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Angela Dalton

Angela Dalton NONE Angela Dalton, former video game producer turned award-winning author, is known for her children's books, including 'If You Look Up to the Sky'. Living in Oakland, California, she ...

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Logan H. Westbrooks and Schuyler C. Traughber

Logan H. Westbrooks and Schuyler C. Traughber MULTIPLE Dr. Logan H. Westbrooks and Schuyler C. “Sky” Traughber are renowned authors with substantial contributions in their respective fields. Dr. Loga...

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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 ...

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Leslie C. Youngblood

Leslie C. Youngblood NONE Author Leslie C. Youngblood, MFA holder from UNC Greensboro, is a recipient of numerous writing awards, including the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Prize. As of 2018, she tea...

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Kenya Hunt

Kenya Hunt NONE Kenya Hunt, Fashion Director at Grazia UK, has a vast career in media, working with top women's titles in the US and UK. An accomplished writer, her work is featured in various public...

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Cebo Campbell

Cebo Campbell NONE Cebo Campbell is an award-winning author, poet, and creative director based in Brooklyn, NY. Known for his distinctive voice in contemporary literature, he's also the co-founder an...

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Pearl Cleage

Pearl Cleage 0000000031900424 “The purpose of my writing, often, is to express the point where racism and sexism meet.” Pearl Cleage, born in 1948, is an acclaimed playwright, journalist, ...

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Two Fingas

Two Fingas NONE Two Fingas (born Andrew Green) is a Black Caribbean writer and cultural commentator whose novel Junglist (written with James T Kirk) offers a stream‑of‑consciousness celebration of t...

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Alexis Okeowo

Alexis Okeowo NONE Alexis Okeowo has reported on conflict, human rights, and culture across Africa, Mexico, Europe, and the American South for The New Yorker and other publications. Okeowo is the au...

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Bern Nadette Stanis

Bern Nadette Stanis 0000000356944687 Bern Nadette Stanis is best known as the quick-witted, sexy savvy and the original “It” girl, Thelma Evans, from the groundbreaking, first African American sit...

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Peter Kimani

Peter Kimani 000000004389720X Dr. Peter Kimani, a renowned African author and poet, has contributed to literature, journalism, and academia. Born in Kenya (1971), he began as a journalist, wrote seve...

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Kim Fields

Kim Fields 000000002538577X Kim Fields is a renowned actress known for starring in NBC's Facts of Life and Fox's Living Single, with a 40-year career spanning TV, film, and stage. Notable performance...

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Laura Pegram

Laura Pegram NONE Laura Pegram is the Editor in Chief of Kweli Journal, an online magazine. She plays a pivotal role in shaping the journal's content and direction. Laura Pegram, founding editor and ...

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Minna Salami

Minna Salami 0000000492984923 Minna Salami, a writer and lecturer of Nigerian, Finnish, and Swedish descent, is the founder of award-winning blog, MsAfropolitan. The author of Sensuous Knowledge, she...

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M.J. Fievre

M.J. Fievre NONE M.J. Fievre, a Haiti-born author, currently writing from Miami, began her publishing career as a teenager. Renowned for her nine French books, she also published a trilingual childre...

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Lynette S. Hoag

Lynette S. Hoag NONE Lynette S. Hoag is a writer and lawyer. She writes romantic fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and speculative fiction. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America. Lynette S. Hoag i...

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Chana Stiefel and Barrington Irving

Chana Stiefel and Barrington Irving MULTIPLE Captain Barrington Irving, at age twenty-three, broke records to become the youngest and first Black pilot to fly solo around the world. He grew up in Ja...

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Schuyler C. Webb

Schuyler C. Webb NONE Schuyler “Sky” C. Webb, PhD, MBA, earned degrees from Morehouse College, the University of Massachusetts, National University, and Alliant International University. He is the c...

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Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Kemi Ashing-Giwa NONE Kemi Ashing-Giwa is an author and scientist-in-training based in Palo Alto. Her work includes the USA Today bestselling, Compton Crook Award-winning novel The Splinter in the S...

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Tania Grossinger

Tania Grossinger NONE Tania Grossinger is an author, consultant, raconteur, talk show guest, travel writer, and self-described troublemaker. A member of the American Society of Journalists and Autho...

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Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Maggie Aderin-Pocock 0000000453783176 Dame Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, PhD, is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a general audience and demonstrating that you “don’t need a ...

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Shana Lynch

Shana Lynch NONE Shana Lynch, a Los Angeles-based writer, cultivates and inspires thoughts through her poetry. Over the past six years, she has developed her talent for writing, supported by her love...

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T. D. Jakes

T. D. Jakes 0000000383058082 Bishop T.D. Jakes is the founder of The Potter’s House, a 30,000-member church and global humanitarian organization. Known for his best-selling books, he's recognized as ...

