña, a New York Times Bestselling author, has written six young adult novels and award-winning picture books. He received his MFA in creative writing fro...
Martin R. Delany
Martin R. Delany 0000000080985970 Martin Delany (1812-1885) was a pioneering African American abolitionist and the first African American Field Officer in the U.S Army. Post-Reconstruction, he promot...
Ted Joans
Ted Joans 0000000081560413 “Jazz is my religion.” Theodore “Ted” Joans was an acclaimed jazz poet, surrealist, trumpeter, and painter, known for his avant-garde work and criticism of compe...
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance with Hilary Beard
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance with Hilary Beard MULTIPLE Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are renowned actors with numerous accolades. Both have had significant roles in TV and film, contr...
Elizabeth Ross Haynes
Elizabeth Ross Haynes NONE Elizabeth Ross Haynes (1883-1953) was a former valedictorian and graduate of Fisk University and Columbia University. Notable for her study on black women's employment, she...
Hortense J. Spillers
Hortense J. Spillers 0000000037085221 Hortense J. Spillers, a distinguished professor at Cornell University, is a renowned literary critic. Her work over the past two decades has significantly contri...
Tia Ross
Tia Ross NONE Tia Ross, a multi-talented entrepreneur, is the founder of Black Writers Collective and Black Editors & Proofreaders. As an experienced editor for various domains, she offers extensive ...
John Baldwin West
John Baldwin West NONE Dr. John Baldwin West was a renowned African American pulp detective fiction writer in the 1950s. He authored six novels featuring private investigator Rocky Steele, with most ...
Hugh Mulzac
Hugh Mulzac 0000000399996487 Hugh Nathaniel Mulzac (1886-1971), the first African American ship commander, served on British and American ships during WWI. A graduate of Swansea Nautical College, he ...
Peter Mutabazi with Mark Tabb
Peter Mutabazi with Mark Tabb MULTIPLE Peter Mutabazi is an entrepreneur, an adoptive dad of three, a foster dad, and the founder of Now I Am Known. A former street kid who has worked for World Vis...
Larry Ward
Larry Ward NONE AALBC Mourns the passing of Larry Ward August 19, 2025 Dr. Larry Ward was the co-founder of The Lotus Institute and a beloved senior Dharma teacher in Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Plu...
Nikki Turner
Nikki Turner 0000000040675687 Nikki Turner, renowned as “The Queen of Hip Hop Fiction”, is an Essence best-selling author known for shedding light on the unseen side of street life. Balancing work an...
Nicola Yoon
Nicola Yoon 0000000445354582 Nicola Yoon, a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author known for her debut novel, 'Everything, Everything', is a proud member of We Need Diverse Books team. Residing in Los ...
Vickie M. Stringer
Vickie M. Stringer NONE “I use my life as an example to warn others of the dangers of the drug game.” Vickie Stringer, the Queen of Hip-Hop Literature, has revolutionized the genre throu...
Souleymane Bachir Diagne
Souleymane Bachir Diagne 0000000121380637 Souleymane Bachir Diagne is a philosophy professor and Director of African Studies at Columbia University. His notable works include 'The Ink of the Scholars...
Tony Medina
Tony Medina 0000000111019127 Tony Medina (Photo: WideVision Photography) was born in the South Bronx, raised in the Throgs Neck Housing Projects, and currently lives in the Washington, D...
Leyda Aileen
Leyda Aileen NONE Leyda Aileen is a writer, interviewer, and communications professional dedicated to celebrating Black authors, books, and the communities that support them. Passionate about the po...
P.C. Verrone
P.C. Verrone NONE P.C. Verrone’s work has appeared in FIYAH, Nightmare, PodCastle, Strange Horizons, and numerous anthologies, including multiple “best-of-the-year” series. His plays have been devel...
Naomi Jackson
Naomi Jackson 000000011074508X Naomi Jackson, author of award-nominated “The Star Side of Bird Hill,” is a recognized writer who studied fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and received an M.A. in ...
Jerry Pinkney
Jerry Pinkney 0000000063081603 Jerry Pinkney (December 22, 1939 – October 20, 2021) has been illustrating children’s books since 1964. In addition to his work on children’s books, he is an ext...
Breena Clarke
Breena Clarke 0000000116790578 Breena Clarke, a Washington D.C. native and Howard University alumnus, is a renowned author known for her debut novel, an Oprah Book Club selection 'River, Cross My Hea...
Eleanora E. Tate
Eleanora E. Tate 0000000067159869 Eleanora E. Tate is an acclaimed author and educator known for her stories celebrating community life. Her first novel, Just an Overnight Guest, was adapted into a T...
Joshua Clark Davis
Joshua Clark Davis NONE Joshua Clark Davis is a history professor at the University of Baltimore, specializing in 20th-century American history, capitalism, and social movements. He's also a public a...
