SettingsAfrican American writers
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. was a prominent African American civil rights advocate, author, and federal appeals court judge.
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. was a prominent African American civil rights advocate, author, and federal appeals court judge.
Aaron Freeman
Aaron Freeman is an American journalist, stand up comedian, author, cartoonist and blogger.
Aaron Freeman is an American journalist, stand up comedian, author, cartoonist and blogger.
Abdullah H. Abdur-Razzaq
Abdullah H. Abdur-Razzaq was formerly known as James Monroe King Warden.
Abdullah H. Abdur-Razzaq was formerly known as James Monroe King Warden.
Abraham Bolden
Abraham Bolden is an American former United States Secret Service agent and author.
Abraham Bolden is an American former United States Secret Service agent and author.
Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.
Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. was a pastor who developed the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York as the largest Protestant congregation in the country, with 10,000 members.
Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. was a pastor who developed the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York as the largest Protestant congregation in the country, with 10,000 members.
Adrienne Kennedy
Adrienne Kennedy is an African-American playwright and was a key figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Adrienne Kennedy is an African-American playwright and was a key figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Ai (poet)
Florence Anthony was an American poet and educator who legally changed her name to Ai Ogawa.
Florence Anthony was an American poet and educator who legally changed her name to Ai Ogawa.
Aishah Rahman
Aishah Rahman, born Virgina Hughes (born 1936, New York City) is an African American surrealist playwright.
Aishah Rahman, born Virgina Hughes (born 1936, New York City) is an African American surrealist playwright.
Albert Murray (writer)
Albert L. Murray (born May 12, 1916 in Nokomis, Mobile County, Alabama) is an African-American literary and jazz critic, novelist and biographer.
Albert L. Murray (born May 12, 1916 in Nokomis, Mobile County, Alabama) is an African-American literary and jazz critic, novelist and biographer.
Alice Childress
Alice Childress (October 12, 1912 – August 14, 1994) was an American playwright, actor, and author.
Alice Childress (October 12, 1912 – August 14, 1994) was an American playwright, actor, and author.
Alice Green
Alice Green is an American political activist, living in Albany, New York.
Alice Green is an American political activist, living in Albany, New York.
Alice McGill
Alice McGill is an award-winning author of children's books and a professional storyteller.
Alice McGill is an award-winning author of children's books and a professional storyteller.
Alice Walker
Alice Malyouth Walker (born February 19, 1944) is an American author, poet, and activist.
Alice Malyouth Walker (born February 19, 1944) is an American author, poet, and activist.
Allen Willis
Allen Willis was an award-winning American documentary film director.
Allen Willis was an award-winning American documentary film director.
Alveda King
Alveda Celeste King is an American Christian minister, conservative, pro-life activist, and author.
Alveda Celeste King is an American Christian minister, conservative, pro-life activist, and author.
Amile Waters
Amile Waters is a Head Sports Editor/Columnist, Radio Personality and an avid painter of the "Dark Metal" arts.
Amile Waters is a Head Sports Editor/Columnist, Radio Personality and an avid painter of the "Dark Metal" arts.
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka, formerly known as LeRoi Jones, is an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism.
Amiri Baraka, formerly known as LeRoi Jones, is an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism.
Amy Jacques Garvey
Amy Euphemia Jacques Garvey (born December 31, 1895 — died July 25, 1973) was the second wife of Marcus Garvey, and a journalist and activist in her own right.
Amy Euphemia Jacques Garvey (born December 31, 1895 — died July 25, 1973) was the second wife of Marcus Garvey, and a journalist and activist in her own right.
Andrea Hairston
Andrea Hairston is an African-American science fiction and fantasy playwright and novelist.
Andrea Hairston is an African-American science fiction and fantasy playwright and novelist.
Andrea Lee
Andrea Lee (* 1953) is an American author of novels and memoirs.
Andrea Lee (* 1953) is an American author of novels and memoirs.
angel Kyodo Williams
angel Kyodo williams (born December 2, 1969) is an African American//mixed race writer, ordained Zen priest and the author of Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace...
angel Kyodo williams (born December 2, 1969) is an African American//mixed race writer, ordained Zen priest and the author of Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace...
Angela Davis
Angela Davis (born January 26, 1944) is an American political activist, scholar, and author.
Angela Davis (born January 26, 1944) is an American political activist, scholar, and author.
Angelina Weld Grimké
Angelina Weld Grimké was an African-American journalist, teacher, playwright and poet who was part of the Harlem Renaissance; she was one of the first African-American women to have a play perf...
Angelina Weld Grimké was an African-American journalist, teacher, playwright and poet who was part of the Harlem Renaissance; she was one of the first African-American women to have a play perf...
Anita Cornwell
Anita Cornwell (born September 23, 1923) is an American author.In 1983 she wrote the first collection of essays by an African American lesbian, Black Lesbian in White America.
Anita Cornwell (born September 23, 1923) is an American author.In 1983 she wrote the first collection of essays by an African American lesbian, Black Lesbian in White America.
Anita Doreen Diggs
Anita Doreen Diggs (born 1966 in New York City) is an American editor, novelist, and lecturer.
Anita Doreen Diggs (born 1966 in New York City) is an American editor, novelist, and lecturer.
Anita Scott Coleman
Anita Scott Coleman was an American short story writer, and poet.
Anita Scott Coleman was an American short story writer, and poet.
Ann Plato
Ann Plato was a nineteenth century mixed race (African American and Native American) educator and author.
Ann Plato was a nineteenth century mixed race (African American and Native American) educator and author.
Anna Arnold Hedgeman
Anna Arnold Hedgeman (July 5, 1899 - January 17, 1990) an African American civil rights leader, politician, educator, and writer.
Anna Arnold Hedgeman (July 5, 1899 - January 17, 1990) an African American civil rights leader, politician, educator, and writer.
Anne Moody
Anne Moody (born September 15, 1940) is an African-American author who has written about her experiences growing up poor and black in rural Mississippi, joining the Civil Rights Movement, and fi...
Anne Moody (born September 15, 1940) is an African-American author who has written about her experiences growing up poor and black in rural Mississippi, joining the Civil Rights Movement, and fi...
Anne Spencer
Annie Bethel Spencer was an American Black poet and active participant in the New Negro Movement and Harlem Renaissance period.
