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Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash 0000000368452815 Every DJ set you have ever heard—every seamless beat transition, every manually looped breakbeat, every scratch—runs on an operating system that one person built i...
Grandmaster Flash with Robert “Scoop” Jackson
Grandmaster Flash with Robert “Scoop” Jackson MULTIPLE Grandmaster Flash with Robert “Scoop” Jackson
Maurice Ashley
Maurice Ashley 0000000082047654 Maurice Ashley, the first African-American International Chess Grandmaster, is a renowned coach, commentator, author, app designer, and motivational speaker. Known for...
Alex Simmons
Alex Simmons 0000000040307489 Alex Simmons is a prolific writer and publisher, known for his work across various genres including juvenile mysteries, stage plays, biographies, and movie novelizations...
Luvon Roberson
Luvon Roberson NONE Luvon Roberson is a versatile writer recognized for her poetry, flash fiction, and ethnographic fiction. She actively reports on the literary world and contributes to community bu...
Ameca Reali and Marbré Stahly-Butts
Ameca Reali and Marbré Stahly-Butts MULTIPLE Ameca Reali and Marbré Stahly-Butts are prominent legal advocates and leaders in the movement lawyering space, specifically through their work with L...
Patrick Denard Douthit
Patrick Denard Douthit 0000000047281613 Patrick Denard Douthit, known as “9th Wonder”, is a Grammy-winning producer, DJ, lecturer, and social activist from Winston-Salem, NC. Born in 1975, he has bee...
Candice Dow
Candice Dow NONE Candice Dow, a Baltimore native and alumna of the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University, transitioned from a Senior Software Engineer to a full-time writer. After secur...
Frank B. Wilderson III
Frank B. Wilderson III 0000000040137977 Frank B. Wilderson III is a prominent writer, filmmaker, and academic specializing in critical race theory and Afropessimism. As a professor at the University ...
Brandon M. Terry
Brandon M. Terry NONE Brandon M. Terry is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University and the co-director of the Institute on Policing, Incarceration, and Publi...
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...
SLMN
SLMN NONE SLMN is a writing duo known for combating global issues and producing films. They have worked on humanitarian projects in developing nations, served on peacekeeping forces, and campaigned a...
Lorisa Bates
Lorisa Bates NONE Lorisa Bates, a passionate storyteller since childhood, is an executive in the film and TV industry. She's developed 30+ projects and focuses on creating uplifting, inspiring, and e...
Karen Lynn Williams
Karen Lynn Williams 0000000063701972 Karen Lynn Williams, born in 1952, is a renowned author of over a dozen children's books, including the acclaimed 'GALIMOTO'. She's also a former Peace Corps volu...
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Yassmin Abdel-Magied 0000000499989321 Sudanese Australian writer, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, is an award-winning social advocate and former engineer. She's published three books, including two middle grad...
Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones 0000000447812524 Leslie Jones, born in 1967, is an award-nominated actress known for her work on Saturday Night Live and HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death. She's been recognized as one...
Renita Bryant
Renita Bryant NONE In 2012, Renita Bryant launched Mynd Matters Publishing, an author-centric hybrid publishing company dedicated to guiding and supporting new and aspiring authors through their boo...
Fred Moten
Fred Moten 0000000039388103 Fred Moten is a Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, specializing in black studies, performance studies, poetics, and literary theory. Fred Mot...
Winston Napier
Winston Napier 0000000115002621 Winston Napier is an Assistant Professor of African American Literature and Critical Theory at Clark University in Worcester, MA, holding the E. Franklin Frazier desig...
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Kimberlé Crenshaw 0000000031492547 Kimberlé W. Crenshaw is a renowned law professor at UCLA and Columbia Law School, co-editor of Critical Race Theory, residing in New York City and Los Angeles. Kimb...
Diana Murray
Diana Murray NONE Diana Murray, award-winning poet and former art director at Theory, transitioned from graphic design to writing. Known for her impressive sock collection, she now resides in a subur...
