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Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn 0000000123214931 Howard Zinn, a renowned historian, playwright, and social activist, was a professor at Boston University. Known for his political activism and award-winning nonfiction wo...
William Loren Katz
William Loren Katz 0000000115886981 Bill Katz (1927-2019) was a prolific author and lecturer, known for his contributions to African American history. A graduate of Syracuse University and New York U...
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...
Ravi Howard
Ravi Howard NONE Ravi Howard is an award-winning author and television producer, known for his novel “Like Trees, Walking.” A recipient of the 2001 Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Award and the 200...
Tracie Howard
Tracie Howard NONE Tracie Howard, a former executive at notable companies, is an accomplished author known for her novel, 'Why Sleeping Dogs Lie'. She served on President Obama's 2008 Finance Committ...
Howard Thurman
Howard Thurman 0000000083893625 “The Godfather of the Civil Rights Movement” Howard Thurman was a significant African American author, theologian, civil rights leader, and Dean of Chapel a...
Sheena C. Howard
Sheena C. Howard 0000000382245505 Dr. Sheena C. Howard is a Howard University alumnus who made history in 2014 as the first Black woman to win an Eisner Award. Her book, Black Comics: Politics of Rac...
Howard L. Bingham
Howard L. Bingham NONE Howard L. Bingham, the first black photographer in the Hollywood Camera Guild, is known for his intimate photos of Muhammad Ali and the Black Panthers. His remarkable career in...
Sheena C. Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II
Sheena C. Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II MULTIPLE Sheena C. Howard and Ronald L. Jackson II are acclaimed authors, known for their significant contributions in their respective fields. Sheena C. H...
Howard Dodson, Amiri Baraka, Gail Lumet Buckley, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Annette Gordon-Reed
Howard Dodson, Amiri Baraka, Gail Lumet Buckley, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Annette Gordon-Reed MULTIPLE Prominent authors Howard Dodson, Amiri Baraka, Gail Lumet Buckley, Henry Louis Gates Jr., an...
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Howard Dodson, and Sylviane A. Diouf
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Howard Dodson, and Sylviane A. Diouf MULTIPLE Howard Dodson and Sylviane A. Diouf are renowned authors associated with the Schomburg Center for Resea...
Howard Bryant
Howard Bryant 0000000045145562 Howard Bryant is an acclaimed author, sports journalist, and media personality at ESPN and NPR. Renowned for his Legends series and award-winning baseball writing, he i...
Sterling Brown
Sterling Brown 0000000467837526 Sterling A. Brown (1901-1989) was a renowned African American professor, poet, and literary critic. Born and educated in prestigious institutions, he devoted 40 years ...
Natasha Howard
Natasha Howard 000000003993061X Natasha Howard (born September 2, 1991) is an international basketball star and a thirteen-year veteran of the WNBA. She has won three WNBA championships—two in Seatt...
Howard Gardner and Alford Dalrymple Gardner
Howard Gardner and Alford Dalrymple Gardner MULTIPLE Howard Gardner and Alford Dalrymple Gardner are renowned authors known for their significant contributions in literature. Their work spans across ...
Howard Dodson
Howard Dodson 0000000116160701 Howard Dodson is a renowned American scholar specializing in African-American history and culture. His notable roles include director of the Schomburg Center (1984-2011...
Ruby M. Gourdine and Annie W. Brown
Ruby M. Gourdine and Annie W. Brown MULTIPLE Ruby Gourdine, a professor and former social worker of the year, has extensive experience in various social work fields and chairs the Direct Practice seq...
Howard L. Bingham, Max Wallace, and Muhammad Ali
Howard L. Bingham, Max Wallace, and Muhammad Ali MULTIPLE Howard L. Bingham, first black Hollywood Camera Guild crew photographer and friend of Muhammad Ali, published a definitive book on the boxer....
Howard W. French
Howard W. French 0000000071506739 Howard Waring French, born October 14, 1957 in Washington, D.C., is an internationally recognized journalist, author, photographer, and Columbia University professo...
Eric Williams
Eric Williams 0000000108564781 Dr. Eric Eustace Williams was an accomplished scholar and influential political leader in Trinidad and Tobago. Born in 1911, he excelled academically, earning a Doctor ...
Joshua M. Myers
Joshua M. Myers NONE Joshua M. Myers is an Africana Studies professor at Howard University and an author. His notable work includes “We Are Worth Fighting For: A History of the Howard University Stud...
Lerita Coleman Brown
Lerita Coleman Brown NONE Lerita Coleman Brown, Ph.D., is a retired Psychology Professor from Agnes Scott College, spiritual director, author, and speaker. She studied at UC Santa Cruz and Harvard Un...