Annie Bethel Spencer was an American Black poet and active participant in the New Negro Movement and Harlem Renaissance period.
Anthony Grooms
Anthony Grooms, originally from Louisa, Virginia, has written several pieces of literature and has won many awards for his writings.
Anthony Grooms, originally from Louisa, Virginia, has written several pieces of literature and has won many awards for his writings.
Anthony Sparks
Anthony Sparks is an American television writer-producer, playwright, and essayist.
Anthony Sparks is an American television writer-producer, playwright, and essayist.
Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen
Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen (1862—1904) was a writer, Temperance movement activist, and professor of music at Clark University (Atlanta) in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen (1862—1904) was a writer, Temperance movement activist, and professor of music at Clark University (Atlanta) in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Armand Lanusse
Armand Lanusse (1810-1867) was an Afro-Creole educator and poet who lived in New Orleans his entire life.
Armand Lanusse (1810-1867) was an Afro-Creole educator and poet who lived in New Orleans his entire life.
Arna Bontemps
Arnaud "Arna" Wendell Bontemps (October 13, 1902 - June 4, 1973) was an American poet and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.
Arnaud "Arna" Wendell Bontemps (October 13, 1902 - June 4, 1973) was an American poet and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.
Ashanti Alston
Ashanti Alston Omowali is an anarchist activist, speaker, and writer, and former member of the Black Panther Party.
Ashanti Alston Omowali is an anarchist activist, speaker, and writer, and former member of the Black Panther Party.
Askia M. Touré
Askia Muhammad Touré (Roland Snellings) (born October 13, 1938 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an African American poet, essayist, political editor, and leading voice of the Black Arts Movement.
Askia Muhammad Touré (Roland Snellings) (born October 13, 1938 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an African American poet, essayist, political editor, and leading voice of the Black Arts Movement.
Askia Muhammad
Askia Muhammad is a poet, journalist, radio producer, commentator, and photojournalist.
Askia Muhammad is a poet, journalist, radio producer, commentator, and photojournalist.
Augusta Braxton Baker
Augusta Braxton Baker was an African-American librarian and storyteller, renowned for her contributions to children’s literature.
Augusta Braxton Baker was an African-American librarian and storyteller, renowned for her contributions to children’s literature.
Aurin Squire
Aurin Squire is an award-winning American producer, playwright, screenwriter, and reporter.
Aurin Squire is an award-winning American producer, playwright, screenwriter, and reporter.
Austin Steward
Austin Steward (1793-1860) was an African-American abolitionist and author.
Austin Steward (1793-1860) was an African-American abolitionist and author.
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (1701–1773), also known as Job ben Solomon, was a famous enslaved Muslim who was a victim of the Atlantic slave trade.
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (1701–1773), also known as Job ben Solomon, was a famous enslaved Muslim who was a victim of the Atlantic slave trade.
Barbara Ann Reynolds
Barbara Ann Reynolds (born August 17, 1942) is an African American journalist and author of a notable biography of Jesse Jackson, Jesse Jackson, the Man, the Myth, and the Movement.
Barbara Ann Reynolds (born August 17, 1942) is an African American journalist and author of a notable biography of Jesse Jackson, Jesse Jackson, the Man, the Myth, and the Movement.
Barbara Becnel
Barbara Cottman Becnel (b. May 30, 1950) is an American author, journalist, and film producer.
Barbara Cottman Becnel (b. May 30, 1950) is an American author, journalist, and film producer.
Barbara Christian
Barbara Christian (b. December 12, 1943, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; d. June 25, 2000 Berkeley, California) was an author and professor of African-American Studies at the University of Califo...
Barbara Christian (b. December 12, 1943, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; d. June 25, 2000 Berkeley, California) was an author and professor of African-American Studies at the University of Califo...
Barbara Neely
Barbara Neely is an African-American novelist, short story writer and activist who writes murder mysteries.
Barbara Neely is an African-American novelist, short story writer and activist who writes murder mysteries.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith in Cleveland is an American, lesbian feminist who has played a significant role in building and sustaining Black Feminism in the United States.
Barbara Smith in Cleveland is an American, lesbian feminist who has played a significant role in building and sustaining Black Feminism in the United States.
Bebe Moore Campbell
Bebe Moore Campbell (February 18, 1950 – November 27, 2006), was the author of three New York Times bestsellers, Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Choir, and What You O...
Bebe Moore Campbell (February 18, 1950 – November 27, 2006), was the author of three New York Times bestsellers, Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Choir, and What You O...
bell hooks
Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, is an American author, feminist, and social activist.
Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, is an American author, feminist, and social activist.
Benjamin Arthur Quarles
Benjamin Arthur Quarles (January 23, 1904-November 16, 1996) was an African American historian, administrator, scholar, educator, and writer.
Benjamin Arthur Quarles (January 23, 1904-November 16, 1996) was an African American historian, administrator, scholar, educator, and writer.
Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker was a free African American astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, almanac author and farmer.
Benjamin Banneker was a free African American astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, almanac author and farmer.
Benjamin Griffith Brawley
Benjamin Griffith Brawley (April 22, 1882 - February 1, 1939) was a prominent African American author and educator.
Benjamin Griffith Brawley (April 22, 1882 - February 1, 1939) was a prominent African American author and educator.
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Elijah Mays was an American minister, educator, scholar, social activist and the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1940 to 1967.
Benjamin Elijah Mays was an American minister, educator, scholar, social activist and the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1940 to 1967.
Bertice Berry
Dr. Bertice Berry (born 1960) is an American sociologist, author, lecturer, and educator.
Dr. Bertice Berry (born 1960) is an American sociologist, author, lecturer, and educator.
Beverly Smith
Beverly Smith (born December 16, 1946) in Cleveland, Ohio is a Black feminist health advocate, writer, academic, theorist and activist who is also the twin sister of writer, publisher, activist...
Beverly Smith (born December 16, 1946) in Cleveland, Ohio is a Black feminist health advocate, writer, academic, theorist and activist who is also the twin sister of writer, publisher, activist...
Bill Gunn (writer)
Bill Gunn (born William Harrison Gunn; July 15, 1934 - April 5, 1989) was an American playwright, novelist, actor and film director.
Bill Gunn (born William Harrison Gunn; July 15, 1934 - April 5, 1989) was an American playwright, novelist, actor and film director.
