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Nicole Dennis-Benn
Nicole Dennis-Benn 000000050158667X Nicole Dennis-Benn, an acclaimed author and Lambda Literary Award winner, is renowned for her debut novel 'Here Comes the Sun' which has received multiple accolade...
June Eric-Udorie, Soofiya Andry, Gabrielle Bellot, Caitlin Cruz, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Brit Bennett, Evette Dionne
June Eric-Udorie, Soofiya Andry, Gabrielle Bellot, Caitlin Cruz, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Brit Bennett, Evette Dionne MULTIPLE June Eric-Udorie is a renowned activist, co-founder of “Youth for Change,” an...
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...
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan NONE Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Ph.D., is an award-winning author and scholar known for her short stories and critical work on African Diaspora culture. She's held numerous reside...
John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams
John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams MULTIPLE John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams are acclaimed authors, known for their remarkable contribution to literature. Their insightful works have garn...
Dennis Brutus
Dennis Brutus 0000000110570400 Dennis Vincent Brutus (1924-2009) was a crucial figure in the fight against apartheid. Lauded by Archbishop Desmond Tutu for his articulation, credibility, and integrit...
Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Sharon Dennis Wyeth 0000000074254004 Sharon Dennis Wyeth is an African American author and educator from Washington, D.C., known for her award-winning children's and young adult books. She holds degr...
Dennis A. Williams
Dennis A. Williams NONE Dennis A. Williams is a Syracuse-born author and educator. Raised in a multicultural neighborhood, his experiences shaped his writing, including his 1973 novella “Them That’s ...
Nicole Sealey
Nicole Sealey NONE Nicole Sealey, originally from St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., is an acclaimed author and poet known for 'Ordinary Beast' and her award-winning chapbook. She's a recipient of numerous prizes...
Nicole Givens Kurtz
Nicole Givens Kurtz NONE Nicole Givens Kurtz, author of the Cybil Lewis series, has been a finalist in various science fiction awards. Her short stories have earned honorable mentions and appeared in...
Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross
Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross MULTIPLE Daina Ramey Berry, a History Professor and associate dean at the University of Texas, and Kali Nicole Gross, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Histo...
Nicole Tadgell
Nicole Tadgell 0000000038118670 Nicole Tadgell is a renowned watercolor artist and art director with over 20 years of experience. Known for her award-winning children's books, she also leads art work...
Nicole Blades
Nicole Blades NONE Nicole Blades is a Montreal-born writer and journalist with Caribbean roots. She launched her career at Essence magazine in NYC, co-founded SheNetworks, and edited at ESPN and Wome...
Tara Nicole Whitaker
Tara Nicole Whitaker NONE Tara Nicole Whitaker is a renowned author recognized for her compelling narratives and unique storytelling style. With a diverse range of works, Whitaker's writings offer a ...
Nicole Glover
Nicole Glover NONE Nicole Glover is a UX researcher and author from Virginia. She is an avid reader, tea-lover, and enjoys bicycling, video gaming, and baking. Her debut novel is 'The Conductors'. Ni...
Kali Nicole Gross
Kali Nicole Gross 0000000040603245 Kali Nicole Gross, a Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of History at Rutgers University, is renowned for her book, Colored Amazons, exploring crime, violence, and b...
Nicole Falls
Nicole Falls NONE Nicole Falls is a contemporary Black romance writer who has taken entirely too long to complete her first project. She’s also a ceramic mug and lapel pin enthusiast who cannot func...
Nicole Bailey-Williams
Nicole Bailey-Williams NONE Nicole Bailey-Williams is a Philadelphia-born educator, author, and radio personality. A graduate of Hampton and Temple University, she pioneered “The Literary Review” on ...
C. Nicole Mason
C. Nicole Mason 0000000501539742 C. Nicole Mason, PhD, is the Executive Director of CR2PI and an Ascend Fellow at the Aspen Institute. A prolific writer and commentator, her work has featured in nume...
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson 0000000513744479 Jocelyn Nicole Johnson is a prolific writer and public school art teacher based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her work, including her renowned short story “Con...
Nicole R. Fleetwood
Nicole R. Fleetwood 0000000077155263 Dr. Nicole R. Fleetwood, a renowned writer, curator, and professor at Rutgers University, is recognized for her influential work on art and mass incarceration. Sh...