Nathan C. Heard
Nathan C. Heard NONE Nathan C. Heard (1936-2004) was a celebrated author, teacher, and actor. Known as a pioneer of “street literature,” he gained fame with his book Howard Street, written during his...
Howard Rambsy II
Howard Rambsy II NONE Howard Rambsy II is a Distinguished Research Professor of Literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), where he specializes in African American literatur...
Denene Millner, Howard Rosenman, Joel Schumacher, and Mara Brock Akil
Denene Millner, Howard Rosenman, Joel Schumacher, and Mara Brock Akil MULTIPLE Denene Millner is a celebrated author, award-winning journalist, and respected voice in parenting and relationships. She...
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...
E. Franklin Frazier
E. Franklin Frazier 0000000110444690 Edward F. Frazier (1894-1962) was a renowned American sociologist and author. His influential work, “The Negro Family in the United States,” won the 1940 Anisfiel...
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...
W. Paul Coates
W. Paul Coates 0000000029319323 Coates Wins the 2024 Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation W. Paul Coates, founder of Black Classic Press, specializes in republishing significant work...
Monique S. Hall
Monique S. Hall NONE Monique S. Hall, former basketball scholar, overcame a turbulent past involving crime and prison to become a bestselling author. Her debut novel, 'Two Tears In A Bucket', caught ...
Kim Singleton
Kim Singleton NONE Kimberly Singleton is a renowned filmmaker, writer, and poet with a distinguished 20-year career in media. She studied at Howard University and NYU and has won multiple Public Medi...
Marilyn Tyner
Marilyn Tyner NONE Marilyn Tyner (1943-2014) was an author from Pittsburgh, PA. An avid reader, Tyner attended Howard University studying psychology and zoology, and worked on the college literary ma...
Dana A. Williams
Dana A. Williams 0000000038160369 Dana A. Williams is Professor of African American literature and Dean of the Graduate School at Howard University. She is also a former president of the College Lang...
Lesley Younge
Lesley Younge NONE Lesley Younge is a writer, mother, and educator currently teaching middle school English and math in Washington, D.C. Originally from Southern California, she graduated from New Y...
Sherri Lewis
Sherri Lewis NONE Sherri Lewis, a former Family Physician, is a Howard University and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine graduate. Now a full-time minister and bestselling Christian fictio...
Valerie Wilson Wesley
Valerie Wilson Wesley 0000000108586470 Valerie Wilson Wesley, author of the Tamara Hayle mystery series, has also written adult-themed novels, children's books, and various fiction and non-fiction wo...
Marcellus A. Walker
Marcellus A. Walker NONE Dr. Marcellus A. Walker is a renowned internist and acupuncturist, as well as a professor of medicine at Howard University. Dr. Marcellus A. Walker is an an internist/acupunc...
Joseph E. Harris
Joseph E. Harris 0000000021360081 Joseph E. Harris, a history professor at Howard University, is a renowned author of numerous academic books on African history. He resides in Silver Spring, Maryland...
Askhari Johnson Hodari
Askhari Johnson Hodari NONE Askhari Johnson Hodari, Ph.D. is a Black/Africana Studies practitioner, author, and founder of de Griot Space, an online workshop for Black writers. With a B.A. from Spelm...
Veronica Miller Jamison
Veronica Miller Jamison NONE Veronica Miller Jamison is an accomplished illustrator with clients such as Essence Magazine, Bloomingdales, and Hallmark. She debuted in the picture book 'A Computer Cal...
S.M. Ford
S.M. Ford NONE S.M. Ford is an award-winning African American author and alumna of Howard University. She's dedicated to community service through Alpha Kappa Alpha and the Order of the Eastern Star....
Velma Maia Thomas
Velma Maia Thomas NONE Velma Maia Thomas is an award-winning author known for her nonfiction books on African American history. She is also the creator of the Black Holocaust Exhibit. With degrees fr...
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...
Curdella Forbes
Curdella Forbes 0000000043570880 Curdella Forbes, a Jamaican-born author and Howard University professor based in Maryland, is the celebrated writer of 'A Tall History of Sugar', winning the 2020 Hur...
C. Kelly Robinson
C. Kelly Robinson NONE C. Kelly Robinson is a Howard and Washington University graduate, who self-published his first novel, “Not All Dogs,” in 1999. The book was re-released in 2001 as “Between Brot...
Sarai Johnson
Sarai Johnson NONE Sarai Johnson grew up in the South, primarily in Nashville, Tennessee. She studied journalism and English at Howard University, and later earned a Master’s in Literature from Amer...
Cain Hope Felder
Cain Hope Felder 0000000082494921 Cain Hope Felder, a professor at Howard University, is known for his groundbreaking study in New Testament Language and Literature. He's the founder of the Biblical ...
