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Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley 0000000114370035 Walter Mosley, born in 1952, is a renowned author known for his detective series, including the Easy Rawlins series. Inspired by his parents and authors like Alice Walk...

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Stan Lee and Walter Mosley

Stan Lee and Walter Mosley MULTIPLE Stan Lee and Walter Mosley are renowned authors known for their contributions to the comic book and mystery genres respectively. Lee, a Marvel Comics pioneer, and ...

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Ed McBain, Walter Mosley and Donald E. Westlake

Ed McBain, Walter Mosley and Donald E. Westlake MULTIPLE Ed McBain, Walter Mosley, and Donald E. Westlake are renowned authors known for their influential works in mystery and crime fiction. Ed McBai...

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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...

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Walter Zacharius

Walter Zacharius NONE Walter Zacharius (1923-2011) was a WWII veteran and a noted philanthropist. He co-founded Kensington Publishing in 1974, expanding the romance genre and supporting diverse reade...

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Mildred Pitts Walter

Mildred Pitts Walter 0000000074049983 Mildred Pitts Walter, born on September 9, 1922, in Louisiana, overcame segregation and societal barriers to become a renowned author. Despite limited access to ...

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Holly Mosley Cooper

Holly Mosley Cooper NONE Holly Mosley Cooper is an accomplished author known for “Confessions of a Reformed Cougar” and “Life is a Precious Gift.” She holds leadership roles at MEM Group and Hi-Tech ...

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Keith Mosley

Keith Mosley NONE Keith Mosley is the author of Dying Eyes Don’t Lie about a Chicago detective who uses his shamanic powers to see through the eyes of the dead to solve difficult murder cases. Keith ...

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Walter Benefield

Walter Benefield NONE Walter Benefield, a U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, is an accomplished book reviewer for AALBC.com. His passion for African American Literature and writing is driven by his ...

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Walter White

Walter White 0000000081462565 “I am a Negro. My skin is white, my eyes are blue, my hair is blond. The traits of my race are nowhere visible upon me.” Explore A.J. Baime's 2022 autobiograp...

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Walter E. Massey with Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont

Walter E. Massey with Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont MULTIPLE Walter E. Massey and Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont are renowned authors, known for their insightful writings that span across various fields. Th...

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Walter Greason and Danian Darrell Jerry

Walter Greason and Danian Darrell Jerry MULTIPLE Walter Greason, Ph.D. is a renowned US historian, educator, and urbanist with 30 years of speaking experience. Danian Darrell Jerry, MFA, is a writer,...

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Timbaland and Veronica Chambers

Timbaland and Veronica Chambers MULTIPLE Timothy Z. Mosley, known as Timbaland, is a renowned music producer, part of hip-hop duo Timbaland & Magoo, and CEO of Mosley Music Group. Veronica Chambers, ...

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Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers 0000000108718912 Walter Dean Myers, born August 12, 1937, was an award-winning author from Harlem, known for his dedication to children and young adult literature. He received numer...

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Timothy B. Francis, Lisa Jones Johnson, Walter C. Jones, and Lisa Fairchild

Timothy B. Francis, Lisa Jones Johnson, Walter C. Jones, and Lisa Fairchild MULTIPLE Authors Timothy B. Francis, Lisa Jones Johnson, Walter C. Jones, and Lisa Fairchild are recognized for their indiv...

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Walter Milton, Jr. and Joel A. Freeman

Walter Milton, Jr. and Joel A. Freeman MULTIPLE Dr. Walter Milton, Jr., a native of Rochester, NY, holds a Doctorate in leadership and policy. He's a published author, former school superintendent, a...

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Walter E. Massey

Walter E. Massey 0000000023739132 Walter E. Massey, born in 1938, is a gifted mathematician and physicist. He was the first African American physics professor at Brown University and served as the Ch...

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Walter Greason

Walter Greason NONE Walter Greason is among the most prominent historians, educators, and urbanists in the United States. He has spent the past 30 years speaking to audiences in dozens of states, on ...

