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Leesa Cross-Smith
Leesa Cross-Smith NONE Leesa Cross-Smith is a Kentucky-based author and homemaker. She's known for her works “Every Kiss A War” and “Whiskey & Ribbons.” She resides with her family. Leesa Cross-Smith...
Virginia Black
Virginia Black 0000000112712687 Virginia Black is a California-born writer, now living in the Pacific Northwest. Known for her love of whiskey, loud music, and dark speculative fiction, she spends he...
Steven Van Patten
Steven Van Patten NONE Steven Van Patten, a Brooklyn-born author, is renowned for his Brookwater's Curse trilogy and Killer Genius series. His short fiction contributions include horror anthologies a...
Marc Lacy
Marc Lacy NONE Marc Lacy, a graduate from Alabama A&M University, renowned poet, author, and CEO of AVO Publishing, is known for his national literary performances and spoken word venues. He's also a...
Whitney J. Leblanc
Whitney J. Leblanc NONE Whitney J. LeBlanc is a Louisiana-born author and Hollywood veteran with over 25 years of experience in theater and television. He's known for his trilogy about a Creole famil...
Nikkolas Smith
Nikkolas Smith NONE Nikkolas Smith, a Texan Artivist, picture book author, and Hollywood illustrator, creates influential art that sparks social justice discussions. Known for his NAACP Image Award-n...
Dwayne Reed
Dwayne Reed NONE Dwayne Reed, a renowned rapping teacher from Chicago, is the author of the Simon B. Rhymin' series. Known for viral songs like “Welcome to the 4th Grade”, he also presents at educato...
Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X 0000000476080561 Lil Nas X, a Grammy-winning rapper from Georgia, gained fame with his viral hit Old Town Road. The first Black, openly gay rapper to win a Grammy, he's been honored with nu...
Melania Luisa Marte
Melania Luisa Marte NONE Melania Luisa Marte is a New York-based writer, poet, and musician, known for her viral poem “Afro-Latina.” With over nine million views, her work is recognized by platforms ...
Donna M. Gray-Banks
Donna M. Gray-Banks NONE Donna M. Gray-Banks, founder of F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival, is a successful author known for her suspense erotic trilogy and a guest columnist for various outlets. She hosts tw...
Matt Ruff
Matt Ruff 0000000116861479 Matt Ruff, based in Seattle, is the renowned author of novels including Lovecraft Country, The Mirage, Bad Monkeys, and the Public Works Trilogy, among others. Matt Ruff is...
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Jewell Parker Rhodes 0000000120252879 Jewell’s New Book Will’s Race for Home Debuted at #6 on the NY Times Bestsellers List! Jewell Parker Rhodes is an esteemed author and artistic directo...
Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts 0000000057283946 Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts is an award-winning writer and Harvard graduate, known for her work in notable publications and her book “Harlem is Nowhere.” A Fulbright Sc...
Tiffanie Barriere
Tiffanie Barriere NONE Tiffanie Barriere is an award-winning bartender, educator, author, and cultural storyteller known as The Drinking Coach. Born in Louisiana, raised in Texas and the South, and ...
Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry 0000000434305881 Stephen Curry is an eleven-time NBA All-Star, four-time NBA Champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team. Curry is CEO of Thirty Ink, ...
Quraysh Ali Lansana
Quraysh Ali Lansana NONE Quraysh Ali Lansana is a prolific author, educator, and radio producer based in Tulsa. He has written 23 books spanning poetry, nonfiction, and children's literature. Lansana...
Agymah Kamau
Agymah Kamau 0000000067721508 Originally from Barbados, the author pursued their passion for writing after a career in economics in New York. Studied under Paule Marshall, authored a trilogy starting...
Erick S. Gray
Erick S. Gray NONE Erick S. Gray, an accomplished author since 1997, is known for his engaging mix of street style, comedy, and intricate plots. Born in Jamaica, Queens, his first book, Booty Call, w...
Vince Bailey
Vince Bailey NONE Vince Bailey is an award-winning author and construction estimator from Central Arizona. His childhood experiences heavily influence his nostalgic fiction writing, particularly his ...
Orchester Benjamin
Orchester Benjamin NONE Orchester Benjamin, a former street player, became a writer and historian of the “Game” at 73. He balances family life, promoting his books, supporting urban literature, and w...
Karoline Bethea-Jones
Karoline Bethea-Jones NONE Karoline Bethea-Jones, a passionate writer for over 25 years, expresses human emotions through her characters. She started with poetry and fiction, published her first nove...
