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Robin Coste Lewis
Robin Coste Lewis NONE Robin Coste Lewis, a Provost's Fellow at USC, Cave Canem fellow and LA Institute for Humanities fellow, is known for her wide-ranging poetry. With an MFA from NYU and MTS from ...
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis 0000000367331472 E.B. Lewis, an award-winning illustrator, has worked on over 70 children's books. Inspired by his uncles, he developed his artistic skills from a young age and later spec...
Rupert Lewis and and Maureen Warner-Lewis
Rupert Lewis and and Maureen Warner-Lewis MULTIPLE Rupert Lewis and Maureen Warner-Lewis are renowned authors specializing in Caribbean culture and history. Their work significantly contributes to li...
David Levering Lewis
David Levering Lewis 0000000121202232 David Levering Lewis is a Pulitzer Prize-winning professor and historian at New York University. He has written extensively on American civil rights history and ...
Reginald F. Lewis
Reginald F. Lewis 0000000082053675 Reginald F. Lewis (1942-1993) was an influential American businessman, known as the richest African-American in the 1980s with an estimated net worth of $400 millio...
Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts 0000000081478575 Robin Roberts, anchor of ABC's “Good Morning America,” is a three-time Emmy Award winner. A cum laude graduate in communications and standout basketball player from Sou...
Robin Roberts and Veronica Chambers
Robin Roberts and Veronica Chambers MULTIPLE Robin Roberts is a renowned television broadcaster and cancer survivor, known for her work on ABC's Good Morning America. Veronica Chambers is a prolific ...
Ozlem Sensoy and Robin Diangelo
Ozlem Sensoy and Robin Diangelo MULTIPLE Özlem Sensoy and Robin Diangelo are renowned authors and educators. They specialize in social justice issues, with a focus on race and privilege. Their work a...
Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance
Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance MULTIPLE "Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance are renowned authors known for their compelling narratives. Smith's expertise lies in psychological thrillers while...
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...
Robin DiAngelo
Robin DiAngelo 0000000043595922 DiAngelo Actively Supports Black-Owned Bookstores Robin DiAngelo, PhD, is a seasoned academic, author, and lecturer specializing in racial and social justice. She has o...
Robin Walker
Robin Walker 000000006356551X Robin Walker is a London-born author and editor known for his work on Black history and culture. He co-edited the influential Black Community Reports and authored books ...
John Lewis
John Lewis 0000000114586629 Born to sharecroppers, John Robert Lewis became a key figure in the US Civil Rights Movement. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a speaker at...
Lewis Kelley
Lewis Kelley NONE Lewis Kelley, a dedicated family man and grandfather, is a former lieutenant of the Denver Fire Department and US Army veteran. He has two sons, a standup comedian and a musician/ac...
Edna Lewis
Edna Lewis 000000006657645X Edna Lewis, one of the greatest American chefs, revived Southern cooking almost single-handedly. Commemorated by a US Postal stamp, she was often referred to as “the Gra...
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...
Robin L. Smith
Robin L. Smith 0000000052540907 Dr. Robin L. Smith is a licensed psychologist, famed NY Times bestselling author, and media personality, known for appearances on Oprah and Good Morning America. She h...
Robin Bernstein
Robin Bernstein 0000000055442771 Robin Bernstein is a Harvard professor specializing in American History, African Studies, and Gender Studies. She authored award-winning book “Racial Innocence” and “...
Rhonda Wells-Wilbon and Robin D. Stone
Rhonda Wells-Wilbon and Robin D. Stone MULTIPLE Dr. Rhonda Wells-Wilbon and Robin D. Stone
Robin D. G. Kelley
Robin D. G. Kelley 0000000109206628 Robin D. G. Kelley is a History professor at UCLA and author of notable books like Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination and Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Commun...
Brittney Cooper, Susana M. Morris, and Robin M. Boylorn
Brittney Cooper, Susana M. Morris, and Robin M. Boylorn MULTIPLE "Brittney Cooper, Susana M. Morris, and Robin M. Boylorn are renowned authors known for their significant contributions to literature ...
Robin Page
Robin Page 0000000078589629 Robin Page, a Cincinnati native, is a UCLA and UC Irvine educated author residing in Los Angeles. Her debut novel, Small Silent Things, reflects her experiences as a displ...
Colin Kaepernick, Robin D. G. Kelley, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Colin Kaepernick, Robin D. G. Kelley, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor MULTIPLE Colin Kaepernick, Robin D. G. Kelley, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Loida Lewis
Loida Lewis 000000008483319X Loida Nicolas Lewis is a Filipino-American CEO, immigration lawyer, and philanthropist. As the current chairperson of TLC Beatrice, she oversees diverse business sectors....
Sarah Lewis
Sarah Lewis 0000000434612603 Sarah Lewis is the founder of Vision & Justice and the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities and Associate Professor of African and African American Studies ...