Blues People
Blues People (Negro Music in White America) is a seminal study of Afro-American music (and culture generally) by Amiri Baraka, who published it as LeRoi Jones in 1963.
Blues People (Negro Music in White America) is a seminal study of Afro-American music (and culture generally) by Amiri Baraka, who published it as LeRoi Jones in 1963.
Bob Herbert
Robert “Bob” Herbert is an American journalist op-ed columnist who wrote for The New York Times.
Robert “Bob” Herbert is an American journalist op-ed columnist who wrote for The New York Times.
Bob Kaufman
Bob Kaufman (April 18, 1925 – January 12, 1986), born Robert Garnell Kaufman, was an American Beat poet and surrealist inspired by jazz music.
Bob Kaufman (April 18, 1925 – January 12, 1986), born Robert Garnell Kaufman, was an American Beat poet and surrealist inspired by jazz music.
Bobby William Austin
Bobby William Austin (born December 29, 1944) is an American sociologist, lecturer, and writer.
Bobby William Austin (born December 29, 1944) is an American sociologist, lecturer, and writer.
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, and advisor to Republican presidents.
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, and advisor to Republican presidents.
Boston King
Boston King (c. 1760–1802) was a former American slave and Black Loyalist, who gained freedom from the British and settled in Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War.
Boston King (c. 1760–1802) was a former American slave and Black Loyalist, who gained freedom from the British and settled in Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War.
Brenda Jackson
Brenda Jackson (b abt 1953) is an American novelist who writes contemporary multicultural romance novels.
Brenda Jackson (b abt 1953) is an American novelist who writes contemporary multicultural romance novels.
Brent Staples
Brent Staples is an author and editorial writer for the New York Times.
Brent Staples is an author and editorial writer for the New York Times.
C. T. Vivian
Cordy Tindell Vivian (born July 30, 1924) is a minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. during the American Civil Rights Movement.
Cordy Tindell Vivian (born July 30, 1924) is a minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. during the American Civil Rights Movement.
Calvin Baker
Calvin Baker (born in Chicago) is an American novelist.
Calvin Baker (born in Chicago) is an American novelist.
Calvin C. Hernton
Calvin Coolidge Hernton (April 28, 1932 — September 30, 2001) was an American sociologist, poet and author.
Calvin Coolidge Hernton (April 28, 1932 — September 30, 2001) was an American sociologist, poet and author.
Camille Yarbrough
Camille Yarbrough is an American musician, actress, poet, activist, television producer, and author.
Camille Yarbrough is an American musician, actress, poet, activist, television producer, and author.
Carlene Hatcher Polite
Carlene Hatcher Polite (August 28, 1932 – December 7, 2009) was an American writer.
Carlene Hatcher Polite (August 28, 1932 – December 7, 2009) was an American writer.
Carole Boston Weatherford
Carole Boston Weatherford is an African American author and critic, now living in North Carolina, United States.
Carole Boston Weatherford is an African American author and critic, now living in North Carolina, United States.
Carolivia Herron
Carolivia Herron (born July 22, 1947) is a Jewish American writer of children's and adult literature, and a scholar of African-American Judaica.
Carolivia Herron (born July 22, 1947) is a Jewish American writer of children's and adult literature, and a scholar of African-American Judaica.
Carolyn Rodgers
Carolyn Marie Rodgers was a Chicago-based American poet and a founder of one of America’s oldest and largest black presses, Third World Press.
Carolyn Marie Rodgers was a Chicago-based American poet and a founder of one of America’s oldest and largest black presses, Third World Press.
Carrie Allen McCray
Carrie Allen McCray was an African-American writer born in Lynchburg, Virginia, whose published works include Ajös Means Goodbye, The Black Woman and Family Roles, and her first-person m...
Carrie Allen McCray was an African-American writer born in Lynchburg, Virginia, whose published works include Ajös Means Goodbye, The Black Woman and Family Roles, and her first-person m...
Carrie Williams Clifford
Carrie Williams Clifford was an author and activist in the women's rights and civil rights movements in the United States of America.
Carrie Williams Clifford was an author and activist in the women's rights and civil rights movements in the United States of America.
Carter G. Woodson
Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 April 3, 1950) was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 April 3, 1950) was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Chancellor Williams
Chancellor James Williams (December 22, 1898, Bennettsville, South Carolina – December 7, 1992, Washington, DC) was an African American sociologist, historian and writer.
Chancellor James Williams (December 22, 1898, Bennettsville, South Carolina – December 7, 1992, Washington, DC) was an African American sociologist, historian and writer.
Charles Ball
Charles Ball (1780 - ?) was an African-American slave from Maryland, best known for his account as a fugitive slave, The Life and Adventures of Charles Ball (1837).
Charles Ball (1780 - ?) was an African-American slave from Maryland, best known for his account as a fugitive slave, The Life and Adventures of Charles Ball (1837).
Charles Fuller
Charles H. Fuller, Jr. is an American playwright, best known for his play, A Soldier's Play, for which he received the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Charles H. Fuller, Jr. is an American playwright, best known for his play, A Soldier's Play, for which he received the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Charles H. Wesley
Charles Harris Wesley (December 2, 1891 – August 16, 1987) was an American historian, educator, writer and author.
Charles Harris Wesley (December 2, 1891 – August 16, 1987) was an American historian, educator, writer and author.
Charles Perry (author)
Charles Perry (1924-1969) was an African American author whose only published novel was Portrait of a Young Man Drowning.
Charles Perry (1924-1969) was an African American author whose only published novel was Portrait of a Young Man Drowning.
Charles R. Johnson
Charles R. Johnson is an-American scholar, and the author of novels, short stories, and non-fiction essays.
Charles R. Johnson is an-American scholar, and the author of novels, short stories, and non-fiction essays.
Charles R. Saunders
Charles R. Saunders also credited as Charles Saunders (born July 12, 1946) is an African American author and journalist currently living in Canada.
Charles R. Saunders also credited as Charles Saunders (born July 12, 1946) is an African American author and journalist currently living in Canada.
Charles Smith (playwright)
Charles Smith is an African-American playwright born in Chicago.
Charles Smith is an African-American playwright born in Chicago.
Charles W. Chesnutt
Charles Waddell Chesnutt was an American author, essayist, political activist and lawyer, best known for his novels and short stories exploring complex issues of racial and social identity in th...