Jeffrey C. Stewart
Jeffrey C. Stewart 0000000082117456 Dr. Jeffrey C. Stewart is a renowned professor and chair of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara. With an academic background from UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, and Yale, he's...
Carrolyn Pichet
Carrolyn Pichet NONE Carrolyn Pichet is a Washington native with a diverse career spanning from the Parole Board to the FBI. She holds degrees from Howard University and the University of Maryland an...
Charmaine R. Parker
Charmaine R. Parker NONE Charmaine R. Parker, author of 'The Trophy Wives' and 'The Next Phase of Life', is a journalist turned publishing director for Strebor Books under Atria/Simon & Schuster. Ori...
Miriam Decosta-Willis
Miriam Decosta-Willis 0000000033083659 Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis is a renowned academic, holding degrees from Johns Hopkins and Wellesley College. She made history as the first African American facul...
Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi 0000000126860699 Ibram Xolani Kendi, an assistant professor of African American History at the University of Florida, is an award-winning author and former journalist. Kendi has receiv...
Clarence Nero
Clarence Nero NONE Clarence Nero, a native of New Orleans's Ninth Ward, is a Howard University graduate and former forensic chemist. Known for his debut novel, Cheekie: A Child Out of the Desire, bas...
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...
Calvin H. Sinnette
Calvin H. Sinnette NONE Dr. Calvin H. Sinnette is a New York-born avid golfer and Howard University Medical School graduate known for his research on African American golf history. He successfully ad...
Dorothy Porter
Dorothy Porter 0000000109214185 Dorothy Louise Porter Wesley was a noted bibliographer and librarian at Howard University. She played a key role in the creation of the world-class Moorland-Spingarn R...
Joyce A. Ladner
Joyce A. Ladner 0000000110408008 Joyce A. Ladner, Ph.D., is a distinguished sociologist, Brookings Institution fellow, and former Howard University President. Noted for her insights on current affair...
Elsie Augustave
Elsie Augustave NONE Elsie Augustave, born in Haiti, is a Fulbright Scholar and accomplished educator, teaching French and Spanish at Stuyvesant High School. With degrees in foreign language and lite...
Tony Brown
Tony Brown 0000000109292618 Tony Brown, born April 11, 1933, is a renowned journalist, academician, entrepreneur, and author. He is best known for his commentary on the long-running PBS series, Tony ...
Amaud Jamaul Johnson
Amaud Jamaul Johnson NONE Amaud Jamaul Johnson, born in Compton, is an award-winning poet and English professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Educated at Howard and Cornell, he's won the 20...
Yona Harvey
Yona Harvey NONE Yona Harvey is an award-winning poet and one of the first black female writers for Marvel Comics. She won the Kate Tufts Discovery Award for her book 'Hemming the Water' and an Eisne...
Richard Wesley
Richard Wesley 0000000078408226 Richard Wesley, born in 1945, is a celebrated playwright, screenwriter, and associate professor of Playwriting and Screenwriting. He graduated from Howard University i...
J. Tremble
J. Tremble NONE J. Tremble, a graduate of Missouri Valley College and Howard University, works as a sixth-grade math teacher in Prince George's County Public School System. He's a dedicated family ma...
E. Ethelbert Miller
E. Ethelbert Miller 0000000083478974 E. Ethelbert Miller is a writer and literary activist. He was born in 1950 and grew up in New York City. A graduate of Howard University, he was one of the...
Flo Anthony
Flo Anthony NONE AALBC mourns the passing of Florence “Flo” Anthony Florence “Flo” Anthony, a pioneering African-American woman in sports and entertainment journalism, is a syndicated radio host and c...
Benjamin Brawley
Benjamin Brawley 000000010856022X Benjamin G. Brawley was a prominent author and educator, born in 1882. He earned degrees from Morehouse College, University of Chicago, and Harvard. Brawley taught E...
Wayétu Moore
Wayétu Moore 0000000474741880 Wayétu Moore is the founder of One Moore Book, a non-profit publishing culturally relevant books to promote literacy in countries with low rates. She opened her first b...
Nick Mann
Nick Mann 0000000110008688 Nick Mann, a veteran and former social services manager, has been an organization development practitioner since 1976. Holding a Ph.D. in human communication studies from H...
Norwood Holland
Norwood Holland NONE Norwood Holland, a freelance writer and attorney, is the author of the Drew Smith legal thriller series. A graduate of Howard University School of Law and Fisk University, Hollan...
Joy Thomas Moore
Joy Thomas Moore NONE Joy Thomas Moore is a Peabody Award-winning media consultant and CEO of JWS Media Consulting. She has an extensive background in media, philanthropy, and education, including a ...
