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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...
Ben McBride
Ben McBride NONE Rev. Ben McBride is an acclaimed faith leader and activist known globally as a speaker. Founder of Empower Initiative and Bring the HEAT campaign, and former director of PICO Califor...
Amber McBride
Amber McBride NONE Amber McBride, an English literature professor at Northern Virginia Community College, holds degrees in English and Creative Writing. She's published work in various outlets and au...
Adrian Matejka
Adrian Matejka 0000000037525872 Adrian Matejka is a Germany-born, Indiana-based author and educator. A graduate of Indiana University and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, he has penned award-...
Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat 000000011051509X Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian-born author, is renowned for her books like “Breath, Eyes, Memory”, an Oprah Book Club pick, and “The Farming of Bones”, an American Book...
Angela Flournoy
Angela Flournoy 0000000436914613 Angela Flournoy, author of The Turner House, a National Book Award finalist, has been recognized with numerous awards including the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize. A Nat...
James Earl Hardy
James Earl Hardy 0000000042416478 James Earl Hardy is the author of the bestselling B-Boy Blues series, including B-Boy Blues, which has been praised as the first gay hip hop love story and is celeb...
James Ransome
James Ransome 0000000030399412 James E. Ransome is an award-winning illustrator known for his children's books. His accolades include the Coretta Scott King Award, IBBY Honor Award, and NAACP Image A...
Marlon James
Marlon James 0000000072615785 Jamaican-born author Marlon James, featured on Mosaic Literary Magazine's cover, is a University of the West Indies literature graduate. His debut novel, John Crow’s Dev...
James W. Lewis
James W. Lewis NONE James W. Lewis, an award-winning novelist and freelance writer, is a managing partner at The Pantheon Collective publishing company. Known for his debut novel 'Sellout', he has re...
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...
Wanda Coleman
Wanda Coleman 0000000116780476 “I have yet to kill anyone—I have exhibited great restraint.” Wanda Coleman (1946-2013) was a renowned poet, former medical secretary, magazine editor,...
James Hickman
James Hickman NONE James “Bullet” Hickman, a national best-selling author and CEO, transformed his life from a history of institutionalization to become a successful entrepreneur. Overcoming adversit...
James Hannaham
James Hannaham NONE James Hannaham, born in 1968, is an award-winning author known for novels like 'God Says No' and 'Delicious Foods'. He resides in Brooklyn and teaches at the Pratt Institute. Jame...
Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné
Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné NONE Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné is a renowned Trinidadian poet and artist, with works featured in multiple publications. She won the 2009 Caribbean Writer's Paiewonksy Prize and...
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Kimberla Lawson Roby 0000000063897135 Kimberla’s Thoughts on Concluding Her Reverend Curtis Black Series, After 15 Books Kimberla Lawson Roby is a New York Times Bestselling Author of 24 novels,...
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 ...
Marilyn Nelson
Marilyn Nelson 0000000081267022 Marilyn Nelson, former Poet Laureate of Connecticut, is a three-time National Book Award Finalist, Annisfield-Wolf Award winner, and author of acclaimed titles like 'T...
Terrance Hayes
Terrance Hayes 0000000052553847 Terrance Hayes is a renowned poet, author of four collections and winner of the 2010 National Book Award for Poetry. A MacArthur fellow, Hayes has received numerous ac...
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith 0000000110775334 Patricia Smith, celebrated poet and professor, is known for her direct and adventuresome style. She’s authored six books, including award finalists 'Blood Dazzler' and...
T. Geronimo Johnson
T. Geronimo Johnson 0000000357171620 T. Geronimo Johnson, a New Orleans native, is a bestselling author known for 'Welcome to Braggsville' and 'Hold It 'Til It Hurts'. A finalist for the 2013 PEN/Fau...
Mariana Llanos
Mariana Llanos 0000000037617355 Mariana Llanos, a Peru-born author, studied theater in Lima before moving to Oklahoma in 2002. She self-published her first book, Tristan Wolf, in 2013 and has since p...
