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Toni Cade Bambara
Toni Cade Bambara 0000000109088262 Toni Cade Bambara (1939-1995) was a celebrated writer, activist, feminist, and filmmaker. Born in Harlem, her work was characterized by her capacity for both laught...
Linda Janet Holmes
Linda Janet Holmes 0000000036823341 Linda Janet Holmes is an accomplished writer, scholar, and women's health activist. Known for her work on African American midwifery practices, she has also author...
Cade Bentley
Cade Bentley NONE Cade Bentley, also known as bestselling authors Abby L. Vandiver and Abby Colette, is a renowned novelist and editor. Apart from writing, she loves spending time with her grandchild...
Thabiti Lewis
Thabiti Lewis NONE Thabiti Lewis is an English professor and associate vice chancellor at Washington State University. He's the editor of several books and writes extensively on masculinity, sports, ...
Toni Harris
Toni Harris NONE Toni Harris, known as the Turnaround Queen®, is a renowned business coach and speaker with over 25 years of experience. She's a top-rated Constant Contact Solution Provider and auth...
Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston 0000000109083197 “One of the greatest writers of our time.”—Toni Morrison Zora Neale Hurston is considered one of the titans of twentieth-century African American ...
Toni Tipton-Martin
Toni Tipton-Martin 0000000035718195 Toni Tipton-Martin is an award-winning food journalist and community activist, recognized for her efforts to promote healthier communities. She's a recipient of th...
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...
Toni Blackman
Toni Blackman 0000000036920264 Toni Blackman, an international champion of hip-hop culture, is known for her captivating performances and powerful presence. She's the first hip-hop artist to work as ...
Toni Kan
Toni Kan 0000000044673136 Nigerian writer, editor, and PR executive, Toni Kan (Anthony Kan Onwordi), transitioned from journalism to communications and public relations. With experience in banking, t...
Toni Winston
Toni Winston NONE Toni M. Winston is a multi-talented individual and author, juggling roles as a health motivator, hair stylist, event planner, gardener, and comedienne. She draws wisdom from everyda...
Courtney Thorsson
Courtney Thorsson 0000000401626056 Courtney Thorsson is a Professor of English at the University of Oregon. She teaches, studies, and writes about African American literature from its beginnings to t...
Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison
Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison MULTIPLE Toni Morrison, a Nobel laureate, and her son Slade Morrison co-authored several children's books, blending their unique storytelling with important societal ...
Toni Asante Lightfoot
Toni Asante Lightfoot NONE Toni Asante Lightfoot, a Cave Canem graduate and writing workshop teacher, is a co-founder of the Modern Urban Griots and a leader in the Blackout Arts Collective. She serv...
Quraysh Ali Lansana and Toni Asante Lightfoot
Quraysh Ali Lansana and Toni Asante Lightfoot MULTIPLE Quraysh Ali Lansana and Toni Asante Lightfoot are renowned authors, contributing significantly to literature with their unique narrative style a...
James Baldwin and Toni Morrison
James Baldwin and Toni Morrison MULTIPLE James Baldwin and Toni Morrison are influential authors known for their profound works on racial and social issues. Both have significantly contributed to Ame...
Toni Collier
Toni Collier NONE Toni Collier is the founder of Broken Crayons Still Color, a global organization that helps women and children process through brokenness and get to healing and hope. Toni has enco...
Toni Shiloh
Toni Shiloh NONE Toni Shiloh is a wife, mom, and an award-winning Christian contemporary romance author. She writes to bring God glory and to learn more about His goodness. Her work has...
Tasha Keeble
Tasha Keeble NONE Tasha Keeble, a San Francisco Bay Area writer, activist, and English professor has been recognized in various publications and won several awards. An expert on culturally responsive...
Sekou Sundiata
Sekou Sundiata 0000000046188513 Sekou Sundiata (August 22, 1948 - July 18, 2007) was a poet, performer, and teacher. While attending the City College of New York (CCNY), he began reciting poetry ...
Toni Coleman Brown and Julia D. Shaw
Toni Coleman Brown and Julia D. Shaw MULTIPLE Toni Coleman Brown and Julia D. Shaw are renowned authors known for their impactful writings. Their collective work displays a unique blend of expertise ...
Toni Pressley-Sanon and Sophie Saint-Just
Toni Pressley-Sanon and Sophie Saint-Just MULTIPLE Toni Pressley-Sanon and Sophie Saint-Just
Toni Pressley-Sanon
Toni Pressley-Sanon 0000000454863362 Dr. Toni Pressley-Sanon is an associate professor in the Department of Africology & African American Studies at Eastern Michigan University, having previously he...
