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Frank Yerby

Frank Yerby 0000000114552525 Frank Garvin Yerby (September 5, 1916 – November 29, 1991) was a writer, best known for his historical novel The Foxes of Harrow, which was the first novel written...

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James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, Frank Yerby, and Others

James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, Frank Yerby, and Others MULTIPLE

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John Baldwin West

John Baldwin West NONE Dr. John Baldwin West was a renowned African American pulp detective fiction writer in the 1950s. He authored six novels featuring private investigator Rocky Steele, with most ...

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Eugene Stovall

Eugene Stovall NONE Oakland-born Eugene Stovall is a magna cum laude graduate and PhD holder from the University of California. He worked in academia and the corporate world, notably at Pacific Bell ...

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Frank Hercules

Frank Hercules NONE Frank Hercules, born in Trinidad and Tobago (1917), was a renowned author and scholar. Known for his insightful novels on colonial oppression and interracial marriage, and his his...

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John Frank

John Frank 0000000109166945 John Frank is an acclaimed author, known for his award-winning books 'The Toughest Cowboy', 'The Tomb of the Boy King' and 'How to Catch a Fish'. His captivating tales hav...

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Frank Marshall Davis

Frank Marshall Davis 0000000037536993 Frank Marshall Davis (1905-1987) was a renowned poet known for four volumes including 'Black Man's Verse' & '47th Street: Poems'. His works were later edited by ...

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Frank B. Wilderson III

Frank B. Wilderson III 0000000040137977 Frank B. Wilderson III is a prominent writer, filmmaker, and academic specializing in critical race theory and Afropessimism. As a professor at the University ...

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Frank Morrison

Frank Morrison 0000000082167576 Frank Morrison is an esteemed artist, celebrated for his vivid and unique portrayal of urban culture and African American heritage. His work spans various subjects, fr...

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Frank A. Thomas

Frank A. Thomas NONE Frank A. Thomas is a professor at Christian Theological Seminary and CEO of Hope For Life International. He served as senior pastor in Illinois and Tennessee. Thomas holds multip...

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Frank Smith

Frank Smith NONE Frank “Big Black” Smith, a 1971 Attica State Prison inmate, led a historic prison rebellion against injustices. Post-riot, he was a key voice in the prisoners' lawsuit against New Yo...

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Frank London Brown

Frank London Brown 0000000048463259 Frank London Brown (1927-1962) was a renowned author known for his significant contributions to literature. Frank London Brown (October 7, 1927 – March 12, 1...

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Frank Berrios

Frank Berrios NONE Frank Berrios is a prolific children's book author, known for his Little Golden Books. His works include Football with Dad, Soccer with Mom, and titles featuring well-known charact...

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Oge Mora, Frank Morrison, Janelle Washington, and Others

Oge Mora, Frank Morrison, Janelle Washington, and Others MULTIPLE Illustrators include award-winning artists such as: Oge Mora Frank Morrison Janelle Washington …and many more talented...

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Frank J. Webb

Frank J. Webb 0000000047077954 Francis (Frank) J. Webb (1828-1894) was an African American journalist from Philadelphia. He contributed to Freedom's Journal, the first African American-published news...

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Frank C. Matthews

Frank C. Matthews NONE Frank C. Matthews grew up with aspirations of one day becoming a household name as an NBA Superstar. His dream took a detour. The lure of the streets and its fast money too...

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Frank J. Staub

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Frank X. Walker

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Frank Berrios

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Frank Murphy

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W. B. Garvey

W. B. Garvey NONE W.B. Garvey, a relative of Marcus Garvey, is a renowned violinist and author of “Panama Fever: Digging Down Gold Mountain.” His work spans from performing with top orchestras and ar...

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Petina Gappah

Petina Gappah 0000000076949184 Petina Gappah is a Zimbabwean writer and international trade lawyer based in Geneva. Known for her debut book, 'An Elegy for Easterly', which won the 2009 Guardian Firs...