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Walter Pryor

Walter Pryor NONE Walter Pryor's professional career has spanned a myriad of sectors in the legal arena, having worked in both large and small law firms, the U.S. Department of Justice, Capitol Hill,...

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Ronda Racha Penrice

Ronda Racha Penrice NONE Ronda Racha Penrice, an expert in African American history and culture, studied at Columbia University and NYU, focusing on African American literature. She contributed to Th...

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Marcia Wilson

Marcia Wilson NONE Marcia E. Wilson, a British-born photographer, has extensively documented poets, writers, and literary events of the African Diaspora since 1995. Her work, featured in major print ...

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Joyce Mosley

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Walter Rodney

Walter Rodney 0000000098618407 Walter Anthony Rodney was born in Georgetown, Guyana on March 23, 1942. He is recognized as one of the Caribbean s most brilliant minds. Rodney attended Qu...

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Brenda M. Greene

Brenda M. Greene 000000008095850X Dr. Brenda M. Greene is a respected professor, writer, and scholar, leading the Center for Black Literature and the National Black Writers Conference. She has contri...

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Shakir Rashaan

Shakir Rashaan NONE Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste his talent, but must develop it.” —Pope Jo...

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Walter Milton Jr.

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Walter R. Echo-Hawk

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Walter C. Jones

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Walter Milton

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Michael W. Nellums and Walter Milton Jr.

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Walter L. Gordon, III

Walter L. Gordon, III MULTIPLE

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Walter Dean Myers and Bill Miles

Walter Dean Myers and Bill Miles MULTIPLE

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Leon Walter Tillage

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Roger Echo-Hawk and Walter R. Echo-Hawk

Roger Echo-Hawk and Walter R. Echo-Hawk MULTIPLE

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Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 others

Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 others MULTIPLE

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Hester Bass

Hester Bass NONE Hester Bass, an award-winning author, was influenced by her upbringing near Atlanta and time in Mississippi. Her diverse experiences, from singing in a rock band to appearing on game...

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Walter Johnson

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Walter C. Rucker

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Burnett Kwadwo Gallman

Burnett Kwadwo Gallman NONE Burnett Kwadwo Gallman, a native of Hartsville, SC, is a medical graduate from Hahnemann Medical College. As a physician, his research aims to eliminate racial health disp...

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Christopher Myers

Christopher Myers NONE Christopher Myers, son of renowned author Walter Dean Myers, is an award-winning illustrator with a deep appreciation for storytelling through images. Myers extends his family'...

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Alix Delinois

Alix Delinois NONE Alix Delinois, a Harlem-based fine artist and art teacher, was born in Haiti. He has illustrated four children's books penned by award-winning authors like Walter Dean Myers, Edwid...

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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 ...

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Trisha Tobias

Trisha Tobias NONE Trisha Tobias is a writer, editor, and Fordham University graduate. She is a recipient of the 2018 Walter Dean Myers Grant and a 2019-2021 Highlights Foundation Diversity Fellow. T...

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Ali Mazrui

Ali Mazrui 0000000119710676 “One of the Top 100 Intellectuals in the World” Ali Al’amin Mazrui (1933-2014), a distinguished Kenyan academic and political writer, specialized in African and...

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Guy Sims

Guy Sims NONE Guy A. Sims is an acclaimed author known for his early publications on Kwanzaa, his collection of American Tall Tales, and his novel, Living Just A Little. He's also the head writer for...

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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...

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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...

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Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks

Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks NONE Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks, a legislative assistant at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, is a passionate writer and author of the 2017 book “Chicken Bone Beach.” She ...

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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...

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Ngugi Wa Mirii

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Ngugi Wa Mirii MULTIPLE Born in Kenya in 1938, Ngugi wa Thiong’o is a leading East African novelist, essayist, playwright, and academic. Educated in Kenya, Uganda, and Britain, ...