Deborah Wiles
Deborah Wiles 0000000058444035 Deborah Wiles is an award-winning author known for acclaimed books like 'Each Little Bird that Sings' & 'Revolution'. Her accolades include National Book Award nominati...
James Forman
James Forman 0000000071399777 James Forman is the father of renowned legal scholar and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, James Forman Jr. James Forman James Forman is the father of legal scholar and ...
Lebron James
Lebron James 0000000033823012 LeBron James, an acclaimed basketball player with three NBA championships, two Olympic golds, and four MVP titles, is also recognized for his philanthropy. Raised in Akr...
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...
Masande Ntshanga
Masande Ntshanga 0000000450507336 Masande Ntshanga, winner of the 2013 PEN International New Voices Award and 2015 Caine Prize Finalist, is an accomplished writer and UCT graduate. He has written for...
James W. Loewen
James W. Loewen 0000000110416243 James W. Loewen is a renowned author known for his bestselling books like “Lies My Teacher Told Me” series and “Sundown Towns.” His works focus on debunking historica...
Sondra Kathryn Wilson
Sondra Kathryn Wilson NONE Dr. Sondra Kathryn Wilson was a senior associate at Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, founder of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation, and executor of Johnson’s literary e...
James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson 0000000120206864 James Weldon Johnson was a legendary civil rights activist, renowned author, and key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. His diverse career spans roles as a U.S. c...
Ashleigh Shanti
Ashleigh Shanti NONE Ashleigh Shanti, chef-owner of Good Hot Fish in Asheville, North Carolina. She was named an Eater Young Gun in 2019 and was a finalist for the James Beard Rising Star Chef of the...
Deborah Davis
Deborah Davis 0000000109357178 Deborah Davis is an acclaimed author of seven non-fiction books, including the authorized history of The Oprah Winfrey Show and Guest of Honor, a Phillis Wheatley Award...
James Forman Jr.
James Forman Jr. 0000000046875532 James Forman Jr., Yale Law School professor and former Supreme Court clerk, is a prolific writer featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic. His notable achieve...
J. Everett Prewitt
J. Everett Prewitt NONE J. Everett Prewitt, a distinguished alumnus and Vietnam veteran, has received numerous awards for his novels, including “Snake Walkers” and “A Long Way Back.” His works have b...
Richard Kigel
Richard Kigel NONE Richard Kigel is an experienced literacy professional and veteran teacher with a focus on inspiring students in reading and writing. He is notable for his revealing article on Phil...
Kevin Young
Kevin Young 0000000109530225 Kevin Young, born in 1970, is a renowned poet and teacher influenced by Hughes, Berryman, Dickinson, and Basquiat. A Harvard graduate, Young authored multiple poetry book...
Neil Baldwin
Neil Baldwin 0000000108910963 Dr. Neil Baldwin, born in New York City, is a renowned author and scholar with a Ph.D. in Modern American Poetry. He has authored various poetry, textbooks, and biograph...
Winston James
Winston James 0000000042945281 Winston James, a renowned professor at the University of California, Irvine, specializes in Caribbean and African American history. His significant works include in-dep...
Nick Chiles
Nick Chiles 0000000034375194 Nick Chiles is a renowned author and journalist, specializing in African-American culture and celebrity. Co-author of the NAACP Image Awards finalist book 'Justice While ...
Ben Jealous
Ben Jealous 0000000417015073 Benjamin Todd Jealous is a notable American civil rights leader and social impact investor. He was the youngest-ever national leader of the NAACP (2008-2013) and ran for ...
Kekla Magoon
Kekla Magoon 0000000040185776 Kekla Magoon, an award-winning author of eight YA novels, including The Rock and the River and X: A Novel, also pens non-fiction on historical topics. She's won an NAACP...