Cerece Rennie Murphy
Cerece Rennie Murphy NONE Cerece Rennie Murphy, a science fiction enthusiast since age seven, has a rich background in social work and international relations. She transitioned into creative writing ...
Leon Forrest
Leon Forrest 0000000078313585 Leon Richard Forrest, born in Chicago, was a novelist, journalist, and former Public Information Officer for the US Army. He taught at Northwestern University for over 2...
M. J. Simms-Maddox
M. J. Simms-Maddox NONE M.J. Simms-Maddox, a South Carolina native and Ohio State Ph.D. graduate, has diverse experiences from being a legislative aide, PR firm owner, and political science teacher. ...
Joseph S. Spence
Joseph S. Spence NONE Dr. Joseph S. Spence Sr. is a globally recognized author, poet, educator, and military veteran. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles, ten poetry books, and co-founded...
Brittani Williams
Brittani Williams NONE Brittani Williams, discovered her passion for writing in a school assignment and has since authored numerous novels including Daddy's Little Girl, Sugar Walls, and The Black Di...
LaShonda Katrice Barnett
LaShonda Katrice Barnett 0000000384767200 LaShonda Katrice Barnett is a renowned author and educator, known for her trilogy of plays and debut novel, “Jam on the Vine.” Twice nominated for the Pushca...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Earl Ofari Hutchinson 0000000073684926 Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a renowned author and political analyst specializing in race and politics in America. He's the publisher of thehutchinsonreport.net, a ...
Aaron Becker
Aaron Becker 0000000416852187 Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker is the New York Times bestselling author of the Journey trilogy and other award-winning books for children young and old, including W...
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 ...
Rashid Darden
Rashid Darden NONE Rashid Darden, a renowned novelist, is celebrated for his trilogy telling the story of a gay college student in a black fraternity. His work resonates with the African American, LG...
Jason Wilson
Jason Wilson 0000000109296299 Jason Wilson, founder and CEO of the Yunion, a non-profit youth organization, has impacted over 15,000 youth since 2003 through prevention programming and parental engag...
Danielle Murrell Cox
Danielle Murrell Cox NONE Danielle Murrell Cox is a Canadian graphic designer, illustrator, and toy designer. She graduated from Dawson College and gained fame for her self-published coloring books, ...
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor NONE Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor is a professor of history at Smith College, where she teaches courses on race, slavery, and her father, comedic legend Richard Pryor. She is...
Steven W. Thrasher
Steven W. Thrasher NONE Steven W. Thrasher, PhD holds the inaugural Daniel H. Renberg Chair at Northwestern University’s Medill School, the first journalism professorship in the world created to foc...
We Need Diverse Books
We Need Diverse Books NONE We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) began in April 2014 as the viral #WeNeedDiverseBooks hashtag, bringing together writers, illustrators, publishers, educators, and readers seek...
Anwar White
Anwar White NONE Anwar White (aka the Fairy Godbrother) is a dating and relationship coach based in Montreal, Canada, where he lives with his partner and three children. He is the CEO and founder of...
Morgan Stevenson Cooper
Morgan Stevenson Cooper NONE Morgan Stevenson Cooper is a filmmaker, writer, and director celebrated for blending visual art with socially conscious storytelling. Best known for creating the viral s...
Jeremy Meeks
Jeremy Meeks NONE Jeremy Meeks is an American model and memoirist whose viral 2014 mugshot led to a fashion‑model career. His memoir Model Citizen: The Autobiography of Jeremy Meeks (2024) chronicle...
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...
Tyler Merritt
Tyler Merritt NONE Tyler Merritt is a multi-talented actor, musician, comedian, and activist known for The Tyler Merritt Project. With a career spanning 20 years, he has worked in TV shows like ABC's...
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman NONE Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyman is an award-winning researcher, entrepreneur, and author hailing from Ghana and Maryland. Currently, she is a graduate student at Harvard Kenned...
LaDarrion Williams
LaDarrion Williams NONE LaDarrion Williams is a LA-based playwright and author, leading a new era of Black fantasy through his works. He is a resident playwright at The Black Creators Collective and ...
Luke Tillman
Luke Tillman NONE Luke Tillman is a seven-year-old Michigan native and the youngest of four brothers. Since the age of two, Luke has expressed his love for Jesus and his passion for spreading the go...
Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander 0000000042691031 “He truly is a renaissance man.”—Nikki Giovanni Kwame Alexander is a bestselling author, poet, and educator, known for his award-winning book “The Cr...
Sandra L. Manigault
Sandra L. Manigault NONE Sandra L. Manigault, formerly a high school math teacher and college professor, she fell in love with books by African American women and other 20th and 21st century writers,...
Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
Ariella Aïsha Azoulay 0000000066540035 Ariella Aïsha Azoulay is a filmmaker, curator, and professor at Brown University, where she teaches political theory through an anti-colonial lens, drawing on ...
Brandon McCalla
Brandon McCalla NONE Brandon Dewitt McCalla, a Brooklyn native, is an author inspired by comic books and J.R.R. Tolkien. After studying English in college and exploring the music industry, he realize...
adrienne maree brown
adrienne maree brown 0000000037757913 adrienne maree brown is a writer rooted in Detroit who lives [2024] in Durham, NC. Her books include Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Holding Change, and t...
Alex Simmons
Alex Simmons 0000000040307489 Alex Simmons is a prolific writer and publisher, known for his work across various genres including juvenile mysteries, stage plays, biographies, and movie novelizations...
Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Suyi Davies Okungbowa 0000000509720941 Suyi Davies Okungbowa (born Osasuyi Okungbowa in 1989) is a Nigerian author of speculative fiction and a creative writing professor. His debut novel David Mogo...
Dru Noble
Dru Noble NONE Dru Noble, a New York native and talented artist, is a published author and martial arts practitioner. Despite a life sentence for a crime at 17, Noble transformed adversity into creat...
Cheryl Robinson
Cheryl Robinson NONE Cheryl Robinson, a Detroit-born author, transformed her life from a career in marketing to writing. She began with self-publishing, before transitioning to Penguin Books' imprint...
Tomi Adeyemi
Tomi Adeyemi 0000000464681757 Tomi Adeyemi, a Nigerian-American author and creative writing coach, is known for her debut West African YA Fantasy novel “Children of Blood and Bone.” A Harvard graduat...
Blacc Topp
Blacc Topp NONE Blacc Topp, an award-winning author born in Benton Harbor, MI, and raised in South Dallas, used his love for writing to navigate personal loss and a challenging upbringing. From journ...
Sunny Hostin
Sunny Hostin NONE Sunny Hostin is a three-time Emmy-winning journalist, author, ABC's The View co-host, and former federal prosecutor. She's an alumna of Notre Dame Law School and Binghamton Universi...
Jewelle Gomez
Jewelle Gomez 0000000081931974 Jewelle Gomez is a Cape Verdean/Wampanoag/Ioway novelist, poet, and cultural worker. She authored eight books, including the first Black Lesbian vampire novel, The Gild...
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 ...
Saara El-Arifi
Saara El-Arifi NONE Saara El-Arifi, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife, draws from her Ghanaian and Sudanese heritage for her work. Raised in the Middle East before transitioning to ...
Lutishia Lovely
Lutishia Lovely NONE Lutishia Lovely is an award-winning author known for her romance novels and popular Hallelujah Love Series. She also writes under the pseudonym Zuri Day. With a diverse backgroun...
Brittany N. Williams
Brittany N. Williams NONE Brittany N. Williams is an award-nominated actress and the award-nominated author of the YA historical fantasy trilogy The Forge & Fracture Saga. She holds a BFA in Musical ...
Helene Cooper
Helene Cooper 0000000045708150 Helene Cooper, born in Liberia, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times. She has served as a Pentagon Correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, and...
Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery
Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery NONE Selena Montgomery is the pseudonym of Stacey Abrams, born Dec 9, 1973, former Georgia House Representative and first Black female major party gubernatorial no...
Dantiel W. Moniz
Dantiel W. Moniz NONE A 2021 National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree Dantiel W. Moniz is an award-winning author, recognized by the Alice Hoffman Prize and Tin House Scholarship. Her...
Gene Edwards
Gene Edwards 0000000110696652 Gene Edwards is an American house church planter, Christian author, and former Southern Baptist pastor. A graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he stron...
Inked Elephant Publishing House
Inked Elephant Publishing House NONE Inked Elephant Publishing House
John Conyers Jr.
John Conyers Jr. 0000000025669916 John Conyers Jr. was a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, representing Detroit and its surrounding areas from 1965 t...
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...
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...
Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre 0000000500800507 Karine Jean-Pierre is the former White House Press Secretary and Senior Advisor to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Born in Martinique and raised in New York by Hait...
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...
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 ...
Safia Elhillo
Safia Elhillo 0000000464340864 Safia Elhillo, author of 'The January Children', is a celebrated Sudanese-American poet. She's notable for her 2016 Sillerman First Book Prize, 2018 Arab American Book ...
Sandra W. Headen
Sandra W. Headen NONE Dr. Sandra W. Headen is a Social and Community Psychologist turned children's historical fiction author. After an accomplished career in public health research and academia, she...