Cicely Lewis
Cicely Lewis NONE Cicely Lewis, a Georgia-based school librarian, is passionate about fostering reading habits. She initiated the Read Woke challenge in 2017, addressing social issues and literature ...
Nate Powell
Nate Powell 0000000078269174 Nate Powell, born in 1978, is a New York Times best-selling graphic novelist known for “March,” the autobiography of John Lewis. A self-publisher from age 14, Powell's aw...
Joan Wright Lewis
Joan Wright Lewis NONE Jamaican-born author Joan Wright Lewis, now a US citizen, is known for her works that inspire youth and young adults to embrace self-love, pursue dreams, and foster genuine fri...
Loida Lewis and Blair S. Walker
Loida Lewis and Blair S. Walker MULTIPLE Loida Lewis and Blair S. Walker are renowned authors known for their impactful literature. Lewis's works focus on business, while Walker excels in mystery and...
Rudolph Lewis
Rudolph Lewis NONE Rudolph Lewis is an author and the Editor and Founder of ChickenBones: A Journal one of the webs most importsant and oldest websites Rudolph Lewis (born 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland...
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...
Robin D. Stone
Robin D. Stone NONE Robin D. Stone, MA, LMHC-D, CPT, is a psychotherapist, poetry therapist, wellness coach, and longtime journalist. In her Manhattan private practice, Stone works primarily with Bl...
Robin Allison Davis
Robin Allison Davis NONE Robin Allison Davis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, writer, and producer based in Paris and born and raised in the Washington, DC, area. After a ten-year television car...
Robin Givhan
Robin Givhan 0000000034232441 Robin Givhan (born September 11, 1964) is The Washington Post’s senior critic-at-large, writing about politics, race, and the arts. Previously, she covered the fashi...
L.A. Lewis
L.A. Lewis NONE Bestselling author L.A. Lewis from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is known for her Dirty Little Secrets series. She's a contributing writer for Motherhood Diaries and a member of M-LAS writi...
Jenifer Lewis
Jenifer Lewis 0000000114741342 “The Mother of Black Hollywood” Jenifer Lewis, renowned Hollywood actress, has starred in over 300 films and TV shows including ABC's Black-ish. She has als...
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...
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Rowan Ricardo Phillips 0000000077578485 Rowan Ricardo Phillips, an acclaimed poet and author, is recognized for books like Heaven and The Ground. Winner of the 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship, his work ha...
Ponchitta Pierce and Produced by Loida Lewis
Ponchitta Pierce and Produced by Loida Lewis MULTIPLE "Ponchitta Pierce is an esteemed author, partnered with producer Loida Lewis. Their collaboration brings a unique blend of literary talent and pr...
Reginald F. Lewis and Blair S. Walker
Reginald F. Lewis and Blair S. Walker MULTIPLE Reginald F. Lewis and Blair S. Walker are accomplished authors known for their compelling narratives. Their works span across various genres, showcasing...
Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee MULTIPLE Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee are renowned figures in the entertainment industry, with significant contributions to film and literature. Their creative works ha...
Tonya Lewis Lee and Crystal Mccrary Anthony
Tonya Lewis Lee and Crystal Mccrary Anthony MULTIPLE Tonya Lewis Lee and Crystal Mccrary Anthony are renowned authors known for their engaging works. They've made significant contributions to the lit...
Patrick J. Gilpin, Marybeth Gasman, and David Levering Lewis
Patrick J. Gilpin, Marybeth Gasman, and David Levering Lewis MULTIPLE "Patrick J. Gilpin, Marybeth Gasman, and David Levering Lewis are renowned authors specializing in history and education. Their c...
Heidi R. Lewis, Dana Maria Asbury, and Jazlyn Tate Andrews
Heidi R. Lewis, Dana Maria Asbury, and Jazlyn Tate Andrews MULTIPLE Dr. Heidi R. Lewis, Dana Maria Asbury, and Jazlyn Tate Andrews are distinguished authors with significant contributions in their re...
Cayla Bellanger DeGroat and Cicely Lewis
Cayla Bellanger DeGroat and Cicely Lewis MULTIPLE Cayla Bellanger DeGroat and Cicely Lewis are accomplished authors, known for their profound and engaging writings. Their work spans various genres, r...
John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
John Lewis and Andrew Aydin MULTIPLE Nate Powell, John Lewis, and Andrew Aydin are an acclaimed trio of authors, known for their significant contributions to literature. (l to r) Nate Powell, John Le...
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis 0000000121235691 C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a renowned British novelist, poet, academic, and lay theologian. He taught English Literature at Oxford, later becoming the Chair of Medieval a...