Tiffany D. Jackson
Tiffany D. Jackson 0000000509603438 Tiffany D. Jackson, a TV professional and novelist, is known for works like Allegedly and Monday’s Not Coming. A graduate of Howard University and the New School, ...
Camille Acker
Camille Acker NONE Camille Acker, a Washington, DC native, is an esteemed writer and educator. With degrees from Howard University and New Mexico State University, she's been recognized by numerous a...
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...
Sheila Brooks and Clint C. Wilson II
Sheila Brooks and Clint C. Wilson II MULTIPLE Sheila Brooks, CEO of SRB Communications, leads a DC-based, award-winning ad and marketing agency specializing in multicultural markets. Clint C. Wilson ...
Michael Arceneaux
Michael Arceneaux NONE Michael Arceneaux, born 1984, is a Houston-born, Howard-educated writer, based in Harlem. He covers culture, sexuality, religion and race, and has contributed to publications l...
James Meredith
James Meredith 0000000115004803 James Howard Meredith, born June 25, 1933, is a Civil Rights Movement veteran, writer, political adviser, and Air Force veteran. Notably, he was the first Black studen...
Elinor Des Verney Sinnette
Elinor Des Verney Sinnette 000000008088669X Elinor Des Verney Sinnette, former Acting Director of Howard University's Research Center and staff member of The New York Public Library, was a renowned e...
Jamie Walker
Jamie Walker NONE Jamie Walker, Ph.D. is a freelance journalist, and poet. She is also president and CEO of J.D. Publishing Group. Originally from Oakland, California, Walker graduated magna cum lau...
Hope Lynne Price
Hope Lynne Price NONE Hope Lynne Price-Lindsay is an accomplished author, playwright, and Arts Educator with a BFA from Howard University. Her diverse experiences include performing with Ringling Bro...
Tricia Elam Walker
Tricia Elam Walker NONE Tricia Elam Walker, award-winning author of 'Breathing Room', is a revered fiction/nonfiction writer and cultural commentator. Formerly a lawyer, she now teaches creative writ...
Candice Iloh
Candice Iloh NONE Candice Iloh, a Nigerian-American author & dancer in Philadelphia, is a Howard University alumna & 2019 Kimbilio fellow. She holds an M.F.A. from Lesley University. Her novel, Every...
Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. MULTIPLE Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., a Philadelphia native, is a respected theologian and pastor. After serving in the military, he completed his higher education at How...
Elijah E. Cummings
Elijah E. Cummings NONE Elijah E. Cummings (1951-2019) was a dedicated public servant and congressman representing Maryland's 7th District. Born and raised in Baltimore, he studied at Howard Universi...
Nkechi Taifa
Nkechi Taifa NONE Nkechi Taifa is a distinguished attorney, author, and advocate for justice system reform. She heads The Taifa Group LLC and the Justice Roundtable, and is a Senior Fellow at Columbi...
Angela Dews
Angela Dews NONE Angela M. Dews, a former journalist and public servant, now writes and teaches in New York City. She has authored a series of murder mysteries set in Harlem and a 2018 book on urban ...
T. Owens Moore
T. Owens Moore NONE T. Owens Moore, Ph.D., is a renowned biomedical researcher, professor, and author. A graduate of Lincoln University and Howard University, he's currently a Full Professor in the A...
Chloe Dulce Louvouezo
Chloe Dulce Louvouezo NONE Chloe Dulce Louvouezo is a Congolese-American writer and advocate focusing on underrepresented women. She's the host of the Life, I Swear podcast and author of a book by th...
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...
Renee K. Harrison
Renee K. Harrison NONE Renee K. Harrison is an associate professor at Howard University specializing in African American and US religious history. She's the author of notable works on enslaved women'...
Valerie Brown
Valerie Brown 0000000084824330 Valerie Brown is a Buddhist-Quaker Dharma teacher, executive coach, and co-director of Georgetown's Institute for Transformational Leadership. Formerly a lawyer and lob...
Yolanda Pierce
Yolanda Pierce 0000000047702561 Yolanda Pierce, a professor and dean at Howard University, is a scholar of African American religious history and womanist theology. A Princeton and Cornell alumna, sh...
William “Damani” Keene and Carole “Ife” Keene
William “Damani” Keene and Carole “Ife” Keene MULTIPLE William “Damani” Keene and Carole “Ife” Keene, a couple with a long history together, have turned to historical fiction to tell the captivating ...
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...
Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe NONE Ayesha Rascoe, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and Up First's Saturday episodes, is a former White House correspondent who covered three presidential administrations. Prior to...
Jessica Pryce
Jessica Pryce NONE Jessica Pryce, a Faculty at Florida State University, has 15 years of diverse experience in child welfare. She has trained 150+ organizations, promotes system-wide changes, and hol...