Bernard L. Dillard
Bernard L. Dillard NONE Bernard L. Dillard, a North Carolina native, is a scholar and actor based in New York City. Known for bridging the gap between statistical theory and practice, Dillard co-auth...
CS Reid
CS Reid NONE CS Reid is an accomplished writer and educator, with degrees in Writing & Critical Theory and Cross-Cultural Teaching/English. She aims to inspire adolescents through her work, notably '...
David Dante Troutt
David Dante Troutt NONE David Dante Troutt is a law professor and founding director of the Rutgers Center on Law in Metropolitan Equity. He specializes in race, class, legal structure, intellectual p...
Frances Cress Welsing
Frances Cress Welsing 0000000385644851 Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, born March 18, 1935, was a renowned author and psychiatrist who developed the Cress-Welsing theory analyzing white supremacy. She beg...
Kellie Jones
Kellie Jones 0000000076890717 Kellie Jones is an Associate Professor at Columbia University specializing in African American and African Diaspora artists, Latinx and Latin American Artists, and conte...
Ronald L. Mallett
Ronald L. Mallett 0000000053466980 Dr. Ronald L. Mallett, a notable physicist and one of the first African-American Ph.D. holders in theoretical physics, is known for his time travel theory. With deg...
Stephon Alexander
Stephon Alexander NONE Stephon Alexander, a physics professor at Brown University and 2020 president of the National Society of Black Physicists, specializes in string cosmology. He co-invented a mod...
Heidi R. Lewis
Heidi R. Lewis NONE Dr. Heidi R. Lewis is an Associate Professor and Director of the Feminist & Gender Studies Program at Colorado College. Specializing in Feminist Theory, Hip Hop Culture, and Criti...
Leon E. Pettiway
Leon E. Pettiway 0000000033688893 Leon E. Pettiway, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, known for his research in crime patterns, race, and ghettoization. He has published numerous ...
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall 0000000109992032 Rebecca Hall, JD, PhD, is a scholar, activist, and educator specializing in history, law, and intersectional feminist theory. A Berkeley Law graduate, she worked for low...
Claudia Rankine, Sampada Aranke, and Akili Tommasino
Claudia Rankine, Sampada Aranke, and Akili Tommasino MULTIPLE "Claudia Rankine is a Poetry Professor at Yale University. Sampada Aranke serves as an Art History, Theory, and Criticism Assistant Profe...
Dwayne Ferguson
Dwayne Ferguson NONE Dwayne Ferguson, also known as Hunter Wolf, is a versatile artist who's created work for Walt Disney, Sony Music, Warner Bros. and more. As a writer, he's known for his comic boo...
Montague Kobbé
Montague Kobbé NONE Montague Kobbé, a Caracas-born ambilingual author, is known for his novels “The Night of the Rambler” and “On the Way Back.” He also co-edited “Crude Words: Contemporary Writing ...
Lisa Teasley
Lisa Teasley 0000000037575087 Lisa Teasley is an acclaimed author of novels and story collections, including the award-winning 'Glow in the Dark'. Her works are translated into multiple languages. Sh...
George Clinton
George Clinton 000000011473322X Musician George Clinton, born 1941, started his career in a barbershop, forming The Parliaments. He later reconfigured the group into Funkadelic and Parliament, known ...
Jennifer Baker
Jennifer Baker NONE Jennifer Baker is a publishing professional, host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and contributing editor to Electric Literature. She advocates for diversity in the indus...
Jerry Craft
Jerry Craft 000000050467371X Jerry Craft is a renowned cartoonist, children's book illustrator, and a graduate from the School of Visual Arts. Known for his comic strip Mama's Boyz, he's one of the f...
Zin E. Rocklyn
Zin E. Rocklyn NONE Zin E. Rocklyn is a celebrated author, contributing to award-winning anthologies and zines. They've received notable recognition for their horror story, “Summer Skin”, and contrib...