Aracelis Girmay
Aracelis Girmay 0000000038001720 Aracelis Girmay, born December 10, 1977, is a renowned poet, author of multiple books including 'Teeth' and 'Kingdom Animalia', and a finalist for several awards. She...
Danez Smith
Danez Smith 0000000529080232 Danez Smith is an award-winning poet from St. Paul, Minnesota. Known for his works such as [insert] boy, his poetry explores themes of race, class, sexuality, faith, and ...
Francis Ray
Francis Ray 0000000110715606 Francis Ray (1944-2013) was a celebrated Texas-based author and school nurse practitioner. Known for her bestsellers in Blackboard and Essence Magazine, her work includes...
Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson 0000000120318276 Laurie Halse Anderson, a New York Times bestselling author, is renowned for her sensitive, humorous approach to tough subjects. A two-time National Book Award f...
Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead 0000000109128041 Congrats to Colson Whitehead: Winner 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Colson Whitehead, born in 1969, is an acclaimed writer who began his career at the Village Voice....
Amina Gautier
Amina Gautier 0000000118109950 Dr. Amina Gautier, an award-winning author of three short story collections, is a scholar and professor specializing in African American literature. She teaches in the ...
Emily Raboteau
Emily Raboteau 0000000036573661 Emily Raboteau, author of 'The Professor’s Daughter' and 'Searching for Zion,' is an award-winning writer renowned for her fiction and essays. She has received numerou...
Leah Penniman
Leah Penniman 0000000499416929 Leah Penniman, a Black Kreyol farmer and James Beard Foundation Leadership Award recipient, is dedicated to advocating for an anti-racist food system. Co-founding direc...
George G. M. James
George G. M. James NONE Dr. George G. M. James, born November 9, 1893 in Guyana, was a significant historian and author who asserted that Greek philosophy originated from North Africa. He argued that...
Lebron James and Andrea Williams
Lebron James and Andrea Williams MULTIPLE LeBron James and Andrea Williams are prominent authors, with James balancing a successful basketball career alongside writing, and Williams being a renowned ...
Synthia SAINT JAMES
Synthia SAINT JAMES 0000000035735390 Synthia SAINT JAMES, a LA and NY-raised artist, sold her first painting at 20. She held her first solo exhibition in LA in 1977 and participated in her first inte...
Kelvin Christopher James
Kelvin Christopher James NONE Trinidadian author Kelvin Christopher James, a former high school science teacher and lab technician, holds a Ph.D. in science education. He started writing in 1980, pro...
James Berry
James Berry 0000000081429589 James Berry was a renowned Jamaican poet based in the UK. He won the Coretta Scott King Book Award and the Smarties Grand Prix, and received an OBE for his contributions ...
David Bradley
David Bradley 0000000114789119 David Bradley is a creative writing professor at the University of Oregon. His acclaimed novel, The Chaneysville Incident, won the PEN/Faulkner Award and was a National...
Ibi Zoboi
Ibi Zoboi NONE Haitian-born, New York-raised author Ibi Zoboi is an MFA holder from Vermont College of Fine Arts, a New York Times bestselling author, and a National Book Award finalist. She's known ...
Deesha Philyaw
Deesha Philyaw 0000000401543576 Deesha Philyaw, co-author of Co-Parenting 101, is known for her notable work on race, parenting, gender, and culture. Her writing has been featured in renowned publica...
Zanele Muholi
Zanele Muholi 0000000120987488 Zanele Muholi, born 1972, is a South African visual activist and award-winning photographer. They are the co-founder of the Forum for the Empowerment of Women and found...
Jesmyn Ward
Jesmyn Ward 0000000049339751 Two-Time National Book Award Winning Author Jesmyn Ward, a Mississippi-born author and University of South Alabama professor, has penned novels like “Where the Line Bleeds...