Toni Chapman
Toni Chapman NONE Toni Chapman is a passionate home cook, recipe developer, and the creator of Toni’s Recipes and The Moody Foody, where she shares bold, comforting dishes made for real life. Her fl...
Whitney Bak with Toni Collier
Whitney Bak with Toni Collier MULTIPLE Whitney Bak and Toni Collier
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...
Toni Williams
Toni Williams NONE Toni Williams, former editor of the St. Lucian newspaper, the Crusader, and a Reuters Fellow, is the creator of the popular Caribbean Book Blog. Born in Saint Lucia, he is part of ...
Stephannie Solomon
Stephannie Solomon NONE Stephannie Solomon, a Baltimore native and devout Christian, is a minister, author, educator, and founder of Conversations With The King Ministries. Her work spans from local ...
Celeste Headlee
Celeste Headlee 0000000049531591 ` Celeste Headlee is an award-winning journalist, author, and expert in human communication. Known for her work on NPR and American Public Media, she advises on racial...
Ronda Racha Penrice
Ronda Racha Penrice NONE Ronda Racha Penrice, an expert in African American history and culture, studied at Columbia University and NYU, focusing on African American literature. She contributed to Th...
Ladee Hubbard
Ladee Hubbard 0000000496785892 Ladee Hubbard, born in Massachusetts and raised in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands, is a Princeton-educated author, mentor to Toni Morrison, and professor at Tulane...
Katherine Dempsey
Katherine Dempsey NONE Go On Girl! Book Club, Unpublished Writer Award 2021 Winner Atlanta-born author Katherine Dempsey aims to illuminate Southern Gothic themes and Black mysticism in her writing. A...
Toni Lee
Toni Lee NONE Lee, with over 22 years experience in filmmaking and production in Atlanta, has also taught screenwriting at various universities. She later retrained as a mental health and addictions ...
Obari Cartman
Obari Cartman NONE Dr. Obari Adéye Cartman is a Chicago-based psychologist, educator, and author, specializing in issues concerning mental health, cultural identity, and manhood. He works as a resto...
Emmanuel Acho
Emmanuel Acho NONE Emmanuel Acho, a former NFL player turned Fox Sports Analyst and Host/Producer of “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.” He is also Forbes' 30 under 30 honoree and the you...
Christopher Griffin
Christopher Griffin 000000004464364X Christopher Griffin, a Brooklyn-based educator and plant enthusiast, uses his Instagram account (@plantkween) to promote self-care, joy, and community through pla...
Brit Baron
Brit Baron NONE Brit Barron is a renowned speaker focusing on spirituality, race, gender, and sexuality. She co-founded Other Dreamers, a creative agency, and co-pastors New Abbey, a progressive chur...
Porsche Joseph
Porsche Joseph NONE Porsche Joseph is a writer & development professional with a rich experience in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Her debut book is 'Better Than We Found It: Conversations to...
Adaeze and Chad Brinkman
Adaeze and Chad Brinkman MULTIPLE Adaeze and Chad Brinkman, from contrasting backgrounds, strived to foster trust and respect in their relationship. Adaeze, a black Nigerian American woman, and Chad,...
Tiffanie Barriere
Tiffanie Barriere NONE Tiffanie Barriere is an award-winning bartender, educator, author, and cultural storyteller known as The Drinking Coach. Born in Louisiana, raised in Texas and the South, and ...
Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due 0000000114453527 “The Queen of Black Horror” Tananarive Due, American Book Award-winning author of nine books, holds a B.S. in Journalism and M.A. in English literature. A s...
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates 0000000036544350 “I’ve been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died…clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates.” —To...
Michelle Burford
Michelle Burford NONE Michelle Burford, founding editor of O, The Oprah Magazine, is renowned for writing best-selling books and memoirs of notable figures like Gabby Douglas, Toni Braxton, and Miche...
Leon Forrest
Leon Forrest 0000000078313585 Leon Richard Forrest, born in Chicago, was a novelist, journalist, and former Public Information Officer for the US Army. He taught at Northwestern University for over 2...
Giselle Liza Anatol
Giselle Liza Anatol 000000007327605X Giselle Anatol is a professor of English at the University of Kansas. She is the author of Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold, influenced by the life and wor...
Taiye Selasi
Taiye Selasi 0000000384492964 Taiye Selasi, born in 1979, is an accomplished writer and photographer. Raised in Massachusetts by Nigerian and Ghanaian physicians, she earned degrees from Yale and Oxf...
Claude Brown
Claude Brown 0000000116506653 Claude Brown, born 1937, was a former juvenile delinquent who turned his life around after being shot during a burglary at age 13. He attended Howard University, where h...
