Troy Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 We lost a lot of good people on 2021. It seems like there were just so many compared to previous years. This past fall, it seemed like someone was passing every other week. Many of the people below I've come to know over the years; several images from the collage below are photos I've taken. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. If you are know of an important writer, or person who published a book, who passed last year please reply with their names and a link to their obituary or AALBC page. ▪ Floyd Cooper (Jan 8, 1956 – Jul 15, 2021), Award Winning Children’s Book Illustrator ▪ Eric Jerome Dickey (Jul 7, 1961 – Jan 3, 2021), One of AALBC’s Bestselling Authors ▪ Bernette Ford (Jun 30, 1950 – Jun 20, 2021), Children’s Book Author and the First African-American Editor to Hold the VP/Associate Publisher at a Major House ▪ Glen Ford (Nov 5, 1949 – Jul 28, 2021), Author and Executive Director of Black Agenda Report ▪ Eddie Faye Gates (Feb 5, 1934 – Dec 9, 2021), Renowned Historian on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre ▪ Lawrence Otis Graham (Dec 25, 1961 – Feb 19, 2021), Chronicler of America's Black Upper Class ▪ Eloise Greenfield (May 17, 1929 – Aug 5, 2021), Award Winning Children’s Book Author ▪ bell hooks (Sep 25, 1952 – Dec 15, 2021) Cultural Critic, Feminist Theorist, and Writer ▪ Lynda M. Johnson (1956 – Sep 25, 2021), President and Co-founder of Go On Girl! Book Club ▪ Kamilah Aisha Moon (Sep 5, 1973 – Sep 24, 2021), Acclaimed Poet ▪ Paul Mooney (Aug 4, 1941 – May 19, 2021), Legendary Comedian ▪ Melvin Van Peebles (Aug 21, 1932 – Sep 22, 2021) Founding Father of Black American Cinema ▪ Jerry Pinkney (Dec 22, 1939 – Oct 20, 2021), Award Winning Children’s Book Illustrator ▪ Colin Powell (Apr 5, 1937 – Oct 18, 2021), Secretary of State ▪ Albert J. Raboteau(Sep 4, 1943 – Sep 18, 2021), the Henry W. Putnam Professor of Religion at Princeton University ▪ Winfred Rembert(1945 – 2021) Artist, Subject of Two Award-winning Documentary Films ▪ Greg Tate (Oct 15, 1957 – Dec 7, 2021) “Godfather of Hip-Hop Journalism” ▪ Desmond Tutu (Oct 7, 1931 – Dec 26, 2021) Nobel Prize-Winning South African Archbishop Emeritus ▪ Cicely Tyson (Dec 19, 1924 – Jan 28, 2021), Actress, Lecturer, and Activist May all their souls rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted December 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 A note from a subscriber; "rip. I particularly enjoyed Kamila Aisha Moon's work and will always be grateful; tp Melvin Van Peebles for championing the splendid works of Chester Himes, one of the greats." Yeah Chester Himes wrote some interesting books, an "urban fiction" writer before that was a thing. A couple of his novels were turned into pretty good movies one of my faves was Cotton Comes to Harlem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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