Donika Kelly
Donika Kelly 0000000497770596 Donika Kelly, award-winning author of 'Bestiary', is celebrated for her contributions to poetry with accolades like the 2015 Cave Canem Poetry Prize and 2018 Kate Tufts ...
Brooke C. Obie
Brooke C. Obie NONE Brooke C. Obie, JD, MFA, is a graduate of Hampton University and Mercer University School of Law. She worked on rapper T.I.'s legal defense team and is a Fulbright Fellowship fina...
Farrah Rochon
Farrah Rochon NONE Farrah Rochon, a Louisiana native and award-winning author, launched her writing career at Xavier University. She's known for her Holmes Brothers series, starting with her debut no...
Angela Shanté
Angela Shanté NONE Angela was a Finalist for a 2024 National Book Award Angela Shanté is an award-winning children's book author, co-founder of Sunday Dinner Publishing, and DEI advocate in publishing...
James Ijames
James Ijames NONE James Ijames, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, director, actor, and educator, is renowned for diversifying American theatre narratives. His accolades include a Pew Fellowship, t...
Timothy B. Tyson
Timothy B. Tyson 0000000110713432 Timothy B. Tyson, born in 1959, is a renowned North Carolina author and historian specializing in Civil Rights Movement topics. He holds appointments at Duke Univers...
Adam Hochschild
Adam Hochschild 0000000116827692 Adam Hochschild, born October 5, 1942, is a renowned author of 11 books, including award-winning titles like “King Leopold's Ghost”, “To End All Wars”, and “Bury the ...
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith 0000000040375377 Barbara Smith, born 1946, is a renowned author, activist, and scholar. Known for her work on race, class, sexuality, and gender, she has co-authored key texts on Black ...
Anita Gail Jones
Anita Gail Jones NONE Anita Gail Jones, a Georgia-born visual artist and writer, is a Hedgebrook alumna and a 2018-19 Affiliate Artist at The Headlands Center. Her debut novel, The Peach Seed, was a ...
John Keene
John Keene 0000000032165978 Winner 2022 National Book Award for Poetry John Keene, acclaimed author known for Annotations, has been published in various anthologies and journals, earning several award...
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 ...
Karen Eubanks Jackson
Karen Eubanks Jackson NONE Karen Eubanks Jackson, a 27-year, four-time breast cancer survivor, is the founder and CEO of Sisters Network Inc., the only nationwide African American breast cancer survi...
Dick Lehr
Dick Lehr 0000000122793759 Dick Lehr, a Boston University journalism professor and former Boston Globe reporter, is a Pulitzer Prize finalist known for his investigative reporting. Lehr, who also pra...
Tamiya Davis
Tamiya Davis NONE Tamiya Davis, a Virginia native, is a longshoreman, fashion entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker. Her achievements include running a rights restoration chapter, owning a f...
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...
James Alan McPherson
James Alan McPherson 0000000110837574 1st Black writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. James Alan McPherson, born on September 16, 1943, was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer for F...
April Sinclair
April Sinclair NONE April Sinclair, a Chicago native, is a renowned author and community activist. Known for her dedicated activism in Oakland and her unique approach to her literary debut, Sinclair'...
Cornelius Eady
Cornelius Eady 0000000025783225 Cornelius Eady is a renowned poet and author of eight books, including award-winning “Victims of the Latest Dance Craze.” He co-founded the Cave Canem workshop for Afr...
Debra Owsley
Debra Owsley NONE Debra Owsley, avid reader and hairstylist, transformed her passion into a business, Simply Said Reading Accessories and LitVersation. She collaborates with bestselling authors, book...
Harmony Evans
Harmony Evans NONE Harmony Evans, an award-winning Harlequin Romance author based in NYC, is known for her acclaimed debut and is a double-finalist in the 2012 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards...
Gregory Gourdet
Gregory Gourdet NONE Gregory Gourdet, born 1975 in New York, is a renowned chef and health enthusiast. A Culinary Institute of America graduate, he trained under Jean-Georges Vongerichten and ran the...