Nicole Miles
Nicole Miles NONE Nicole Miles, a Bahamian illustrator based in the UK, is known for her global client projects, a nomination for an Eisner Award for her comic 'Barbara', and her illustrations in var...
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...
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...
Nicole Cuffy
Nicole Cuffy NONE Nicole Cuffy is the author of Dances, longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. Cuffy has an MFA from The New School and is a ...
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...
Nicole Carr
Nicole Carr NONE Nicole Carr is an award-winning investigative journalist, professor, and speaker based in Atlanta, GA. Her work has explored the intersection of race, politics, education and democr...
Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin
Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin MULTIPLE
Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin
Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin MULTIPLE
Steven Harris, Dennis Calero, and Eli Powell
Steven Harris, Dennis Calero, and Eli Powell MULTIPLE
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...
Karrine Steffans, S Dot Kaine, Priscilla Johnson, Laci, Taylor Symone, Sao Renee, Shonda Nicole Davis, Cheynarey and Nikki Ransom
Karrine Steffans, S Dot Kaine, Priscilla Johnson, Laci, Taylor Symone, Sao Renee, Shonda Nicole Davis, Cheynarey and Nikki Ransom MULTIPLE
Nicole Roberts and Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw
Nicole Roberts and Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw MULTIPLE
Tamara Nicole Pizzoli
Tamara Nicole Pizzoli NONE Dr. Tamara Pizzoli, originally from Killeen, Texas, is a devoted mother and prolific author who divides her time between Italy, America, and her creative mind, writing hear...
JaNay Brown-Wood
JaNay Brown-Wood NONE JaNay Brown-Wood is a celebrated children's author and educator, known for her award-winning book, “Imani's Moon.” She teaches as an ECE professor at American River College and ...
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry 0000000109136877 Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) was a renowned American playwright and painter, best known for her Broadway production “A Raisin in the Sun.” Born in Chicago, to in...
Ron Kavanaugh
Ron Kavanaugh NONE Ron Kavanaugh is a literary activist who founded Mosaic Books and the Literary Freedom Project (LFP), a non-profit supporting the literary arts. Through LFP, he launched Mosaic Lit...
Harrison Mooney
Harrison Mooney NONE Harrison Mooney, a renowned writer and journalist from Vancouver, has a decade of experience with The Vancouver Sun and has received numerous awards. Known for captivating storyt...
Nina Revoyr
Nina Revoyr 0000000004707741 Nina Revoyr, a Japanese-American author of five novels, is known for her remarkable storytelling. Born in Japan and raised in Tokyo, Wisconsin, and Los Angeles, she's co-...
Reality Way
Reality Way NONE Reality Way, a Queens-born author, faced several life obstacles leading him to prison. It was there he developed a passion for writing, leading to his first published work, “Young Go...
Lisa Watson
Lisa Watson NONE Lisa Watson is a national bestselling author based in Washington D.C., known for her work in diverse romance genres. Her debut novel was nominated for Best Contemporary Fiction, and ...
Addie Boswell
Addie Boswell NONE Addie Boswell, a Portland-based author and muralist, is known for her award-winning book, The Rain Stomper. Her works include Go, Bikes, Go!, Go, Planes, Go!, The Snow Dancer, and ...
Lola Jaye
Lola Jaye NONE Lola Jaye, a London-born author, published her first U.S. novel in 2009. Her journey from foster child to author was shared in her 2009 essay, part of the U.K.'s Quick Reads program. L...
justin a. reynolds
justin a. reynolds NONE Justin A. Reynolds is an acclaimed author renowned for his debut YA novel, “Opposite of Always,” and second novel “Early Departures.” His work includes a Marvel graphic novel ...
Bryan Collier
Bryan Collier 0000000046262867 "Bryan Collier is a renowned author and illustrator, acclaimed for his 'breathtakingly beautiful' art by The Chicago Sun-Times. He resides in Harlem, New York City with...
Robert Edgerton
Robert Edgerton 0000000114504304 Robert B. Edgerton is a professor at UCLA's Departments of Psychiatry and Anthropology. He served as the president of the Society of Psychological Anthropology and is...