Trina Sotira
Trina Sotira NONE Trina Sotira is an Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing and former TV news producer. She's a published author, recognized for her young adult novel, and an active educato...
Janelle M. Williams
Janelle M. Williams NONE Janelle M. Williams, an award-winning author with a BA from Howard University and MFA from Manhattanville College, is known for her acclaimed story “From the Closest Waffle H...
Opal Lee
Opal Lee NONE The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee is a living legend whose tireless activism and infectious determination helped turn the long-held dream of a national Juneteenth holiday into re...
Freddie E. Taylor
Freddie E. Taylor NONE Freddie E. Taylor is a dynamic entrepreneur, speaker, passionate history enthusiast, and dedicated philanthropist who has made a significant impact in the field of Black histo...
Stedman Graham
Stedman Graham 0000000057795378 Stedman Graham, an educator, author, businessman, and speaker, is known for his successful career in management consulting, his NY Times bestselling books, and his com...
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...
Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson
Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson MULTIPLE Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson, parents based in Northern NJ, founded Just Us Books in 1988 to address a lack of quality Black-interest children's ...
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...
Martha Kennerson
Martha Kennerson NONE Martha Kennerson, a bestselling and award-winning author, uses her passion for reading and writing to create heartfelt stories. Known for her novels Choices and Consequences and...
Ali Kamanda
Ali Kamanda NONE Ali Biko Sulaiman Kamanda is an award-winning filmmaker and social entrepreneur from Sierra Leone, West Africa. He runs BIKO Studios, a cross-cultural film production company and is...
Rae Wynn-Grant
Rae Wynn-Grant NONE Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant is a wildlife ecologist, conservation scientist, author, television host, storyteller, equity and justice advocate, and beyond. With over 20 years of ecology r...
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...
Cerece Rennie Murphy
Cerece Rennie Murphy NONE Cerece Rennie Murphy, a science fiction enthusiast since age seven, has a rich background in social work and international relations. She transitioned into creative writing ...
Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson NONE Jeff Johnson is a decorated journalist and communication specialist, now President of JIJ Communications. Co-founder and CEO of Elite Voices Speakers, he's a regular on TheRoot.com ...
Nah’Sun
Nah’Sun NONE Born in Lilbourn, Missouri, Nah’Sun would later move around the Midwest before temporarily settling in Chicago. An aspiring cartoonist, Nah’Sun never gave writing a thought until him an...
Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver 0000000037238312 American journalist and activist Maria Shriver, ex-First Lady of California, is known for her best-selling books and award-winning TV work, including two Emmys and a Pe...
Charles Euchner
Charles Euchner NONE Euchner, a renowned author and speaker, explores the Civil Rights Revolution in his work, drawing lessons for today's world from the movement's “everyday heroism.” A Vanderbilt a...
Evan J. Roberts
Evan J. Roberts NONE Evan Jamal Roberts is an author, educator, and speaker, dedicated to mentoring individuals on keys to success. He emphasizes the importance of self-education, literacy, clear pur...
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...
Darcel Turner
Darcel Turner NONE Darcel Turner, a New York native, is an accomplished author known for her novel, “Dana Dances on Paper.” She has attended various colleges, transcribed for The 4th National Black W...
Karen Baicker
Karen Baicker NONE Karen Baicker is a publisher at Scholastic, developing programs for communities in need. She has served as Director of Community Affairs and Editorial Director of Professional Deve...
Leland Melvin
Leland Melvin NONE Leland Devon Melvin, born in 1964, is a former NFL athlete turned astronaut, scientist, and educator. He flew with the Space Shuttle Atlantis, crafted optical fiber sensors at NASA...
Angela P. Dodson
Angela P. Dodson NONE Angela P. Dodson is a contributing editor for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, former senior editor at The New York Times, and ex-executive editor of Black Issues Book Revie...