Suzette D. Harrison
Suzette D. Harrison NONE Suzette D. Harrison, a west coast native, began her literary career in junior high school. Inspired by African American literary voices such as Gloria Naylor, Maya Angelou, A...
Sophfronia Scott
Sophfronia Scott NONE Sophfronia Scott, a Harvard and Vermont College alumnus, is a renowned writer and former editor at Time and People magazines. Her first novel, published in 2004, was hailed as e...
Mohale Mashigo
Mohale Mashigo 0000000497392492 Mohale Mashigo, also known as Carol Mashigo and Black Porcelain, is a multi-talented artist from Soweto. Her storytelling spans various disciplines and is inspired by ...
Beauty Bragg
Beauty Bragg 0000000125620829 Beauty Bragg is a Professor of African American Literature at Georgia College with a BA from USC and a MA and Ph.D from UT Austin. She authored a book exploring black wo...
Henry Dumas
Henry Dumas 0000000110288296 Henry Dumas (1934-1968) was a celebrated writer and poet who greatly influenced American literature despite his premature death. Born in Arkansas, Dumas later moved to Ne...
Nettie Jones
Nettie Jones NONE Nettie Jones is an acclaimed author known for her captivating narratives. (Photo credit goes to Marcia Wilson of Wide Vision Photography). Nettie Jones (born 1941) is the author of ...
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Abdulrazak Gurnah 0000000109376264 Winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah, a UK-based novelist and academic, won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature for his exploration of colo...
Wesley Brown
Wesley Brown 0000000110297977 Wesley Brown, born in 1945, is a renowned novelist, playwright, and professor emeritus at Rutgers University. Known for works like Darktown Strutters and Tragic Magic, h...
Margaret Garner
Margaret Garner NONE Margaret Garner, a fugitive slave from Kentucky, killed one of her children rather than permit her to be returned to slavery. She drowned in a shipwreck as she was being ...
W.D. Foster-Graham
W.D. Foster-Graham NONE W.D. Foster-Graham, a Minneapolis native and multi-Grammy Award-winning ensemble member, is a distinguished author and poet. He's a psychology graduate, guest writer, and book...
Monda Raquel Webb
Monda Raquel Webb NONE Born in 1968, Monda Raquel Webb is an avid reader and writer who was influenced by notable authors like Zora Neale Hurston and James Baldwin. Raised in multiple states, she gra...
Stanley G. Robertson
Stanley G. Robertson NONE Stanley G. Robertson is a professor of business and law at DeVry University in Chicago. He is the host and producer of the television show titled, The Ink Spot, on CA...
Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi MULTIPLE Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi are renowned authors, known for their insightful works on race, culture, and society. They use their writings to shed ligh...
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...
Adriane Lentz-Smith
Adriane Lentz-Smith NONE Adriane Lentz-Smith is an Associate Professor of History at Duke University and a senior fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics. She has served as a consultant for PBS docu...
Sakina Ibrahim
Sakina Ibrahim NONE Sakina Ibrahim is an author, actress, wellness advocate, and visionary dedicated to helping others discover their gifts, passion, and purpose while unlocking the joys of life. ...
Evandra Catherine
Evandra Catherine NONE Dr. Evandra Catherine is the lead consultant at EC Consulting Group, where she supports infant and early childhood mental health professionals, leaders, and systems in engagin...
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...
Lisa Allen-Agostini
Lisa Allen-Agostini 0000000072635073 Lisa Allen-Agostini is a Trinidadian author and journalist known for her impactful work in Caribbean literature and social issues advocacy. Her novels, poetry, an...
Mahmoud El-Kati
Mahmoud El-Kati NONE Mahmoud El‑Kati is a lecturer, writer, and commentator on the African American experience. He specializes in African American history and advocates institution building within c...
Keisha-Gaye Anderson
Keisha-Gaye Anderson NONE Keisha-Gaye Anderson is a Jamaican-born poet, creative writer, visual artist, and media professional, whose multi-platform storytelling has examined subjects like art, cult...
Morgan Richard Olivier
Morgan Richard Olivier NONE With a passion for writing that serves as a form of therapy for both herself and her audience, Morgan Richard Olivier's outlet for expression fosters and supports conversa...
Jacqueline Bacon
Jacqueline Bacon 0000000114891017 Jacqueline Bacon, an independent scholar and Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas, focuses on historical language, empowerment, and social justice. Her rese...
Constance Banks
Constance Banks NONE Constance Banks is a motivational author with over 20 years of experience in youth ministry. Her latest book, “A Conversation with My Mother about Sex, Boys, and How She Married ...