Pat Sherman
Pat Sherman NONE Patrice Sherman is a Cambridge-based author, library professional, and writing teacher. Known for her book 'The Sun’s Daughter' and various historical nonfiction works for young read...
Jennifer Mack-Watkins
Jennifer Mack-Watkins NONE Jennifer Mack-Watkins is a renowned printmaker, exploring power and themes such as womanhood and body image. Her acclaimed exhibit “Children of the Sun” has been highlighte...
Sarah Ladipo Manyika
Sarah Ladipo Manyika 0000000062634157 Sarah Ladipo Manyika is a Nigerian-raised author and literature professor at San Francisco State University. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley, ...
Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen 0000000081534450 Countée Porter Cullen (1903-1946) was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his poetry books “Color” and “Copper Sun.” He taught and mentored James ...
Jamal Eric Watson
Jamal Eric Watson NONE Dr. Jamal Watson is an award-winning author and lecturer, known for his biography on Al Sharpton. He's a senior writer for Diverse Issues in Higher Education, with work feature...
Milton Allimadi
Milton Allimadi NONE Milton Allimadi, co-founder and editor of The Black Star News, is an experienced journalist who previously worked for The City Sun and The New York Times. A Columbia Journalism S...
Maitefa Angaza
Maitefa Angaza NONE Maitefa Angaza, editor of African Voices and author of the #1 Amazon Holiday Book, Kwanzaa: From Holiday to Every Day, has a distinguished editing background with renowned NYC pub...
Akosua Busia
Akosua Busia 000000039920884X Akosua Busia, born on December 30, 1966, is an actress known for roles in The Color Purple and Tears of the Sun. She's also a Ghanaian princess and the daughter of forme...
Ahdaf Soueif
Ahdaf Soueif 0000000118857078 Ahdaf Soueif is an Egyptian author and commentator, known for her novels “In the Eye of the Sun” and “The Map of Love,” the latter shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. ...
Armond White
Armond White 0000000031792179 Armond Allen White, born in 1953, is a renowned film and music critic. He served as the arts editor for The City Sun and later wrote for New York Press. He was the edito...
Alicia D. Williams
Alicia D. Williams 0000000493459573 Alicia D. Williams is a beloved teacher, oral storyteller, and award-nominated author. Known for her lively spirit, she blends drama and storytelling in her teachi...
Doriel Inez Larrier
Doriel Inez Larrier NONE Doriel Inez Larrier, founder of LearnToGrowU, is a dedicated teacher and entrepreneur specializing in strategic youth and business growth through digital marketing. With deca...
Ron Howell
Ron Howell NONE Ron Howell is a seasoned journalist and Associate Professor of Journalism at Brooklyn College with a focus on the Caribbean, Latin America, and NYC. He has written for Newsday, Associ...
Gerald McDermott
Gerald McDermott 0000000063329496 Gerald McDermott (1941-2012) was a renowned filmmaker and children's book author, known for his culturally diverse works inspired by international folktales and myth...
Lalita Tademy
Lalita Tademy 0000000115872555 Lalita Tademy, a former VP at Sun Microsystems, left her corporate career to trace her family history and write. Born in Berkeley, California, she grew up in a southern...
Biyi Bandele
Biyi Bandele 0000000120964833 Biyi Bandele-Thomas (1967-2022) was a renowned Nigerian novelist, playwright, director, and photographer. He was celebrated as one of Africa's top 50 artists. Bandele's ...
Tolá Okogwu
Tolá Okogwu 0000000496748610 Tọlá Okogwu is a British-Nigerian author, journalist, and hair care educator. Known for her picture book series 'Daddy Do My Hair?' and the 'Aziza's Secret Fairy Door' se...
Scott Shane
Scott Shane 0000000110670081 Scott Shane is a Pulitzer-winning former reporter for The New York Times and The Baltimore Sun. He's authored two books: 'Dismantling Utopia' about the Soviet Union's col...
Nuruddin Farah
Nuruddin Farah 0000000121483513 Nuruddin Farah, born 1945 in Somalia, is an acclaimed novelist known for works like “From a Crooked Rib” and “Blood in the Sun” trilogy. His books, translated into 17 ...