Eden Royce
Eden Royce NONE Eden Royce is a writer from Charleston, South Carolina now living in Southeast England. She’s a Shirley Jackson Award winner and a Bram Stoker Award finalist for her adult fiction, w...
Thulani Davis
Thulani Davis 0000000001538348 Thulani Davis is an interdisciplinary scholar and writer, with focus on black political thought, slavery, and African American literature. She's a recipient of numerous...
Denisha Jones and Jesse Hagopian
Denisha Jones and Jesse Hagopian MULTIPLE Denisha Jones, a member of the national Black Lives Matter at School committee, is an activist and advocate for education justice. She is the Director of the...
Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay 000000035624500X Ava DuVernay is an award-winning writer, producer, and director in independent film. She founded DVA Media + Marketing and the African-American Film Festival Releasing M...
Marlon McCaulsky
Marlon McCaulsky NONE Award-winning American author and screenplay writer, Marlon McCaulsky, is celebrated for his Fiction, Romance, and Science Fiction works that often highlight contemporary Africa...
Lebron James and Buzz Bissinger
Lebron James and Buzz Bissinger MULTIPLE LeBron James, renowned basketball player, and Buzz Bissinger, acclaimed author and journalist, have collaborated on numerous projects, blending sports and sto...
James Stewart and Talmadge Anderson
James Stewart and Talmadge Anderson MULTIPLE James Stewart and Talmadge Anderson are acclaimed authors with significant contributions in literature and social sciences. Their work sheds light on vari...
James Baldwin and Randall Kenan
James Baldwin and Randall Kenan MULTIPLE James Baldwin and Randall Kenan are influential authors known for their contributions to literature, exploring themes of race, sexuality, and social issues. T...
James Baldwin and Raoul Peck
James Baldwin and Raoul Peck MULTIPLE James Baldwin and Raoul Peck are influential figures in literature and filmmaking respectively. Baldwin, a renowned novelist and essayist, and Peck, an acclaimed...
Dick Gregory and Edited by James R. McGraw
Dick Gregory and Edited by James R. McGraw MULTIPLE "Dick Gregory, a renowned author edited by James R. McGraw, combines insightful storytelling with critical acumen to create compelling narratives.”...
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...
C.L.R. James
C.L.R. James 0000000109019515 Cyril Lionel Robert James, also known as J.R. Johnson, was an influential Afro-Trinidadian historian, journalist, and socialist theorist. Born in 1901, his work is a cor...
Terrance Dean, James Earl Hardy, and Stanley Bennett Clay
Terrance Dean, James Earl Hardy, and Stanley Bennett Clay MULTIPLE Stanley Bennett Clay, Terrance Dean, and James Earl Hardy are prolific authors known for their significant contributions to literatu...
Viola Davis and James Patterson
Viola Davis and James Patterson MULTIPLE Viola Davis and James Patterson are renowned authors . Patterson's thrillers and Davis' Memoir and children literature have earned them wide Praise. Viola Dav...
Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice Gray, Terrance Johnson, and Patricia Haley
Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice Gray, Terrance Johnson, and Patricia Haley MULTIPLE "Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice ...
Stephanie Casher, James W. Lewis, and Omar L. Harris
Stephanie Casher, James W. Lewis, and Omar L. Harris MULTIPLE The Pantheon Collective is a mission-driven collaboration of three co-founders, Omar Luqmaan-Harris, Stephanie Casher, and James W. Lewis...
James A. Forbes
James A. Forbes 0000000384654492 Reverend Dr. James Alexander Forbes, Jr., born in 1935, is the first African American leader of the Riverside Church, NY. Despite facing racial discrimination, he com...
Herb Boyd
Herb Boyd 0000000110710186 Herb Boyd Receives Social Justice Award Herb Boyd, born in 1938, is an award-winning author and journalist. He's written over 20 books and numerous articles, with notable wo...