Charles Waddell Chesnutt was an American author, essayist, political activist and lawyer, best known for his novels and short stories exploring complex issues of racial and social identity in th...
Charlie L. Russell
Charlie Louis Russell, Jr. (March 10, 1932—) is a writer, best known for his play, Five on the Black Hand Side, which was later made into an acclaimed motion picture.
Charlie Louis Russell, Jr. (March 10, 1932—) is a writer, best known for his play, Five on the Black Hand Side, which was later made into an acclaimed motion picture.
Charlie LeDuff
Charlie LeDuff is a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist, writer, and media personality who left The Detroit News in October 2010 after two years and joined Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK Ch. ...
Charlie LeDuff is a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist, writer, and media personality who left The Detroit News in October 2010 after two years and joined Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK Ch. ...
Charlotte Forten Grimké
Charlotte Louise Bridges Forten Grimké (August 17, 1837 – July 23, 1914) was an African-American anti-slavery activist, poet, and educator.
Charlotte Louise Bridges Forten Grimké (August 17, 1837 – July 23, 1914) was an African-American anti-slavery activist, poet, and educator.
Cheris F. Hodges
Cheris F. Hodges (born March 1, 1977) is the author of nine novels, eight of them African American romance novels.
Cheris F. Hodges (born March 1, 1977) is the author of nine novels, eight of them African American romance novels.
Cheryl Clarke
Cheryl L. Clarke is a writer, educator and lesbian Black feminist activist, born in Washington DC in 1947.
Cheryl L. Clarke is a writer, educator and lesbian Black feminist activist, born in Washington DC in 1947.
Chester Himes
Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was an American writer.
Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was an American writer.
Christian Cooper
Christian Cooper is a comic book writer based in New York City.
Christian Cooper is a comic book writer based in New York City.
Clarence Cooper, Jr.
Clarence L. Cooper Jr. (1934 – 1978) was an American Author.
Clarence L. Cooper Jr. (1934 – 1978) was an American Author.
Clarence Page
Clarence Page (born June 2, 1947) is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board.
Clarence Page (born June 2, 1947) is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board.
Claude Brown
Claude Brown (February 23, 1937 - February 2, 2002) is the author of Manchild in the Promised Land, published to critical acclaim in 1965, which tells the story of his coming of age during t...
Claude Brown (February 23, 1937 - February 2, 2002) is the author of Manchild in the Promised Land, published to critical acclaim in 1965, which tells the story of his coming of age during t...
Claude Lightfoot
Claude M. Lightfoot (1910–1986) was an African-American activist, politician, and author.
Claude M. Lightfoot (1910–1986) was an African-American activist, politician, and author.
Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine is an American poet born in 1963 and raised in Kingston, Jamaica and New York City.
Claudia Rankine is an American poet born in 1963 and raised in Kingston, Jamaica and New York City.
Clifton E. Marsh
Dr. Clifton E. Marsh (born August 10, 1946 ) is an American author, sociologist and educator.
Dr. Clifton E. Marsh (born August 10, 1946 ) is an American author, sociologist and educator.
Clifton Taulbert
Clifton Taulbert (born February 19, 1945), is an American author and speaker.
Clifton Taulbert (born February 19, 1945), is an American author and speaker.
Colbert I. King
Colbert I. King is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post.
Colbert I. King is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post.
Colin Channer
Colin Channer is a Jamaican writer, often referred to as "Bob Marley with a pen," due to the spiritual, sensual, social themes presented from a literary Jamaican perspective.
Colin Channer is a Jamaican writer, often referred to as "Bob Marley with a pen," due to the spiritual, sensual, social themes presented from a literary Jamaican perspective.
Connie Porter
Connie Rose Porter is an African-American author best known for her books for children and young adults.
Connie Rose Porter is an African-American author best known for her books for children and young adults.
Cora Daniels
Cora Daniels is an African American author who has written on issues of African American culture.
Cora Daniels is an African American author who has written on issues of African American culture.
Cornelius Eady
Cornelius Eady (born 1954) is an American poet focusing largely on matters of race and society, particularly the trials of the African-American race in the United States.
Cornelius Eady (born 1954) is an American poet focusing largely on matters of race and society, particularly the trials of the African-American race in the United States.
Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen was an American poet who was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
Countee Cullen was an American poet who was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
Cynthia Horner
Cynthia Horner is a writer, magazine editor, and entertainment industry entrepreneur.
Cynthia Horner is a writer, magazine editor, and entertainment industry entrepreneur.
Cyril Briggs
Cyril Valentine Briggs (May 28, 1888 – October 18, 1966, Los Angeles, California) was an African Caribbean and African-American writer and communist political activist born in the West Indies.
Cyril Valentine Briggs (May 28, 1888 – October 18, 1966, Los Angeles, California) was an African Caribbean and African-American writer and communist political activist born in the West Indies.
Damon Wayans, Jr.
Damon Kyle Wayans, Jr. is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian.
Damon Kyle Wayans, Jr. is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian.
Daniel Alexander Payne Murray
Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (1852-1925) Assistant librarian, Library of Congress; bibliographer, author, politician, and historian was the son of a freed slave.
Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (1852-1925) Assistant librarian, Library of Congress; bibliographer, author, politician, and historian was the son of a freed slave.
Danzy Senna
Danzy Senna is an American writer.
Danzy Senna is an American writer.
Darryl Pinckney
Darryl Pinckney (born 1953 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American novelist, playwright, and essayist.
Darryl Pinckney (born 1953 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American novelist, playwright, and essayist.
David Aldridge
David Aldridge (born February 10, 1965 in Washington, D.C.) is a reporter for the Turner television networks TNT, TBS and TBD.
David Aldridge (born February 10, 1965 in Washington, D.C.) is a reporter for the Turner television networks TNT, TBS and TBD.
David Crosthwait
David Crosthwait was an African-American mechanical and electrical engineer, inventor, and writer.
David Crosthwait was an African-American mechanical and electrical engineer, inventor, and writer.
David Ehrenstein
David Ehrenstein (born February 18, 1947) is an American critic who focuses primarily on issues of homosexuality in cinema.
David Ehrenstein (born February 18, 1947) is an American critic who focuses primarily on issues of homosexuality in cinema.
David George (Baptist)
David George (c. 1740 or 1742–1810) was an African-American Baptist preacher and a Black Loyalist from the American South who escaped to British lines, accepted transport to Nova Scotia and even...