Sharna Jackson
Sharna Jackson NONE Sharna Jackson, an award-winning author known for her middle-grade series High Rise Mystery and Tate Kids Activity books. Recognized as a Rising Star in 2013, she won the Watersto...
Lisa Stringfellow
Lisa Stringfellow NONE Lisa Stringfellow is an award-winning author known for her West Indian and Black southern heritage-inspired works like “A Comb of Wishes” and “Kingdom of Dust.” She is a dedica...
Aimée Felone
Aimée Felone NONE Aimée Felone, Founder and Managing Director of Knights Of, a multi-award-winning inclusive children's publisher, focuses on amplifying underrepresented voices. Her team, primarily w...
Chantal James
Chantal James NONE Chantal James is a poet, fiction writer, essayist, and book reviewer. Honors include a Fulbright Fellowship in creative writing to Morocco and a finalist position for the Alex Albr...
Talia Whyte
Talia Whyte NONE Talia Whyte has been a freelance journalist since 1998. Prospective clients seeking story assignments, nonfiction ghostwriting, copywriting commissions, story ideas, or licensing in...
Nikky Finney
Nikky Finney 0000000358800804 Nikky Finney, a South Carolina-born poet, is renowned for her first-person literary accounts of significant American historical events. She debuted with “On Wings Made o...
Lisa Springer
Lisa Springer NONE Lisa Springer is a writer from Barbados currently living in New York with her family. She is passionate about writing thrillers and horror fiction for young people. Her...
Kirkus
Kirkus NONE Kirkus Reviews is a book review magazine, founded in 1933, that specializes in pre-publication reviews of thousands of titles each year for librarians, booksellers, publishers, and serio...
Rochelle Alers
Rochelle Alers 0000000057307055 Rochelle Alers has been hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of today’s most prolific African American authors of romance and women’s fiction. With more ...
Byron McCray
Byron McCray NONE Byron McCray is a NYC-based Graphic Designer, Brand Manager, and Art Director. With 10 years of experience, he specializes in creating innovative designs for diverse corporate busin...
Oludara Adeeyo
Oludara Adeeyo NONE Oludara Adeeyo, a Los Angeles-based psychotherapist and psychiatric social worker, specializes in aiding those with severe mental illnesses and homelessness. With a background as ...
Jennifer L. Morgan
Jennifer L. Morgan 0000000116288983 Jennifer L. Morgan is a 2024 MacArthur Foundation’s “Genius” Grant Winner Morgan is a 2024 MacArthur Foundation's "Genius" Grant Winner, for "Deep...
Tanya Wright
Tanya Wright 0000000395292597 Tanya Wright, a Bronx native, is an acclaimed actor known for roles in HBO's True Blood and Netflix's Orange Is the New Black. A Vassar graduate and former New York Time...
Felicia Pride
Felicia Pride 0000000046853843 Felicia Pride is a versatile author, screenwriter, producer, and educator with a career spanning over 15 years. She has written seven books, including the motivational ...
Alexandra Morton
Alexandra Morton 0000000078676423 Alexandra Morton, host of The Book Look and 2011 Miss Black America-Baltimore, offers a unique online book review show on NewsOne.com. Featuring the latest book news...
Billy Carson
Billy Carson NONE Billy Carson, born in 1971, is the CEO of 4BiddenKnowledge Inc, and bestselling author of works like “The Compendium Of The Emerald Tablets.” He runs a conscious streaming TV networ...
Cassidy Dyce
Cassidy Dyce NONE Cassidy Dyce is a fiction writer, educator, and creative mentor whose work reflects a deep commitment to storytelling and community. Based just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, s...
Tayari Jones
Tayari Jones 0000000034178764 Born in Atlanta, GA in 1970, Tayari Jones is an accomplished author and educator. After obtaining her Masters from the University of Iowa, she taught Developmental Readi...
Cheryl Wills
Cheryl Wills NONE Cheryl Wills is an acclaimed anchor for New York 1 News, author, and public speaker. Known for her coverage of significant events like 9/11, she's also authored “Die Free: A Heroic ...
Benita R. Dale
Benita R. Dale NONE Benita R. Dale is a champion of African-American literature and art, founding Dialogue magazine and the Alliance for Cultural Enrichment, Inc. She also runs Efficient Business Ser...
Alicia D. Williams
Alicia D. Williams 0000000493459573 Alicia D. Williams is a beloved teacher, oral storyteller, and award-nominated author. Known for her lively spirit, she blends drama and storytelling in her teachi...
James Stewart
James Stewart 0000000121039797 Dr. James Stewart, a native of Cleveland & Professor Emeritus at Penn State University, is the President of ASALH’s Manasota Chapter. He held leadership roles in major ...