Cris Freese
Cris Freese NONE Cris Freese is a technical editor, writer, and literary intern for Corvisiero Literary Agency. He was previously the managing editor of Writer’s Digest Books, where he worked with no...
Andrea J. Loney
Andrea J. Loney NONE Andrea J. Loney, a versatile author with African American, Jamaican and Panamanian roots, realized her childhood dream of becoming a writer. After developing her craft in college...
Nicole Hampton
Nicole Hampton NONE Nicole Hampton, a compassionate author from Chicago, uses her Master's in Social Work to create relatable stories that address everyday issues. She's a dedicated wife and mother b...
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 ...
Heather Covington
Heather Covington NONE Heather Covington, founder and CEO of Disilgold, is a versatile writer and passionate poet inspired by Langston Hughes. Residing in the Bronx, she serves the Disilgold Literary...
TiJuana A. Gholson
TiJuana A. Gholson NONE Ti’Juana A. Gholson is a dynamic business coach, author, and speaker with a focus on empowering women in business. As the founder of L.I.P.S. and Women's Business Symposium, L...
Pamela Thomas-Graham
Pamela Thomas-Graham 0000000120062776 Pamela Thomas-Graham, a Harvard graduate, is currently the president and CEO of CNBC Television, and founder of luxury blog Dandelion Chandelier. She has extensi...
O.W. Showe
O.W. Showe NONE O.W. Showe, former professional basketball player and retired US Air Force Flight Nurse, is a hall of fame inductee known for her athletic and professional achievements. After a succe...
Hannibal B. Johnson
Hannibal B. Johnson NONE Harvard Law graduate Hannibal B. Johnson is an esteemed author, attorney, and consultant specializing in diversity and human relations. He's taught at prestigious universitie...
Charlene A. Carruthers
Charlene A. Carruthers NONE Charlene A. Carruthers is a prominent American activist, strategist, and educator. As a Black lesbian feminist, she founded BYP100, a key organization in the Black liberat...
Victor H. Green
Victor H. Green 0000000361280061 Victor Hugo Green was a postal worker and travel writer from Harlem, New York. Best known for creating “The Green Book,” a travel guide for African Americans navigati...
Kerry G. Johnson
Kerry G. Johnson NONE Kerry G. Johnson, a talented cartoonist, caricaturist, and graphic designer from Nashville, is known for his webcomic, Harambee Hills, which was nominated for a 2010 Glyph Comic...
Kevin Wayne Johnson
Kevin Wayne Johnson NONE “God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things.” Kevin Wayne Johnson has taken up the task of developing individual and organizational operating exc...
N’Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba
N’Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba 0000000108799425 N'Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba is a Professor at Cornell University and President of WCCES. She directs the IAD and chairs UNESCO's SAC. A Fellow of the W...
Kimberly Thacker Webb
Kimberly Thacker Webb NONE Kimberly Thacker Webb, a Dallas native, is a Howard University and Texas Wesleyan School of Law graduate. An accomplished author and powerful speaker, she's also had a succ...
Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson 0000000055574096 Cedric Johnson, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, focuses on African American Studies and Political Science. His critically acclaimed book...
Siku
Siku 0000000065618187 Siku is a multifaceted British artist, author, theologian, and musician, renowned for his comic book/concept art. He has worked with 2000AD, Marvel UK, and COM X, producing nota...
Nick Brooks
Nick Brooks NONE Nick Brooks, an award-winning filmmaker and author from Washington, DC, is known for his short film 'Hoop Dreamin''. A 2020 USC graduate, he won the George Lucas Scholar Award and wa...
C.T. Vivian
C.T. Vivian 0000000114902644 Dr. C.T. Vivian was a civil rights leader, known for working with Martin Luther King Jr., and for developing VISION, an educational program that helped 700 Alabama studen...