David George (c. 1740 or 1742–1810) was an African-American Baptist preacher and a Black Loyalist from the American South who escaped to British lines, accepted transport to Nova Scotia and even...
David Levering Lewis
David Levering Lewis (born May 25, 1936) is the Julius Silver University Professor and Professor of History at New York University.
David Levering Lewis (born May 25, 1936) is the Julius Silver University Professor and Professor of History at New York University.
David Mills (TV writer)
David Eugene Mills (November 20, 1961 – March 30, 2010) was an American journalist, writer and producer of television programs.
David Eugene Mills (November 20, 1961 – March 30, 2010) was an American journalist, writer and producer of television programs.
David Walker (abolitionist)
David Walker was an outspoken African American activist who demanded the immediate end of slavery.
David Walker was an outspoken African American activist who demanded the immediate end of slavery.
David Wright (writer)
David Wright (born 1964) is an American writer who grew up in Borger, Texas.
David Wright (born 1964) is an American writer who grew up in Borger, Texas.
Daymond John
Daymond John is an American entrepreneur, investor, television personality, author and motivational speaker.
Daymond John is an American entrepreneur, investor, television personality, author and motivational speaker.
Deborah Mathis
Deborah Mathis, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, is an African American journalist and author.
Deborah Mathis, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, is an African American journalist and author.
Debra Dickerson
Debra J. Dickerson is an American author, editor, writer, and current contributing writer and blogger for Mother Jones magazine.
Debra J. Dickerson is an American author, editor, writer, and current contributing writer and blogger for Mother Jones magazine.
DeForest Soaries
Reverend DeForest Blake "Buster" Soaries, Jr. (born August 20, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American Baptist minister, Republican Party politician, author and public advocate, from ...
Reverend DeForest Blake "Buster" Soaries, Jr. (born August 20, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American Baptist minister, Republican Party politician, author and public advocate, from ...
Della Reese
Delloreese Patricia Early, known professionally as Della Reese (born July 6, 1931), is an American actress, singer, game show panelist of the 1970s, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained...
Delloreese Patricia Early, known professionally as Della Reese (born July 6, 1931), is an American actress, singer, game show panelist of the 1970s, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained...
Demico Boothe
Demico Boothe is an African-American bestselling author of several books.
Demico Boothe is an African-American bestselling author of several books.
Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad
Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad (born Richard Moore, 1945) is an American writer and activist, who is a former prisoner, Black Panther Party leader, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army.
Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad (born Richard Moore, 1945) is an American writer and activist, who is a former prisoner, Black Panther Party leader, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army.
Donald Goines
Donald Goines (pseudonym: Al C. Clark) (December 15, 1936 – October 21, 1974) was an African American writer of urban fiction.
Donald Goines (pseudonym: Al C. Clark) (December 15, 1936 – October 21, 1974) was an African American writer of urban fiction.
Donna Grant
Donna Grant is the co-author of three bestselling novels such as Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made, Far From the Tree, Better Than I Know Myself and the re-released Exposures...
Donna Grant is the co-author of three bestselling novels such as Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made, Far From the Tree, Better Than I Know Myself and the re-released Exposures...
Dorothy Lavinia Brown
Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown (January 7, 1919 – June 13, 2004), also known as "Dr. D.", was an African American surgeon, legislator, and teacher.
Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown (January 7, 1919 – June 13, 2004), also known as "Dr. D.", was an African American surgeon, legislator, and teacher.
Dorothy West
Dorothy West (June 2, 1907 – August 16, 1998) was a novelist and short story writer who was part of the Harlem Renaissance.
Dorothy West (June 2, 1907 – August 16, 1998) was a novelist and short story writer who was part of the Harlem Renaissance.
Douglas Turner Ward
Douglas Turner Ward (May 5, 1930) is an American playwright, actor, director and theatrical producer best known as a founder and artistic director of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC).
Douglas Turner Ward (May 5, 1930) is an American playwright, actor, director and theatrical producer best known as a founder and artistic director of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC).
Dr. Moe Anderson
Monica “Dr. Moe” Frazier Anderson is an author, journalist, motivational speaker, and Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Monica “Dr. Moe” Frazier Anderson is an author, journalist, motivational speaker, and Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Dwayne McDuffie
Dwayne Glenn McDuffie was an American writer of comic books and television, known for creating the animated television series Static Shock, writing and producing the animated series Justic...
Dwayne Glenn McDuffie was an American writer of comic books and television, known for creating the animated television series Static Shock, writing and producing the animated series Justic...
Dwayne Wayans
Dwayne Kim Wayans (born July 20, 1956) is an American writer and film score composer.
Dwayne Kim Wayans (born July 20, 1956) is an American writer and film score composer.
Dwight York
Dwight York, also known as Malachi Z. York, Issa Al Haadi Al Mahdi, et alii, is an American black supremacist and leader of the Georgia-based "Nuwaubian" movement, currently im...
Dwight York, also known as Malachi Z. York, Issa Al Haadi Al Mahdi, et alii, is an American black supremacist and leader of the Georgia-based "Nuwaubian" movement, currently im...
E. Jefferson Murphy
Emmett Jefferson Murphy, who wrote as E. Jefferson Murphy, is a historian of Africa.
Emmett Jefferson Murphy, who wrote as E. Jefferson Murphy, is a historian of Africa.
E. Lynn Harris
Everette "E." Lynn Harris was an American author.Biography at freep.com Openly gay, he was best known for his depictions of African American men who were on the down-low and closeted.
Everette "E." Lynn Harris was an American author.Biography at freep.com Openly gay, he was best known for his depictions of African American men who were on the down-low and closeted.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a journalist, author, and broadcaster.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a journalist, author, and broadcaster.
Eddy L. Harris
Eddy L. Harris, a creative nonfiction author, spent his early years in Indianapolis, Indiana before moving to suburban Saint Louis, Missouri at age 10.
Eddy L. Harris, a creative nonfiction author, spent his early years in Indianapolis, Indiana before moving to suburban Saint Louis, Missouri at age 10.
Edgar Toppin
Edgar Allan Toppin, Sr. (January 22, 1928 - December 8, 2004) was an African American professor of history, and an author who specialized in Civil War, Reconstruction and African American history.
Edgar Allan Toppin, Sr. (January 22, 1928 - December 8, 2004) was an African American professor of history, and an author who specialized in Civil War, Reconstruction and African American history.
