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Ianna A. Small
Ianna A. Small NONE Ianna A. Small, founder and executive editor of midnight & indigo, a platform dedicated to promoting Black women's literature, oversees both digital and print platforms and the Wr...
Grace Byers
Grace Byers 0000000456892239 Actress and activist Grace Byers, known for roles in Empire and The Gifted, uses her experiences as a bullied biracial CODA to inspire children's books like NY Times best...
Donna Hill, Grace Octavia, and Delaney Diamond
Donna Hill, Grace Octavia, and Delaney Diamond MULTIPLE Donna Hill, Grace Octavia, and Delaney Diamond are renowned authors known for their engaging narratives and compelling characters, each bringin...
Cydney Rax, Niobia Bryant, and Grace Octavia
Cydney Rax, Niobia Bryant, and Grace Octavia MULTIPLE Cydney Rax, Niobia Bryant, and Grace Octavia are renowned authors known for their significant contributions to literature. Cydney Rax, Niob...
Grace Burrowes, Kelly Bowen, and Vanessa Riley
Grace Burrowes, Kelly Bowen, and Vanessa Riley MULTIPLE Grace Burrowes, Kelly Bowen, and Vanessa Riley are prominent authors known for their engaging narratives. Their works span various genres, offe...
Sheryl L. Grace
Sheryl L. Grace NONE Sheryl L. Grace is a publisher, contemporary fiction author, and award-winning radio host. She runs SURA Literary Life Magazine and “The Authors Lounge” radio show, having interv...
Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin Jr. MULTIPLE Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
Ryan K. Grace
Ryan K. Grace NONE Ryan K. Grace is a Black, queer, licensed therapist. His mission is to empower his clients and support the mental and emotional health of Black and queer people. Ryan K. Grace,...
Grace Aneiza Ali
Grace Aneiza Ali NONE Grace Aneiza Ali is a Curator, Assistant Professor, and Provost Fellow at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She specializes in socially engaged art, global contemporary art, and C...
Grace Lin
Grace Lin 0000000120166196 Grace Lin is a prolific author and illustrator of over 20 children's books, including the Newbery Honor Book “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” and Geisel Honor Book “Ling...
Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan M. Shaw
Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan M. Shaw MULTIPLE Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, a theology professor at Earlham School of Religion and author, is an ordained Presbyterian minister and hosts the Madang podcast...
Jetta Grace Martin
Jetta Grace Martin NONE Jetta Grace Martin is a author from the San Francisco Bay Area. Jetta is also a dancer, performer, and choreographer who has performed nationally and internationally. Jetta Gr...
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah 0000000110549118 Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first prime minister and president, led the country to independence from Britain in 1957 and ruled until a 1966 coup. His time in the U.S. greatl...
Patricia Raybon
Patricia Raybon 0000000067719627 Patricia Raybon is an award-winning author and essayist known for her works on faith, race, and grace. Her books include the Christopher Award-winning memoir 'My Firs...
Michel Marriott
Michel Marriott NONE Michel Marriott was a renowned journalist for over 20 years with The New York Times and other publications. He was also a celebrated memoir workshop instructor at Baruch College,...
Angela Kay Austin
Angela Kay Austin NONE Angela Kay Austin, a creative enthusiast with a background in music, acting, communications, and marketing. She has extensive experience in promotions and events. Now residing ...
Gabe Soria
Gabe Soria 0000000109294162 Gabe Soria, renowned for online RPG Sword & Backpack and Midnight Arcade series, has redefined choice-driven kidlit. He's also written DC Comics, including Batman '66, and...
Renee Prewitt Killingsworth
Renee Prewitt Killingsworth NONE Renee Prewitt Killingsworth, a Chicago native with over 15 years in public relations, began her career as a radio talk show host. She's active in southeast Michigan c...
asha bandele
asha bandele 0000000385071694 Asha Bandele is an award-winning author and former features editor for Essence Magazine. She's known for her 1999 debut, The Prisoner's Wife, a memoir about her relation...
Ben Greenman
Ben Greenman 0000000043364577 Ben Greenman, a New Yorker contributor and New York Times bestselling author, writes both fiction and non-fiction. Notably, he collaborated with Questlove on a hip-hop m...
Elizabeth Nunez
Elizabeth Nunez 0000000080832288 Elizabeth Nunez, a Trinidad-born, award-winning author, wrote ten novels and a memoir, with several recognized by the New York Times and Oprah's book club. Her works,...
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...
Kelly DiPucchio
Kelly DiPucchio 0000000038069880 Kelly DiPucchio is a bestselling children's author known for “Grace for President” and “Dragon Was Terrible.” She has a love for treasure hunting and mermaids in Mich...