Cathie Wright-Lewis
Cathie Wright-Lewis NONE Cathie Wright-Lewis, a lover of linguistics, ancient history, and metaphysics, is a former NYC high school English teacher with a passion for diverse cultures and dialects. O...
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...
Rupert Lewis
Rupert Lewis 0000000066437652 Rupert Lewis, Professor Emeritus at the University of the West Indies, has dedicated 50 years to educating on Marcus Garvey and the Garvey movement. Lewis has authored a...
David Levering Lewis, Michael H. Nash, and Daniel J. Leab
David Levering Lewis, Michael H. Nash, and Daniel J. Leab MULTIPLE David Levering Lewis, Michael H. Nash, and Daniel J. Leab are renowned authors. They are known for their significant contributions i...
Damien Lewis
Damien Lewis 0000000110262264 Damien Lewis, an award-winning author and former war reporter, has penned over 20 bestselling books, many adapted into films or TV series. Specializing in military histo...
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 ...
Saeed Jones
Saeed Jones 0000000365991477 Saeed Jones, award-winning author of 'Prelude to Bruise', is known for his work at BuzzFeed as an LGBT and Culture editor, as well as co-host of AM to DM. Born in Memphis...
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...
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Alaya Dawn Johnson 0000000084426631 Alaya Dawn Johnson, an award-winning author recognized for her YA novels and short fiction. She won the 2015 Nebula Award for “A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai’i.” H...
Valerie J. Lewis Coleman
Valerie J. Lewis Coleman NONE Valerie J. Lewis Coleman, with 20+ years of experience in family and relationships, helps families overcome challenges. She also guides aspiring authors in self-publishi...
Lucimarian Roberts, Robin Roberts, and Missy Buchanan
Lucimarian Roberts, Robin Roberts, and Missy Buchanan MULTIPLE
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 ...
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...
LeVar Burton with Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
LeVar Burton with Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts MULTIPLE LeVar Burton with Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
Tonya Lewis Lee
Tonya Lewis Lee NONE Tonya Lewis Lee is an attorney, author, and health expert, known for her work as a children's television producer with Disney and Nickelodeon. She is an award-winning author of c...
Jessica Lewis
Jessica Lewis NONE Jessica Lewis is a Black author who writes in many eclectic genres. Her first novel, Bad Witch Burning, was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award, and she’s written everything from ...
Denise Lewis Patrick
Denise Lewis Patrick NONE Denise Lewis Patrick, a Louisiana-born author and professor, has contributed significantly to children's publishing as both a writer and editor. With a Journalism degree fro...
Thabiti Lewis
Thabiti Lewis NONE Thabiti Lewis is an English professor and associate vice chancellor at Washington State University. He's the editor of several books and writes extensively on masculinity, sports, ...
Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts NONE Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts is a renowned author of 15 books and podcast host of HeARTtalk. Her distinguished writings have been featured in The Washington Post...
Naleighna Kai, Renee Bernard, J.L. Woodson, Joyce A Brown, D. J. McLaurin, Candy Jackson, Janice Pernell, Valarie Prince, Martha Kennerson, Susan D. Peters, Tanishia Pearson-Jones, and L. A. Lewis
Naleighna Kai, Renee Bernard, J.L. Woodson, Joyce A Brown, D. J. McLaurin, Candy Jackson, Janice Pernell, Valarie Prince, Martha Kennerson, Susan D. Peters, Tanishia Pearson-Jones, and L. A. Lewis MUL...
Gary Phillips, Kimberly Richardson, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael A. Gonzales, Milton J. Davis, Balogun Ojetade, D. Alan Lewis, A. K. Kuykendall, Sean Taylor, and Christopher Chambers
Gary Phillips, Kimberly Richardson, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael A. Gonzales, Milton J. Davis, Balogun Ojetade, D. Alan Lewis, A. K. Kuykendall, Sean Taylor, and Christopher Chambers MULTIPLE Gary Phill...
Lewis V. Baldwin
Lewis V. Baldwin 0000000109176289 Born in 1949, Lewis V. Baldwin is a civil rights activist and professor emeritus of religious studies at Vanderbilt University. Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr., ...
Lewis R. Gordon
Lewis R. Gordon 000000010879961X Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, musician, and public intellectual, known for his work on social justice and human relationships to reality. An award-wi...
Jess Marie
Jess Marie NONE Jessica Marie Smith, known as Poet Jess Marie, is an inspirational writer from Detroit, MI, best known for her book “Anthology for Hope in the Hood.” A graduate of Michigan State Univ...
N. K. Jemisin
N. K. Jemisin 0000000107503776 Jemisin, in 2018, Became the Only Writer to Win 3 Best Novel Hugo Awards in Consecutive Years (note) Nora K. Jemisin, born in 1972, is a renowned speculative fiction aut...
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah 0000000430715306 Trevor Noah, a successful African comedian and host of the award-winning 'The Daily Show', joined the show in 2014. He has multiple comedy specials, including his 9th, 'A...