Edna Lewis
Edna Lewis (April 13, 1916 — February 13, 2006) was an African-American chef and author best known for her books on traditional Southern cuisine.
Edna Lewis (April 13, 1916 — February 13, 2006) was an African-American chef and author best known for her books on traditional Southern cuisine.
Edward Wyckoff Williams
Edward Wyckoff Williams (born 6 February 1978) is an African-American author, columnist, political and economic analyst for MSNBC and NBC Universal, and a former investment banker.
Edward Wyckoff Williams (born 6 February 1978) is an African-American author, columnist, political and economic analyst for MSNBC and NBC Universal, and a former investment banker.
Eleanor Taylor Bland
Eleanor Taylor Bland (December 31, 1944 – June 2, 2010) was an African American writer of crime fiction.
Eleanor Taylor Bland (December 31, 1944 – June 2, 2010) was an African American writer of crime fiction.
Eliza Potter
Eliza Potter was an African American hairdresser in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Eliza Potter was an African American hairdresser in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (February 1818 – May 1907) (sometimes spelled Keckly) was a former slave turned successful seamstress who is most notably known as being Mary Todd Lincoln's persona...
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (February 1818 – May 1907) (sometimes spelled Keckly) was a former slave turned successful seamstress who is most notably known as being Mary Todd Lincoln's persona...
Elizabeth Keckly
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (February 1818 – May 1907) (sometimes spelled Keckly) was a former slave turned successful seamstress who is most notably known as being Mary Todd Lincoln's persona...
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (February 1818 – May 1907) (sometimes spelled Keckly) was a former slave turned successful seamstress who is most notably known as being Mary Todd Lincoln's persona...
Ellen and William Craft
Ellen Craft and William Craft were slaves from Macon, Georgia in the United States who escaped to the North in December 1848 by traveling openly by train and steamboat, arriving in Philade...
Ellen Craft and William Craft were slaves from Macon, Georgia in the United States who escaped to the North in December 1848 by traveling openly by train and steamboat, arriving in Philade...
Ellen Tarry
Ellen Tarry (September 26, 1906 – September 23, 2008) was an African-American author of literature for children and young adults.
Ellen Tarry (September 26, 1906 – September 23, 2008) was an African-American author of literature for children and young adults.
Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance
The Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance by authors Sandra L. West and Aberjhani, is a book that made history in 2003 when it became the first published encyclopedic volume to chronicle the li...
The Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance by authors Sandra L. West and Aberjhani, is a book that made history in 2003 when it became the first published encyclopedic volume to chronicle the li...
Era Bell Thompson
Era Bell Thompson (10 August 1905–30 December 1986) was a graduate of the University of North Dakota (UND) and an editor of Ebony magazine.
Era Bell Thompson (10 August 1905–30 December 1986) was a graduate of the University of North Dakota (UND) and an editor of Ebony magazine.
Eric D. Walrond
Eric Derwent Walrond (December 18, 1898 - August 8, 1966) was an African-American Harlem Renaissance writer, who made a lasting contribution to literature; his work still being in print today as...
Eric Derwent Walrond (December 18, 1898 - August 8, 1966) was an African-American Harlem Renaissance writer, who made a lasting contribution to literature; his work still being in print today as...
Ernest Everett Just
Ernest Everett Just was a pioneering African American biologist, academic and science writer.
Ernest Everett Just was a pioneering African American biologist, academic and science writer.
Ernest J. Gaines
Ernest James Gaines (born January 15, 1933) is an African-American author.
Ernest James Gaines (born January 15, 1933) is an African-American author.
Esau Jenkins
Esau Jenkins (July 3, 1910 - October 1972) was the founder/overseer of Haut Gap Middle School in Charleston County School District.
Esau Jenkins (July 3, 1910 - October 1972) was the founder/overseer of Haut Gap Middle School in Charleston County School District.
Essex Hemphill
Essex Hemphill (1957 – 1995) was an American poet and activist.
Essex Hemphill (1957 – 1995) was an American poet and activist.
Esther Cooper Jackson
Esther Cooper Jackson (b. 1917 Arlington, Virginia) is an African American civil rights activist, former social worker and, along with Shirley Graham Du Bois, W. E. B. Du Bois, Edward Strong, an...
Esther Cooper Jackson (b. 1917 Arlington, Virginia) is an African American civil rights activist, former social worker and, along with Shirley Graham Du Bois, W. E. B. Du Bois, Edward Strong, an...
Etheridge Knight
Etheridge Knight (April 19, 1931 – March 10, 1991) was an African-American poet who became a notable poet in 1968 with his debut volume, Poems from Prison.
Etheridge Knight (April 19, 1931 – March 10, 1991) was an African-American poet who became a notable poet in 1968 with his debut volume, Poems from Prison.
Eugene Robinson (journalist)
Eugene Harold Robinson is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist and the former assistant managing editor of The Washington Post.
Eugene Harold Robinson is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist and the former assistant managing editor of The Washington Post.
Eulalie Spence
Eulalie Spence was an African American female writer, teacher, actress and playwright from the British West Indies.
Eulalie Spence was an African American female writer, teacher, actress and playwright from the British West Indies.
Evelyn Cunningham
Evelyn Cunningham was an American journalist and aide to Nelson Rockefeller.
Evelyn Cunningham was an American journalist and aide to Nelson Rockefeller.
Ewuare Osayande
Ewuare X. Osayande is an African American poet, political activist, author and lecturer.
Ewuare X. Osayande is an African American poet, political activist, author and lecturer.
Ezola B. Foster
Ezola Broussard Foster (born August 9, 1938) is an American activist, writer, and politician.
Ezola Broussard Foster (born August 9, 1938) is an American activist, writer, and politician.
Farai Chideya
Farai Chideya is a novelist, multimedia journalist and radio host.
Farai Chideya is a novelist, multimedia journalist and radio host.
Felicia Pride
Felicia Pride is a writer, multimedia content producer, creative entrepreneur, and educator.
Felicia Pride is a writer, multimedia content producer, creative entrepreneur, and educator.
Fenton Johnson (poet)
Fenton Johnson was an American poet, essayist, author of short stories, editor, and educator.
Fenton Johnson was an American poet, essayist, author of short stories, editor, and educator.