Tracey Baptiste
Tracey Baptiste 0000000037347738 Tracey Baptiste, a Trinidad-born author, made her debut with 'Angel’s Grace', lauded by NYC librarians. Once a teacher and ballerina, she now writes and edits childre...
Karen Simpson
Karen Simpson 0000000120853527 Karen Simpson is a passionate writer and historian with a Master's in Historic Preservation. She designs exhibits focusing on cultural diversity and racial reconciliati...
Natashia Deón
Natashia Deón 0000000497327471 Natashia Deón is an NAACP Image Award nominee, attorney, professor, and author of the acclaimed novel, Grace. She has received numerous fellowships, including from PEN...
LaShawnda Jones
LaShawnda Jones NONE LaShawnda Jones is an independent author and publisher at Spirit Harvest Publishing, known for her focus on spiritual growth and social justice. She is a national speaker on self...
Renée Allen McCoy
Renée Allen McCoy NONE Renée Allen McCoy, a South Carolina native, now resides in Mississippi. She authors a newsletter and a devotional blog, and has written seven books to date. Her work aims to e...
Lenny Duncan
Lenny Duncan NONE Lenny Duncan is a writer, speaker, and scholar focused on racial justice. They authored “Dear Church” and “United States of Grace”, co-created the BlackBerryJams podcast, and are cu...
Morgan Harper Nichols
Morgan Harper Nichols NONE Acclaimed artist, poet, musician, and Wall Street Journal and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author Morgan Harper Nichols has created her life’s work around the stories of...
Jerome Gay Jr.
Jerome Gay Jr. NONE Jerome Gay Jr., founding pastor of Vision Church, Raleigh, is dedicated to promoting gospel-centered churches in urban areas. He authored “The Whitewashing of Christianity” and “R...
Sarah L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany
Sarah L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany MULTIPLE Sarah Delany, the last of the Delany sisters, passed away at 109. Born to a former slave, she was the first colored woman to teach home economics in w...
Ingrid M. Ellis
Ingrid M. Ellis NONE Ingrid M. Ellis, a New York-born, California-educated author, turned a passion for writing into a 20-year career. From children’s series to a stirring memoir, she bravely self-pu...
Larry Neal Shorter
Larry Neal Shorter NONE Larry Neal Shorter, also known as “Big Larry”, is a Baltimore-born author who has made a name for himself in the urban literature scene. After moving to Los Angeles and studyi...
Tembi Locke
Tembi Locke 0000000500051382 Tembi Locke is a writer, entrepreneur, and thought leader in creativity and resilience. She is a New York Times bestselling author, television producer, actor, and scree...
K. Reshay
K. Reshay NONE K. Reshay is a versatile author, poet, and playwright, known for her thought-provoking book series 'Appearances'. She is the Founder of Me Time Book Club, aimed at promoting literacy a...
Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup 0000000374327420 Born free, Solomon Northup was kidnapped into slavery in 1841, enduring this for 12 years in Louisiana. Regaining his freedom in 1853, he penned the memoir “Twelve Ye...
Zetta Elliott
Zetta Elliott 000000003627950X Zetta Elliott, a Canadian-born Black feminist writer, is known for her poetry, plays, essays, and children's novels. She earned a PhD in American Studies from NYU, taug...
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...
Sarah Gordon Weathersby
Sarah Gordon Weathersby NONE Born in a Virginia rectory, Sarah Weathersby attended segregated schools before moving to DC, graduating from Drew University, and raising two sons in North Carolina. Aft...
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...
M. Nicole Bryant
M. Nicole Bryant NONE M. Nicole Bryant, born in Missouri, is a breast cancer survivor and advocate turned author. After her diagnosis at 42, she was driven to raise awareness, especially amongst Afri...
M.E. Waters
M.E. Waters NONE M.E. Waters is an author, speaker, and business etiquette consultant with a master's degree in business management. Inspired by authors like Maya Angelou, she writes women's business...
Arnold Rampersad
Arnold Rampersad 0000000110823009 Arnold Rampersad, a renowned professor emeritus at Stanford University, is a respected author of biographies including those of Langston Hughes, W. E. B. Du Bois, an...
Useni Eugene Perkins
Useni Eugene Perkins 0000000082421407 Useni Eugene Perkins (1932-2023) was a renowned author, poet, playwright, social worker, and civil rights activist. Known for his work during the Chicago Black A...
Allison Hobbs
Allison Hobbs NONE Allison Hobbs is a prolific author known for her erotic and paranormal novels. Debuting in 2003 with “Pandora’s Box”, she has since written 20 books including the “Eternal Dead” se...