Lolita Files
Lolita Files 0000000067722180 Lolita Files, an accomplished African-American author, screenwriter, and producer, is known for her bestselling novels like 'Scenes from a Sistah' and 'Child of God'. Wi...
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson 000000008373961X David Wilkerson, a Black American illustrator from Denver, is now based in Maryland. He started in animation, developing a passion for illustration at Savannah Colleg...
Chianti Lomax
Chianti Lomax NONE Chianti Lomax, “The Chief Happiness Curator”, is a renowned speaker, coach, and strategist, dedicated to transforming mental health in communities of color. Founder of wellDistrict...
Keeonna Harris
Keeonna Harris NONE Keeonna Harris is a writer, storyteller, mother of five, prison abolitionist, activist, and academic. Her work focuses on health disparities and radical organizing for women conne...
Malcolm D. Lee
Malcolm D. Lee 0000000041786688 Malcolm D. Lee is an award-winning writer, director, and producer whose celebrated work includes The Best Man, Girls Trip, Night School, and Space Jam: A New Legacy. ...
Lenzy Hancock
Lenzy Hancock NONE Lenzy Leroy-Hancock is a proud father of four children who serve as his primary inspiration to strive for greatness. A retired Department of Defense employee and a veteran of the ...
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...
Alicia McKenzie
Alicia McKenzie NONE Alicia McKenzie is a true Renaissance woman—a former USAW and CrossFit athlete, health and wellness coach, author, real estate investor, and the proud mother of five. Afte...
Leah Lakins
Leah Lakins NONE Leah Lakins is an editor, writer, ghostwriter, and independent publisher who has worked on more than 100 books, including the New York Times bestsellers Act Like a Success and Jump ...
Maggie Stiefvater
Maggie Stiefvater 000000011644267X Author of “The Raven Boys”, Stiefvater weaves a thrilling tale of prep school boys seeking the dead Welsh king, Glendower. The four-book series involves elements of...
Laylie Frazier
Laylie Frazier NONE Laylie Frazier, a digital artist from Houston, specializes in emotive portraits with warm colors and textures. She illustrates book covers and works in advertising, with her debut...
Zoe B. Wallbrook
Zoe B. Wallbrook NONE Zoe B. Wallbrook is a professor by day, mystery writer by—actually, she also writes mysteries during the day, usually accompanied by her dog, a cup of coffee, and a debilitatin...
Natalie Vasilica
Natalie Vasilica NONE Natalie Vasilica was born in Chisinau, Moldova. As a child, she spent her time in the countryside, surrounded by fields and farm animals. Today nature, animals, and children ar...
Stacy Gueraseva
Stacy Gueraseva NONE Born in Moscow, Stacy Gueraseva immigrated to NYC in 1981, growing up in the Bronx amidst diverse cultures and music. She became editor-in-chief of Oneworld magazine at 24, after...
Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson 0000000000042498 Charles Richard Johnson, a novelist, essayist, and cartoonist from Evanston, Illinois, is renowned for his balanced mix of philosophy and folklore. His novel, Middle ...
Crystal Lacey Winslow
Crystal Lacey Winslow 0000000041870337 Brooklyn-born author Crystal Lacey Winslow began to write creatively at an early age drawing inspiration from her travels and the many colorful people she ...
Erick S. Gray
Erick S. Gray NONE Erick S. Gray, an accomplished author since 1997, is known for his engaging mix of street style, comedy, and intricate plots. Born in Jamaica, Queens, his first book, Booty Call, w...
Piri Thomas
Piri Thomas 0000000362962312 Piri Thomas, born in 1928 to Puerto Rican and Cuban parents, overcame racial discrimination and a troubled past in New York to become an influential figure in the Nuyoric...
Jimmie Allen
Jimmie Allen 0000000465260495 Jimmie Allen is a multi-platinum American recording artist and the first Black artist to achieve two consecutive #1 hits on country radio and win the ACM New Male Artist...