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Roderick D. Talley

Roderick D. Talley NONE Roderick D. Talley created this company as a hub for positive-oriented books and artwork, while fostering a welcoming environment for all people. A firm believer in “practici...

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Arshay Cooper

Arshay Cooper NONE Arshay Cooper is a rower, author, and motivational speaker dedicated to community outreach. He collaborates with nonprofits to make rowing accessible to all and is a 2017 US Rowing...

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Clarence B. Jones

Clarence B. Jones 0000000036182118 AALBC mourns the passing of Clarence B. Jones Dr. Clarence Benjamin Jones (January 8, 1931 – May 22, 2026) the lawyer who served as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s pe...

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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...

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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...

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Robbie Montgomery

Robbie Montgomery NONE Robbie Montgomery, “Miss Robbie,” is a former professional singer who worked with Ike Turner and other notable artists before opening a soul food restaurant, Sweetie Pie's, in ...

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Doug and Jackie Christie

Doug and Jackie Christie MULTIPLE Doug & Jackie Christie are both natives of Seattle, WA. Jackie, a former model turned fashion designer, owns her own clothing boutique and label. Doug, a former NBA ...

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The Last Poets

The Last Poets 0000000109403584 The Last Poets, formed in 1969, are influential street poets who gained fame with their debut LP in 1970, reaching the U.S. Top 10 album charts. Members include Abiodu...

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Julian English

Julian English NONE Born prematurely with brain damage, Julian English defied odds by learning differently. His mother, Natasha Moulton-Levy, used travel to educate him, enabling Julian to understand...

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Alexandra Morton

Alexandra Morton 0000000078676423 Alexandra Morton, host of The Book Look and 2011 Miss Black America-Baltimore, offers a unique online book review show on NewsOne.com. Featuring the latest book news...

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Mark Curry

Mark Curry NONE Mark Curry, born in 1971, is an Atlanta-based entertainer who worked with Bad Boy Entertainment and Sean “Puffy” Combs for over a decade. Besides music, his ventures include authoring...

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Brandon Williams

Brandon Williams NONE Brandon Williams, author of “Self-Value: The Story of Me,” shares his inspiring journey from childhood homelessness and delinquency to success. Raised in a low-income community,...

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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...

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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...

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Yvonne Orji

Yvonne Orji NONE Emmy-nominated actress, writer, and comedian, Yvonne Orji, is renowned internationally for her HBO comedy special and her role in HBO's Insecure. She's also a sought-after speaker wh...

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Emmanuel Acho

Emmanuel Acho NONE Emmanuel Acho, a former NFL player turned Fox Sports Analyst and Host/Producer of “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.” He is also Forbes' 30 under 30 honoree and the you...

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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...

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Kevin Y. Brown

Kevin Y. Brown NONE Kevin Y. Brown, a former MTV host and fashion industry marketer, is a motivational speaker and CEO of empowerment company, Legacy Thinking Labs. Overcoming adversity as a former f...

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Joel A. Freeman

Joel A. Freeman NONE Dr. Joel A. Freeman is a former NBA mentor, co-author of 'Return To Glory', and Black History expert. He has also worked as a Secret Service chaplain and conducted training event...

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Jonathan Eig

Jonathan Eig 0000000036580570 Jonathan Eig is a former Wall Street Journal writer and New York Times bestselling author of five books, praised as a “master storyteller” by Ken Burns. His work has bee...

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Terry Wells-Jones

Terry Wells-Jones NONE Terry Wells-Jones, a graduate from the University of Wisconsin, is a retired businesswoman and one of the first Black models of the 1960s. She broke barriers as the first woman...

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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 ...

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Toni Lee

Toni Lee NONE Lee, with over 22 years experience in filmmaking and production in Atlanta, has also taught screenwriting at various universities. She later retrained as a mental health and addictions ...

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Kiano Moju

Kiano Moju NONE Kiano Moju is a Kenyan/Nigerian American author, recipe developer, producer, director, and video host. Kiano’s culinary identity draws on her Kenyan and Nigerian heritage, her upbri...

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NoViolet Bulawayo

NoViolet Bulawayo 0000000393964134 NoViolet Bulawayo, a Zimbabwean-born author, is known for her award-winning story “Hitting Budapest.” Her works have been featured in various publications and short...

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Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs 0000000078401868 Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, five-time Emmy-nominated actress Marla Gibbs (born June 14, 1931) wears many hats: mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, actor, entrepr...

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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...

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Fanta Ballo

Fanta Ballo NONE Fanta Ballo is a captivating motivational speaker, an award-winning spoken word artist, and the author of the poetry book, For All The Things I Never Got To Say. Fanta ignites t...

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Saul Williams

Saul Williams 0000000055187280 Saul Williams, hailed as the “Bob Marley of American poets” is a celebrated poet, actor, and spoken-word artist. Known for his vibrant and fearless writing, Williams ha...

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