Mary Helen Washington
Mary Helen Washington 0000000076894080 Mary Helen Washington is an English Professor at the University of Maryland. She's a former Bunting Fellow at Harvard and has taught at the University of Massac...
Bernadette Y. Connor
Bernadette Y. Connor NONE Bernadette Y. Connor, a former AT&T communications technician, turned adversity into opportunity, becoming a successful author. Despite facing personal tragedy and health is...
Frank Hercules
Frank Hercules NONE Frank Hercules, born in Trinidad and Tobago (1917), was a renowned author and scholar. Known for his insightful novels on colonial oppression and interracial marriage, and his his...
George C. Fraser
George C. Fraser 0000000035434555 George Fraser, CEO of FraserNet, Inc., overcame adversity to lead a global networking movement for people of African descent. Born into a large family and orphaned a...
Nalo Hopkinson
Nalo Hopkinson 0000000084289358 Acclaimed author Nalo Hopkinson, known for her debut novel 'Brown Girl in the Ring', is a winner of multiple awards including the Locus Award and John W. Campbell Awar...
Addie E. Citchens
Addie E. Citchens 0000000529088410 Addie E. Citchens was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and lives in New Orleans. A graduate of Jackson State University, she studied in the Florida State Universit...
Albert French
Albert French 0000000054146305 Albert French, a Vietnam war veteran and former US Marine, turned his distressing war experiences and emotional struggle into powerful memoirs and novels. His works inc...
MK Asante
MK Asante NONE MK Asante, Jr., a bestselling author, award-winning filmmaker, and professor, uses his talent for storytelling to overcome personal struggles. Known for his memoir 'Buck,' Asante's wor...
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...
Albert J. Raboteau
Albert J. Raboteau 0000000081058642 Albert J. Raboteau (1943-2021) was a renowned professor of religion at Princeton University. Born into a Catholic family in segregated Mississippi, his experiences...
Ishmael Beah
Ishmael Beah 0000000368812665 Ishmael Beah, a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist, became known for his memoir, “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.” A former child soldier, Beah w...
Joe Cepeda
Joe Cepeda NONE Joe Cepeda, an award-winning illustrator, is known for adding a sparkle to his illustrations that resonates with children. With a BFA in illustration, he began his career in New York,...
Robin W. Pearson
Robin W. Pearson NONE Robin W. Pearson is a Southern-rooted author whose writing is inspired by her family history and faith. A Wake Forest University graduate and experienced editor, she's been a fi...
Nicole Garrett
Nicole Garrett NONE Nicole FáLon Garrett was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s in English from the University of Iowa and Chicago State University res...
Gerry Wright
Gerry Wright NONE Gerry Wright is a former professional basketball player and author. After earning All-American honors in high school and playing basketball at the University of Southern California ...
S.R. Martin
S.R. Martin NONE S.R. “Rudy” Martin Jr. (1935-2016) was a founding faculty of The Evergreen State College, teaching American/African American Studies. He authored a family memoir and a novel before r...
Shelia P. Moses
Shelia P. Moses 000000004377316X Shelia P. Moses, a North Carolina-born poet, author, playwright, and producer, is best known as the co-author of Dick Gregory's memoir and the award-winning author of...
Jake Lamar
Jake Lamar 0000000042394002 Jake Lamar, a Bronx native, is a renowned author of the memoir, Bourgeois Blues, and novels including The Last Integrationist and Close to the Bone. Residing in Paris sinc...
Hans J. Massaquoi
Hans J. Massaquoi 0000000078269078 Hans Massaquoi, former Ebony magazine editor and author, notably known for his memoir on his unique childhood in Germany, passed away at the age of 87 in Jacksonvil...
Charles M. Blow
Charles M. Blow 0000000434813325 Charles M. Blow is a renowned journalist and op-ed columnist for the New York Times, appearing regularly on CNN. He is also the author of a bestselling memoir. A magn...
Mary Williams
Mary Williams NONE Mary Williams, adopted daughter of Jane Fonda, worked with humanitarian organizations and founded the Lost Boys Foundation. She lived in various locations, including Africa and acr...
Susan D. Peters
Susan D. Peters NONE Susan D. Peters, a Chicago native and DePaul University graduate, lived in Liberia for 11 years. Her experiences during the Liberian Civil War inspired her award-winning memoir, ...
Lillian McEwen
Lillian McEwen NONE Lillian McEwen, a retired Justice, served in multiple legal roles in Washington, D.C. Her memoir, “D.C. Unmasked & Undressed,” offers a candid look into her personal life, includi...