Cornel West
Cornel West 0000000123215424 Join us in a conversations with Cornel West, at Harvard Bookstore on March 8, 2021 Born on June 2, 1953, Dr. Cornel West is a highly esteemed intellectual and professor at...
Charlamagne Tha God
Charlamagne Tha God 0000000486501489 Charlamagne Tha God, born Lenard McKelvey, is a renowned media personality and co-host of The Breakfast Club radio show and Brilliant Idiots podcast. He's also a ...
Jayson Blair
Jayson Blair 0000000049735885 Jayson Blair, born in 1976, is a former New York Times journalist who resigned in 2003 following a plagiarism and fabrication scandal. Post-scandal, Blair wrote a memoir...
Danielle Legros Georges
Danielle Legros Georges NONE Danielle Legros Georges, a professor at Lesley University, is a renowned writer and poet with interests in arts, education, American and African-American poetry, Caribbea...
Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson 0000000083968439 Jacqueline Woodson, born in 1963, is a renowned author who has received multiple awards, including the National Book Award. She writes primarily for young adults a...
Teodros Kiros with Cornel West
Teodros Kiros with Cornel West MULTIPLE Join us in a conversations with Cornel West, at Harvard Bookstore on March 8, 2021 Teodros Kiros is a professor at Berklee College of Music and a Dubois Fellow ...
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...
Janis F. Kearney
Janis F. Kearney 0000000046272264 Janis F. Kearney is a celebrated author, journalist, and publisher. Known for her role as a personal diarist to President Clinton, Kearney has made significant contr...
Laetitia Ky
Laetitia Ky 0000000524196957 Laetitia Ky is an Ivory Coast-based multi-talented artist known for using her hair as a sculptural medium to address social justice issues. Her debut book, Love and Justi...
Lana Reid
Lana Reid 0000000530613016 Lana Reid, author and relationship advocate, hosts “The Male Perspective” podcast and leads transformative workshops nationwide. Best known for her “Loving Him Better†...
LaShonda Katrice Barnett
LaShonda Katrice Barnett 0000000384767200 LaShonda Katrice Barnett is a renowned author and educator, known for her trilogy of plays and debut novel, “Jam on the Vine.” Twice nominated for the Pushca...
Jessica Wilson
Jessica Wilson NONE Jessica Wilson is a dietitian, storyteller, and community organizer. Known for her work in dietetics and eating disorder fields as a Black, queer woman, she co-created Amplify Mel...
Susana M. Morris
Susana M. Morris 0000000410238311 Susana M. Morris is an Associate Professor of English at Auburn University. Susana M. Morris, Ph.D. is a Black feminist Afrofuturist writer, scholar, and cultural cr...
Paul Crump
Paul Crump 0000000042989196 Paul Crump, a former prisoner, gained notoriety after writing a novel about his experiences and flaws in the justice system. His case sparked debates about capital punis...
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...
Wesley Muhammad
Wesley Muhammad NONE Dr. Wesley Muhammad is an American scholar and author with a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies. Known for his in-depth research on the Nation of Islam's history and theology, his work exp...
Barbara A. Holmes
Barbara A. Holmes 0000000040028738 Barbara A. Holmes, president emerita of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, is a former professor and VP of academic affairs at Memphis Theological Semi...
Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson 0000000108900116 Michael Eric Dyson is a distinguished scholar, Baptist minister, and public intellectual known for his innovative scholarship on race, religion, and popular cultur...
Brea Baker
Brea Baker NONE Brea Baker is a freedom fighter and writer who has been working on the frontlines for over a decade, first as a student activist and now as a national strategist. Brea Baker is a poli...
Elizabeth Leiba
Elizabeth Leiba NONE Elizabeth Leiba is a professor, author, business consultant, and social advocate for Black women in business. With backgrounds in communication, politics, and academics, she laun...
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey 0000000114891842 Oprah Winfrey, a multi-billionaire and influential media owner, is best known for her highest-rated TV show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. She also runs the renowned Oprah Bo...
Valerie Smith
Valerie Smith NONE Valerie Smith is the president of Swarthmore College and author of several books. Valerie Smith (born February 19, 1956) is the president of Swarthmore College. She is the author o...
Stephanie Seales
Stephanie Seales NONE Stephanie Seales is a storyteller, dreamer, and doer who is passionate about racial equity. She’s also a children’s literature expert who’s worked in almost every aspect of the...
Sheri Riley
Sheri Riley NONE “Peace is the New Success.” Sheri Riley is an entrepreneur and empowerment speaker with over 20 years of experience in innovative marketing strategies. She is known for he...