Attica Locke
Attica Locke 0000000040462489 Attica Locke, an award-winning author, has penned bestsellers like 'Black Water Rising' and 'The Cutting Season', earning nominations for renowned awards. A Northwestern...
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez NONE Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is a publishing professional and poetry enthusiast with a diverse background, including service in the US Army and political campaigns. A firm belie...
Major Jackson
Major Jackson 000000011499709X Major Jackson, an award-winning American poet and professor, is known for his poetry collections and contributions to the Harvard Review. He's a recipient of the Whitin...
Peggy Brooks-Bertram
Peggy Brooks-Bertram NONE Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram is a scholar and author based in Buffalo, New York. Known for her research on Drusilla Dunjee Houston, she received recognition for publishing Houst...
Elizabeth Savage
Elizabeth Savage NONE Elizabeth Navarette Savage, native of Texas, is the CEO of S.T.A.N.D, a non-profit organization against domestic violence. As an author, public speaker, and survivor, she inspir...
Jean “Binta” Breeze
Jean “Binta” Breeze 0000000025335932 Jean “Binta” Breeze (1956–2021) was a renowned Jamaican poet who published eight books and performed globally. She first gained recognition in 1985 at the Inter...
Jonah Winter
Jonah Winter 0000000028122430 Jonah Winter, an award-winning author of 25 non-fiction picture books, is known for his bestsellers like Diego and Here Comes the Garbage Barge!. His works, including ac...
R. Eric Thomas
R. Eric Thomas NONE R. Eric Thomas is the bestselling author of Here for It, a Read with Jenna book club pick featured on Today and a Lambda Literary Award finalist. He is the co-author of Reclaimin...
Dane Reid
Dane Reid NONE Dane Reid is a professional African American male voiceover talent who offers voiceover and commercial production services for brands, agencies, and producers seeking high-quality voi...
William A. Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen, and Lucas Hubbard
William A. Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen, and Lucas Hubbard MULTIPLE William A. Darity Jr. is a professor and director at Duke University, specializing in Public Policy, African and African American ...
Krishan Trotman
Krishan Trotman NONE Krishan Trotman is Vice President and Publisher of Legacy Lit, the Hachette Book Group imprint she launched in 2020 to publish narrative nonfiction, fiction, and mission-driven ...
Barbara Brandon
Barbara Brandon 0000000031564723 Barbara Brandon is the first nationally syndicated African-American female cartoonist. Barbara Brandon-Croft, creator of the comic strip 'Where I’m Coming From', is ce...
Matthew A. Cherry
Matthew A. Cherry 0000000500418922 Former NFL wide receiver, Matthew A. Cherry, transitioned into filmmaking after his retirement in 2007. He's known for directing over 20 music videos, his feature f...
Brad Walrond
Brad Walrond NONE Brad Walrond is a poet, author, and performance artist renowned for his contribution to the 1990s Black Arts Movement in NYC. His works include recordings, an album, a multimedia in...
Kosoko Jackson
Kosoko Jackson NONE Kosoko Jackson is a vocal champion of diversity in YA literature, the author of YA novels featuring African American queer protagonists, and a sensitivity reader for Big Five Publ...
Michael West
Michael West 0000000108034086 Michael West, an enigmatic author, is believed to hail from an ancient, lost culture. Known for appearing only to tell stories, some speculate he is a symbol reflecting ...
Yusef Komunyakaa
Yusef Komunyakaa 000000011440862X Yusef Komunyakaa the first African American male to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry Yusef Komunyakaa, born on April 29, 1947, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet recog...
Mz. Lady P and Lucinda John
Mz. Lady P and Lucinda John MULTIPLE Mz. Lady P and Lucinda John are accomplished authors, renowned for their captivating narratives and profound insights. Their work spans various genres, offering e...
Tiffany M. Davis
Tiffany M. Davis NONE Tiffany M. Davis, a self-proclaimed wordsmith, is known for her novel “Sandtrap” and her work with Aalize.com and BlackWords, Inc. She's also contributed to “Malaria Shots Not I...
Thumper
Thumper 000000011496815X Thumper Unveiled? Not Quite Yet by Leah Mullen For as long as I’ve been writing about the publishing industry, interviewing authors, editors, publicity people and o...