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...
Stacey Patton
Stacey Patton NONE Dr. Stacey Patton, an adoptee and child abuse survivor, is a children’s advocate, journalist, historian, and motivational speaker. She authored 'That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir' ...
Malaika Adero
Malaika Adero 0000000384232281 Malaika Adero runs a literary agency, Adero's Literary Tribe, where she works with publishers and individual clients. She is the author of several books including “Up S...
Veronica Chambers
Veronica Chambers 0000000063184848 Veronica Chambers is a celebrated author known for her memoir, Mam's Girl. Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, her Afro-Latina heritage often influences her work...
Jael Richardson
Jael Richardson NONE Jael Ealey Richardson is a Toronto-based author and educator with an MFA in Creative Writing. Known for her memoir and children's book, both titled The Stone Thrower, her work re...
Patricia Storace
Patricia Storace 0000000034695024 Patricia Storace, born in Chicago and raised in Alabama, is an award-winning author educated at Columbia University and Cambridge. She has written a travel memoir, a...
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. ...
Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish 0000000475934019 Tiffany Sarac Haddish is a pioneering black female stand-up comedian, popularly known for hosting SNL and her role in 'Girls Trip'. She's also a successful author, wi...
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...
Goldie Taylor
Goldie Taylor 0000000051784985 Goldie Taylor is an accomplished journalist and editor at the Daily Beast, known for her work on news networks, talk shows, and publications like Salon and Ebony. She w...
Fred Beauford
Fred Beauford NONE Fred Beauford is a prolific novelist, essayist, and editor, known for his eight novels, memoir, essay collections, and contributions to notable literary series. He's also the found...
Randall Horton
Randall Horton 0000000048702491 Award-winning author Randall Horton, known for his poetry collections and memoir, is a recipient of the Bea Gonzalez Poetry Award, GLCA New Writers Award, and a Nation...
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...
Kwame Onwuachi
Kwame Onwuachi NONE Kwame Onwuachi, winner of the 2019 James Beard Foundation Award, shares his inspiring journey in his memoir. From selling candy on the subway, to running a failed acclaimed restau...
Scholastique Mukasonga
Scholastique Mukasonga 0000000073708975 Scholastique Mukasonga, born in Rwanda in 1956, experienced ethnic conflicts and genocide, which claimed 37 of her family members. She later settled in France....
Joan Potter
Joan Potter NONE Joan Potter is a co-author of three books, a prolific article writer, and an essayist featured in anthologies and literary journals. She's also a memoir workshop instructor based in ...
James F. Daniels
James F. Daniels NONE James F. Daniels, author of 'Metamorphosis: From Cotton Picker to Community Leader', shares his journey from growing up as a sharecropper in the Jim Crow South to becoming a com...
James McBride
James McBride 0000000121485295 James McBride is a celebrated author and musician, known for his memoir 'The Color of Water' and his novel 'Miracle at St. Anna'. He has written for notable publication...
M.J. Fievre
M.J. Fievre NONE M.J. Fievre, a Haiti-born author, currently writing from Miami, began her publishing career as a teenager. Renowned for her nine French books, she also published a trilingual childre...
Jerald Walker
Jerald Walker NONE Jerald Walker is a distinguished author known for his memoirs and essays, with recognitions like the 2011 PEN New England Award for Nonfiction and honors from the National Book Awa...
Staceyann Chin
Staceyann Chin 0000000040460475 Staceyann Chin is a multifaceted poet, actor, and artist known for her memoir “The Other Side of Paradise” and her performances in Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam. Feat...
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...
Dana Canedy
Dana Canedy 000000011303526X Dana Canedy, SVP and Publisher at Simon and Schuster, is a former New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of bestseller “A Journal For Jordan.” With e...
Ron Lacks
Ron Lacks NONE "Ron Lacks, the oldest grandson of Henrietta Lacks, shares a deeply personal memoir in 'Henrietta Lacks The Untold Story', revealing the past 9 years of his family's history. The book ...
Ronald Ancrum
Ronald Ancrum NONE Ron Ancrum, a nonprofit management and organizational development expert, has a diverse career as a professor, consultant, executive, and musician. A graduate of University of Conn...
Susie King Taylor
Susie King Taylor 0000000084839030 Susan Taylor Baker King, born into slavery in 1848, overcame adversity to become a teacher, nurse, and author. Despite education restrictions, she attended secret s...
Chris Washburn
Chris Washburn NONE "Ex-high school basketball star, Chris Washburn, shares his journey from NBA fame to losing everything due to a 14-year crack addiction in his upcoming memoir. His redemptive stor...