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David Covin

David Covin 0000000084071877 David Covin was a Professor Emeritus of Government and Ethnic Studies at CSU Sacramento and Past President of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. He wa...

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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...

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Eartha Watts-Hicks

Eartha Watts-Hicks NONE Eartha Watts-Hicks is a prolific writer for various online publications, including Harlem World's Magazine's blog and TheUrbanBookSource.com. She has been the director of publ...

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Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas 0000000486125057 Angie Thomas, a Mississippi-based author, gained fame with her debut novel 'The Hate U Give'. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the novel was a #1 New York Ti...

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Jacqueline • Jones

Jacqueline • Jones NONE Jacqueline Jones, born in 1948, is a distinguished professor of history at the University of Texas, Austin. She's the author of notable works including 'Saving Savannah', 'Ame...

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Arriel Vinson

Arriel Vinson NONE Arriel Vinson is a Reese’s Book Club LitUp Fellow and Midwesterner who writes about being young, Black, and in search of freedom. She earned her MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence...

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Brendan Kiely

Brendan Kiely 0000000427845214 Brendan Kiely, a New York Times bestselling author known for 'All American Boys', 'The Last True Love Story', and 'The Gospel of Winter'. His award-winning work has bee...

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Jeffery Renard Allen

Jeffery Renard Allen 0000000114593327 Jeffery Renard Allen, an award-winning author of poetry, short stories, and novels, is known for his celebrated novel, 'Rails Under My Back'. He's a fellow at pr...

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Abdulrazak Gurnah

Abdulrazak Gurnah 0000000109376264 Winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah, a UK-based novelist and academic, won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature for his exploration of colo...

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Bernadette Baillie

Bernadette Baillie NONE Bernadette Baillie, a Filipina American writer and speaker, grew up in a sports-loving family, selling signature athlete shoes. A graduate of Pepperdine University, she worked...

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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...

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Timothy J. Reiss

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Timothy J. Reiss MULTIPLE Ngugi wa Thiong’o, born in Kenya 1938, is a leading East African novelist, educated in Kenya, Uganda, and Britain. A recipient of seven Honorary Doctor...

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Dawud Anyabwile

Dawud Anyabwile 0000000035762639 Dawud Anyabwile is an Emmy Award-winning artist and co-creator of the comic series, Brotherman. He has collaborated with Cartoon Network, NBA TV, and Nickelodeon as a...

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Itah Sadu

Itah Sadu NONE Itah Sadu, an award-winning author and bookstore owner, is known for sharing diverse oral traditions and creating youth programs. She's a founder of several initiatives like the Emanci...

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o 0000000109301051 AALBC Mourns the passing of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o May 28, 2025 Kenyan-born Ngugi wa Thiong’o was a leading East African novelist, educated in Kenya, ...

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Jeff Pearlman

Jeff Pearlman 0000000034425446 Jeff Pearlman is the New York Times bestselling author of ten books. His subjects include NFL legends Walter Payton (Sweetness), Brett Favre (Gunslinger), and Bo Jacks...

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Hannah V. Sawyerr

Hannah V. Sawyerr NONE Hannah V. Sawyerr was recognized as the Youth Poet Laureate of Baltimore in 2016. Her debut novel in verse All the Fighting Parts was recognized as a William C. Morris Debut A...

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Sonny Rollins

Sonny Rollins 0000000110367920 AALBC Mourns the passing of Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore “Sonny” Rollins (September 7, 1930 – May 25, 2026) was a jazz tenor saxophonist widely recognized as one of th...

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Pamela Courtney

Pamela Courtney NONE Pamela Courtney has three loves: writing, teaching, and music. She combined these passions, creating MyLMNOP, a valuable literacy and music program for early learners. With a B....

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Rosa Guy

Rosa Guy 0000000111564547 Rosa Guy, born in Trinidad in 1925, was an influential Harlem-based writer and activist. A co-founder of the Harlem Writer's Guild, she was also a member of the Black nation...

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