Frances Cress Welsing
Frances Cress Welsing (born March 18, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African American psychiatrist practicing in Washington, D.C.
Frances Cress Welsing (born March 18, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African American psychiatrist practicing in Washington, D.C.
Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall
Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall (1805-1878) was an abolitionist, poet, novelist, editor, botanist, spiritualist medium, and advocate of women's, voters', and workers' rights.
Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall (1805-1878) was an abolitionist, poet, novelist, editor, botanist, spiritualist medium, and advocate of women's, voters', and workers' rights.
Frances M. Beal
Frances M. Beal (born January 13, 1940 Binghamton, New York) is a Black feminist and a peace and justice political activist.
Frances M. Beal (born January 13, 1940 Binghamton, New York) is a Black feminist and a peace and justice political activist.
Francis Ray
Francis Ray is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling African-American writer of romance novels.
Francis Ray is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling African-American writer of romance novels.
Frank C. Matthews
Frank C. Matthews (born July 13, 1972) is an African American writer of urban fiction.
Frank C. Matthews (born July 13, 1972) is an African American writer of urban fiction.
Frank J. Webb
Frank J. Webb (1828–1894) was an African-American novelist, poet, and essayist.
Frank J. Webb (1828–1894) was an African-American novelist, poet, and essayist.
Gayl Jones
Gayl Jones (born November 23, 1949) is an African American writer from Lexington, Kentucky.
Gayl Jones (born November 23, 1949) is an African American writer from Lexington, Kentucky.
George Cain
George Cain (October 27, 1943 – October 23, 2010) was an African American author who is renowned for writing Blueschild Baby, a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1970.
George Cain (October 27, 1943 – October 23, 2010) was an African American author who is renowned for writing Blueschild Baby, a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1970.
George Dawson (author)
George Dawson was called "America's favorite poster child for literacy" after learning to read at the age of 98.
George Dawson was called "America's favorite poster child for literacy" after learning to read at the age of 98.
George Jackson (Black Panther)
George Lester Jackson was an African-American left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated.
George Lester Jackson was an African-American left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated.
George Schuyler
George Samuel Schuyler was an African-American author, journalist and social commentator known for his conservative views.
George Samuel Schuyler was an African-American author, journalist and social commentator known for his conservative views.
George Washington Williams
George Washington Williams (October 16, 1849 – August 2, 1891) was an American Civil War veteran, minister, politician and historian.
George Washington Williams (October 16, 1849 – August 2, 1891) was an American Civil War veteran, minister, politician and historian.
Gerald Early
Gerald L. Early (born April 21, 1952) is an American essayist and American culture critic.
Gerald L. Early (born April 21, 1952) is an American essayist and American culture critic.
Gerald Horne
Dr. Gerald Horne is an African American historian, author, and Communist who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston.
Dr. Gerald Horne is an African American historian, author, and Communist who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston.
Gloria Akasha Hull
Gloria Akasha Hull (born 1944) is a writer, educator and Black feminist activist.
Gloria Akasha Hull (born 1944) is a writer, educator and Black feminist activist.
Greg Tate
Greg Tate is an American author, focusing on African-American cultural theory and writing.
Greg Tate is an American author, focusing on African-American cultural theory and writing.
Gregory Alan Williams
Gregory Alan Williams (born June 12, 1956) is an American actor and author.
Gregory Alan Williams (born June 12, 1956) is an American actor and author.
Gwendolyn B. Bennett
Gwendolyn B. Bennett (July 8, 1902 – May 30, 1981) was an African American writer who contributed to Opportunity, which chronicled cultural advancements in Harlem.
Gwendolyn B. Bennett (July 8, 1902 – May 30, 1981) was an African American writer who contributed to Opportunity, which chronicled cultural advancements in Harlem.
Haki R. Madhubuti
Haki R. Madhubuti (born Don Luther Lee on February 23, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States) is an African-American author, educator, and poet.
Haki R. Madhubuti (born Don Luther Lee on February 23, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States) is an African-American author, educator, and poet.
Hal Bennett
Hal Bennett, born George Harold Bennett (1936 – 2004), was an author known for a variety of books.
Hal Bennett, born George Harold Bennett (1936 – 2004), was an author known for a variety of books.
Hallie Quinn Brown
Hallie Quinn Brown (1849 – 1949) was an African American educator, writer and activist.
Hallie Quinn Brown (1849 – 1949) was an African American educator, writer and activist.
Hannah Crafts
Hannah Crafts was an African-American slave in the United States during the 19th century.
Hannah Crafts was an African-American slave in the United States during the 19th century.
Hari Rhodes
Hari Rhodes (April 10, 1932 – January 15, 1992) was an American author and actor whose career spanned three decades beginning around 1960.
Hari Rhodes (April 10, 1932 – January 15, 1992) was an American author and actor whose career spanned three decades beginning around 1960.
Harold Cruse
Harold Wright Cruse (1916 - 2005) was an American academic who was an outspoken social critic and teacher of African-American studies at the University of Michigan until the mid-1980s.
Harold Wright Cruse (1916 - 2005) was an American academic who was an outspoken social critic and teacher of African-American studies at the University of Michigan until the mid-1980s.
Harriet Ann Jacobs
Harriet Ann Jacobs (February 11, 1813 – March 7, 1897) was an American writer, who escaped from slavery and became an abolitionist speaker and reformer.
Harriet Ann Jacobs (February 11, 1813 – March 7, 1897) was an American writer, who escaped from slavery and became an abolitionist speaker and reformer.
Harriet E. Wilson
Harriet E. Wilson is traditionally considered the first female African-American novelist as well as the first African American of any gender to publish a novel on the North American continent.
Harriet E. Wilson is traditionally considered the first female African-American novelist as well as the first African American of any gender to publish a novel on the North American continent.
Heidi W. Durrow
Heidi W. Durrow (born June 21, 1969) is an American writer, author of The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, and the winner of the 2008 Barbara Kingsolver Bellwether Prize for Literature of Social ...
Heidi W. Durrow (born June 21, 1969) is an American writer, author of The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, and the winner of the 2008 Barbara Kingsolver Bellwether Prize for Literature of Social ...
Helene Johnson
Helen Johnson, who was better known as Helene Johnson (1906–1995) was an African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance.
Helen Johnson, who was better known as Helene Johnson (1906–1995) was an African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance.