Clarence Lusane
Clarence Lusane 0000000109374330 Dr. Clarence Lusane, a respected scholar and activist, specializes in human rights, global race relations, U.S. politics, and international relations. Born in Detroit...
Keith Boykin
Keith Boykin 0000000034973717 Keith Boykin is a multi-talented author, political science professor at Columbia University, CNN commentator, and actor with a history of LGBT advocacy. A Harvard and Da...
Athena Dixon
Athena Dixon NONE Athena Dixon, a Northeast Ohio native, is a renowned poet, essayist, and editor, featured in 'The BreakBeat Poets Vol.2: Black Girl Magic'. An alumna of VONA, Callaloo, and Tin Hous...
Nikki Turner
Nikki Turner 0000000040675687 Nikki Turner, renowned as “The Queen of Hip Hop Fiction”, is an Essence best-selling author known for shedding light on the unseen side of street life. Balancing work an...
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...
Tameka Fryer Brown
Tameka Fryer Brown NONE Tameka Fryer Brown, a Charlotte-based author, is known for her award-winning children's books. Her debut, “Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day,” sold over 100,000 copies. Her sec...
Patricia A. Saunders
Patricia A. Saunders NONE Patricia A. Saunders, an author from Connecticut, now based in San Francisco, began her writing journey after her mother's passing. She released her first book in 2012 and i...
Tiya Miles
Tiya Miles 0000000114701869 Tiya Alicia Miles is a historian and professor at the University of Michigan. Specializing in African American and Native American histories, she's the author of award-win...
Bernette Ford
Bernette Ford 0000000038486553 Bernette Ford, founder of COLOR-BRIDGE BOOKS, was a renowned children's book packager and consultant, and an advocate for diversity in children's literature. She held s...
LaTonya Yvette
LaTonya Yvette NONE LaTonya Yvette is the owner and steward of The Mae House, an upstate New York rental property and the home of Rest as Residency, which offers BIPOC families a no-cost place for re...
Andre Seward
Andre Seward NONE Andre Seward, also known as Poetryman7, is a poet who has been writing since 1998. His works are deeply grounded in faith and spirituality, exploring themes of love, grace, and fami...
Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth Keckley 0000000057594701 Elizabeth Keckley, born a slave in 1818, bought her freedom and became a leading figure in Washington society as a dressmaker and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln. L...
Julian Bond
Julian Bond 0000000110860184 Horace Julian Bond was a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement, politician, professor, and writer. He co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and t...
Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett NONE Valerie Jarrett, a long-term senior adviser to President Obama, led several White House initiatives and held key roles in Chicago's government and business sectors. She's recogni...
John Henrik Clarke
John Henrik Clarke 0000000109007688 Dr. John Henrik Clarke was born January 1, 1915 in Union Springs, Alabama and died July 16, 1998 in New York City. His family came from a long line of sha...
Janet V. Kennedy-Jacobs
Janet V. Kennedy-Jacobs NONE Janet V. Kennedy-Jacobs is a registered Church Business Consultant, specializing in compliance with federal and state regulations for churches and clergy. She is the Pres...
Marvin X
Marvin X 0000000023827167 Marvin X, born in 1944, is a renowned poet, playwright, and essayist associated with the Black Arts Movement. Known for co-founding the Black House and Black Arts/West Theat...
Kelsey Norris
Kelsey Norris NONE Kelsey Norris is a writer and editor from Alabama. Her debut story collection, House Gone Quiet, is a finalist for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Kelsey Norris is a ...
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...
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...
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...
Ahmad Wright
Ahmad Wright NONE Ahmad Wright is an accomplished writer and assistant professor of English at the University of the District of Columbia Community College. With a rich writing career, his book revie...
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper 0000000374578086 Sharon M. Draper, acclaimed author of the Sassy series and numerous teen novels, is a New York Times bestseller and multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner. A forme...
Melvin Patrick Ely
Melvin Patrick Ely 0000000030403653 Melvin Patrick Ely is an acclaimed author and historian specializing in African American and Southern history. His prize-winning book, 'Israel on the Appomattox', ...
Sidi
Sidi NONE Sidibe Ibrahima, known as Sidi, is a multilingual entrepreneur from Ivory Coast who started as a book vendor in Harlem. Now a well-known figure in New York's African American literary scene...
Tracy Price-Thompson
Tracy Price-Thompson 0000000063835532 Tracy Price-Thompson is a highly decorated Desert Storm veteran, a successful author, and a retired Army Engineer Officer. A graduate of Rutgers University, she ...