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Esmeralda Santiago

Esmeralda Santiago 0000000103952769 Esmeralda Santiago, a Puerto Rican-born author and filmmaker based in Westchester County, New York, is known for her memoirs, novels, and essays. She is the mother...

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Esther Phillips

Esther Phillips 0000000073657506 Esther Phillips, founder of The Bim Literary Festival & Book Fair and editor of Bim magazine, is a highly decorated poet with an MFA in Creative Writing. She's won pr...

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Malla Nunn

Malla Nunn 0000000040740979 Malla Nunn, born in Swaziland, is an acclaimed author with two Edgar nominations and a RUSA Best Mystery Novel Award. She won the L.A. Times Book Prize and Josette Frank A...

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Hisani P. Dubose

Hisani P. Dubose NONE “The Best Black Director of 2005” —Kam Williams Hisani DuBose is a Seton Hall University graduate, former dancer and singer turned screenwriter. She's directed ...

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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 ...

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Margaret Walker

Margaret Walker 0000000120999163 Margaret Walker was a renowned American poet and writer, known for her works “For My People” and “Jubilee.” She was a key figure in the African-American literary move...

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Chinelo Okparanta

Chinelo Okparanta 0000000409874206 Nigerian-born author, Chinelo Okparanta, is an accomplished educator and writer with degrees from Pennsylvania State, Rutgers University, and the Iowa Writers' Work...

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Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges 0000000120255957 Chris Hedges was a foreign correspondent for nearly two decades for The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor and National Public...

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Sarah E. Farro

Sarah E. Farro NONE Sarah E. Farro, a black author born in 1859, wrote 'True Love: A Story of English Domestic Life' in 1891, making her the second known African-American woman novelist of the 19th c...

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Dorothea Grimes-Frederick

Dorothea Grimes-Frederick NONE Dorothea Grimes-Frederick is a distinguished engineer, educator, and speaker with considerable experience in Fortune 500 companies. The first African-American woman to ...

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Kevin Wimer, Samantha Alexandra, and others

Kevin Wimer, Samantha Alexandra, and others MULTIPLE This meta description features a collection of renowned authors including Kevin Wimer, Samantha Alexandra, L.M. Barrett, T.J. Weeks, and many more...

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Ruth P. Watson

Ruth P. Watson NONE Ruth P. Watson is a Virginia-born author and educator, now living in Atlanta. Known for bestsellers like Blackberry Days of Summer, she also writes children's books and is a docum...

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Glenville Lovell

Glenville Lovell 0000000078667420 Glenville Obrian Lovell, an acclaimed author of novels, short stories, and award-winning plays. Known for his novels “Fire in the Canes,” “Song of Night,” and myster...

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Monica Clark-Robinson

Monica Clark-Robinson NONE “I write picture books, contemporary middle grade fiction, and YA fiction.” Monica Clark-Robinson is a multi-talented individual who excels as an author, actor, ...

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Cherie Jones

Cherie Jones NONE Cherie S.A. Jones, born in 1974, is a decorated Barbadian author and lawyer. She earned her LL.B degree in 1995 and was admitted to the Barbados Bar in 1997. Known for her award-win...

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Connie Schofield-Morrison

Connie Schofield-Morrison NONE Connie Schofield-Morrison, a mother, author, and entrepreneur co-runs Morrison Graphics, an art gallery in Atlanta, with her husband. She manages both her family and bu...

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James Kaplan

James Kaplan 0000000114392023 James Kaplan, a Guggenheim Fellow, is a prolific writer whose work has been featured in top magazines like The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. He's penned novels such as 'Pe...

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Monique J. Anderson

Monique J. Anderson NONE Monique Jewell Anderson, a Virginia native, is a devoted Christian, author, and speaker on women's issues and Christianity. Living with her husband and five children, she aim...

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Jon Key

Jon Key NONE Jonathan Key is an artist, designer, and writer originally from Seale, Alabama. After receiving his BFA from RISD, Jon began his design career at Grey Advertising in NYC before moving o...

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