Joshunda Sanders
Joshunda Sanders NONE Joshunda Sanders is an accomplished journalist, federal speechwriter, and educator based in the Bronx. She's worked for top US news organizations and served as Press Secretary i...
Caleb Azumah Nelson
Caleb Azumah Nelson 0000000505162647 A 2021 National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree Caleb Azumah Nelson is a British-Ghanaian writer and photographer based in London. Known for his n...
Will Alexander
Will Alexander 0000000053131259 Will Alexander is a multi-talented individual based in Los Angeles, born in 1948. He's an accomplished writer, artist, philosopher, and pianist with a BA in English an...
Kwei Quartey
Kwei Quartey NONE Kwei Quartey is a renowned crime fiction writer and practicing physician based in Pasadena, California. Known for his bestselling novels and medical expertise, he balances early mor...
William Kamkwamba
William Kamkwamba 0000000109290196 William Kamkwamba’s inspiring story is told in his New York Times bestselling memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, co-authored with Bryan Mealer, and in the Netf...
Rosa Guy
Rosa Guy 0000000111564547 Rosa Guy, born in Trinidad in 1925, was an influential Harlem-based writer and activist. A co-founder of the Harlem Writer's Guild, she was also a member of the Black nation...
Sapphire
Sapphire NONE Sapphire, born Ramona Lofton (1950), is a New York-based author and poet, known for her prose collection “American Dreams.” Her work features in several anthologies and she is a recipie...
Van Jones
Van Jones 0000000120304157 Van Jones, a Yale-educated attorney, is a best-selling author, environmental activist, and White House policy advisor. Known as a social entrepreneur, CNN political contrib...
Jennie Poh
Jennie Poh 0000000485139027 Jennie Poh, an English-born artist raised in Malaysia, is renowned for her quirky and beautiful illustrations. Trained in ballet, she studied Fine Art and Fashion Illustra...
Akiba Solomon
Akiba Solomon NONE Akiba Solomon, NABJ Award-winning journalist and senior editorial director of Colorlines, is known for her work on culture, race, and gender. Kenrya Rankin, an award-winning author...
Ron Kavanaugh
Ron Kavanaugh NONE Ron Kavanaugh is a literary activist who founded Mosaic Books and the Literary Freedom Project (LFP), a non-profit supporting the literary arts. Through LFP, he launched Mosaic Lit...
Karen Grigsby Bates
Karen Grigsby Bates NONE Karen Grigsby Bates is an LA-based NPR News correspondent, known for her work on All Things Considered and The Tavis Smiley Show. She has significantly expanded the show's co...
Tarkisha M. Wallace
Tarkisha M. Wallace NONE Tarkisha M. Wallace is a licensed counselor offering individual, couple, and family counseling, life coaching, and training workshops. With a Master's degree in Counseling an...
Joe Parkinson & Drew Hinshaw
Joe Parkinson & Drew Hinshaw MULTIPLE Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw, Pulitzer Prize finalists and experienced Wall Street Journal correspondents, have covered Nigeria extensively. Parkinson, the Afr...
Danielle Henderson
Danielle Henderson 0000000380386988 Danielle Henderson is a TV writer known for works like Maniac and Dare Me, and a former editor for Rookie. She co-hosts the film podcast I Saw What You Did, and au...
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 ...
Diobelle Cerna
Diobelle Cerna NONE Diobelle Cerna is a Philippine-based children's book illustrator and character designer. A BFA graduate in Advertising Arts, her work blends textures and muted colors, emphasizing...
Renata Cherlise
Renata Cherlise NONE Renata Cherlise is a research-based visual artist examining themes of identity, family, and culture. She reinterprets the Black experience through her Southern lens in both digit...
Miss Major and Toshio Meronek
Miss Major and Toshio Meronek MULTIPLE Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a renowned figure in global trans/queer communities, runs the House of GG educational retreat in Little Rock, Arkansas. Toshio Meronek...
LaDarrion Williams
LaDarrion Williams NONE LaDarrion Williams is a LA-based playwright and author, leading a new era of Black fantasy through his works. He is a resident playwright at The Black Creators Collective and ...
Rachel Laryea
Rachel Laryea NONE Dr. Rachel Naa-Du Laryea is a thought leader who specializes in race and money, ethical entrepreneurship, and social good. After cutting her teeth on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs,...
Tony Lindsay
Tony Lindsay NONE Tony Lindsay, an accomplished author known for novels like One Dead Preacher and Urban Affair, also contributes to various anthologies, online platforms, and magazines. He's an adju...
Yasmin Shiraz
Yasmin Shiraz NONE Yasmin Shiraz is an author, producer, and motivational speaker renowned for her “Blueprint” empowerment series and thought-provoking documentaries. She frequently speaks at educati...