K.E. Lewis
K.E. Lewis NONE K.E. Lewis was raised in Bishopville, SC, where the weather is hot and the accent thick, K.E. grew up in a community that was a haven, rich in generosity and Blackness, much like the...
Anthony Grooms
Anthony Grooms 0000000034968192 Anthony “Tony” Grooms, born in 1955, is a respected author and instructor at Kennesaw State University. With degrees in theatre, speech, and English, Grooms has receiv...
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...
Gregory Pardlo
Gregory Pardlo 0000000044381598 Gregory Pardlo is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and professor at Rutgers University-Camden. He's earned multiple fellowships and a National Endowment for the Arts gran...
Donna L. Washington
Donna L. Washington 0000000067719053 Donna L. Washington is a professional storyteller, multiple-award-winning recording artist, and children’s book author (Boo Stew). She performs at festivals, sch...
Gwynne Forster
Gwynne Forster NONE Gwynne Forster (1922-2015) was a renowned and award-winning author, known for her romance and general fiction novels. Her work, featured in Black Expressions Magazine, earned her ...
Kevin Lewis
Kevin Lewis 0000000030894966 Kevin Lewis loves recognizing that bouncy, busy brown sugar baby spirit, especially when he sees it in the fans of his popular picture book favorites Chugga Chugga Choo-...
Leah Lewis
Leah Lewis 0000000436814452 Reverend Dr. Leah Carol Lewis, J.D., is a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit executive. Leah is the Founder and Executive Director of Little Lumpy’s Center for Educational...
Bill Withers
Bill Withers 000000006309931X Bill Withers was a singer-songwriter and musician. He received numerous awards in his lifetime and won three GRAMMY Awards. William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 &...
D-Knowledge
D-Knowledge NONE Writer/Performer Dr. Derrick Gilbert, PhD, a/k/a poet D-Knowledge, lost his battle with liver disease on Sunday morning, November 1, 2015. He was 45. Straddling the worlds of enter...
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...
Walter Mosley, Christopher Chambers, Michael A. Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, Ron Fortier, Joe R. Lansdale, Gary Phillips, Mel Odom, Tommy Hancock, D. Alan Lewis, Derrick Ferguson, and Kimberly Richardson
Walter Mosley, Christopher Chambers, Michael A. Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, Ron Fortier, Joe R. Lansdale, Gary Phillips, Mel Odom, Tommy Hancock, D. Alan Lewis, Derrick Ferguson, and Kimberly Richa...
Beverly Jenkins
Beverly Jenkins 000000011691928X Beverly Jenkins, a USA TODAY bestselling author, is renowned for her African-American historical romance fiction, mainly set in the 19th century. With over thirty nov...
Rasheda Ashanti Malcolm
Rasheda Ashanti Malcolm NONE Rasheda Ashanti Malcolm is a celebrated writer, playwright, and founder of Candace Magazine. She's received awards including the National Black Women Achievement Awards a...
Pamela C. Rice
Pamela C. Rice NONE Pamela C. Rice is an acclaimed children's author and illustrator with over 25 books to her credit. Notable for her artistic collaborations and warm illustrations, Rice's works dra...
Michelle Lindo-Rice
Michelle Lindo-Rice NONE Michelle Lindo-Rice, bestselling author of the 'Able to Love' and 'On the Right Path' series, focuses on themes of faith, friendship, family, and forgiveness. She was nominat...
Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold 0000000078615604 Faith Ringgold was a multi-disciplinary artist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. Known for her work in painting, writing, and sculptur...
John Steptoe
John Steptoe 0000000083178664 John Lewis Steptoe (1950-1989) was a renowned children's book author and illustrator from Brooklyn, NY. Known for his rich illustrations depicting the African American e...
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...
Steven Todd Fisher
Steven Todd Fisher NONE Ayna Rayne is an award-nominated, genre-defying author who captivates readers with her experimental storytelling. She blends elements of romance, drama, mystery, philosophy, a...
Elaine Meryl Brown
Elaine Meryl Brown NONE Elaine Meryl Brown, former VP Creative Services at HBO and Creative Director at Showtime Networks, is an Emmy Award-winning writer with work featured in Essence and Women's Wo...
Kevin Sack
Kevin Sack NONE Kevin Sack is a veteran journalist who has written broadly about national affairs for more than four decades and has shared in three Pulitzer Prizes. Sack spent 30 years on the staff...
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington 0000000114628411 Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was a pivotal African American educator, author, and advisor to presidents. Born into slavery, he rose to become a key leader fo...
Tamika D. Mallory
Tamika D. Mallory NONE Tamika D. Mallory, born in 1980, is a globally recognized civil rights activist, co-founder of Until Freedom and the Women's March, and author of 'State of Emergency'. She was ...