Henry Dumas
Henry Dumas (July 20, 1934 – May 23, 1968) was an African American writer and poet.
Henry Dumas (July 20, 1934 – May 23, 1968) was an African American writer and poet.
Herb Boyd
Herb Boyd is an American journalist, educator, author, and activist.
Herb Boyd is an American journalist, educator, author, and activist.
Hildrus Poindexter
Hildrus Augustus Poindexter (May 10, 1901 – April 21, 1987) was a bacteriologist who studied the epidemiology of tropical diseases.
Hildrus Augustus Poindexter (May 10, 1901 – April 21, 1987) was a bacteriologist who studied the epidemiology of tropical diseases.
Horace Griffin
Reverend Horace L. Griffin is an Episcopal minister and gay man.
Reverend Horace L. Griffin is an Episcopal minister and gay man.
Hosea Hudson
Hosea Hudson was an African-American labor leader in the Southern United States.
Hosea Hudson was an African-American labor leader in the Southern United States.
Howard Thurman
Howard Thurman was an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator and civil rights leader.
Howard Thurman was an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator and civil rights leader.
Hubert Harrison
Hubert Henry Harrison (April 27, 1883 - December 17, 1927) was a West Indian-American writer, orator, educator, critic, and radical socialist political activist based in Harlem, New York.
Hubert Henry Harrison (April 27, 1883 - December 17, 1927) was a West Indian-American writer, orator, educator, critic, and radical socialist political activist based in Harlem, New York.
Ian K. Smith
Dr. Ian K. Smith, M.D. is an American physician and author best known for his appearances on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club series, The View, and as a correspondent for NBC News.
Dr. Ian K. Smith, M.D. is an American physician and author best known for his appearances on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club series, The View, and as a correspondent for NBC News.
Iceberg Slim
Robert Beck, also known as Iceberg Slim, was a reformed pimp and American author of urban fiction.
Robert Beck, also known as Iceberg Slim, was a reformed pimp and American author of urban fiction.
Ida B. Wells
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an African American journalist, newspaper editor and, with her husband, newspaper owner Ferdinand L. Barnett, an early leader in the civil rights movement.
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an African American journalist, newspaper editor and, with her husband, newspaper owner Ferdinand L. Barnett, an early leader in the civil rights movement.
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Scott Reed (born 22 February 1938) is an American poet, essayist, playwright and novelist.
Ishmael Scott Reed (born 22 February 1938) is an American poet, essayist, playwright and novelist.
J. California Cooper
J. California Cooper, Joan California Cooper, is an African American playwright and author.
J. California Cooper, Joan California Cooper, is an African American playwright and author.
J. E. Franklin
J. E. Franklin is an American playwright, best known for her play, Black Girl, which was later made into a 1972 feature film.
J. E. Franklin is an American playwright, best known for her play, Black Girl, which was later made into a 1972 feature film.
J. Samuel Cook
Samuel J. Cook, III is an African-American playwright, journalist, educator and writer currently serving as director of the 7th Ward Neighborhood Center in New Orleans, a non-profit organization...
Samuel J. Cook, III is an African-American playwright, journalist, educator and writer currently serving as director of the 7th Ward Neighborhood Center in New Orleans, a non-profit organization...
Jabari Asim
Jabari Asim is an associate professor of writing, literature and publishing at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts., and since August 2007, has been the Editor-in-Chief of The Crisis magazi...
Jabari Asim is an associate professor of writing, literature and publishing at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts., and since August 2007, has been the Editor-in-Chief of The Crisis magazi...
Jacob Stroyer
Jacob Stroyer (ca. 1846 - ca.
Jacob Stroyer (ca. 1846 - ca.
Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid (born May 25, 1949, as Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson) is a Caribbean novelist, gardener, and gardening writer.
Jamaica Kincaid (born May 25, 1949, as Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson) is a Caribbean novelist, gardener, and gardening writer.
Jamal Joseph
Jamal Joseph is a U.S. writer, director, producer, poet, activist, and educator.
Jamal Joseph is a U.S. writer, director, producer, poet, activist, and educator.
James "Bird" Guess
James "Bird" Guess is a world-renowned motivational speaker, entrepreneur, trainer and author of bestseller How I Made a Quarter Million Dollars From the Trunk of My Car.
James "Bird" Guess is a world-renowned motivational speaker, entrepreneur, trainer and author of bestseller How I Made a Quarter Million Dollars From the Trunk of My Car.
James Alan McPherson
James Alan McPherson (born September 16, 1943) is an American short story writer and essayist.
James Alan McPherson (born September 16, 1943) is an American short story writer and essayist.
James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic.
James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic.
James D. Corrothers
James David Corrothers (1869-1917) was an African American writer and minister.
James David Corrothers (1869-1917) was an African American writer and minister.
James Forman
James Forman (October 4, 1928 - January 10, 2005) was an American Civil Rights leader active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Black Panther Party, and the International Bla...
James Forman (October 4, 1928 - January 10, 2005) was an American Civil Rights leader active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Black Panther Party, and the International Bla...
James Haskins
James Haskins (September 19, 1941-July 6, 2005) was a prolific and award-winning author with more than one hundred books for both adults and children.
James Haskins (September 19, 1941-July 6, 2005) was a prolific and award-winning author with more than one hundred books for both adults and children.
James L. Farmer, Sr.
James Leonard Farmer, Sr. (June 12, 1886 – May 14, 1961) was an American author, theologian, educator, and the first African-American Texan to earn a doctorate.
James Leonard Farmer, Sr. (June 12, 1886 – May 14, 1961) was an American author, theologian, educator, and the first African-American Texan to earn a doctorate.
James McBride (writer)
James McBride (born September 11, 1957) is an American writer and musician whose compositions have been recorded by a variety of other musicians.
James McBride (born September 11, 1957) is an American writer and musician whose compositions have been recorded by a variety of other musicians.
James McEachin
James McEachin is an American actor, award-winning author, and known for his many character roles such as portraying police Lieutenant Brock in several Perry Mason television movies.
James McEachin is an American actor, award-winning author, and known for his many character roles such as portraying police Lieutenant Brock in several Perry Mason television movies.
Jan Willis
Janice Dean Willis, or Jan Willis (born 1948) is Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University, where she has taught since 1977; and the author of books on Tibetan Buddhism.
Janice Dean Willis, or Jan Willis (born 1948) is Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University, where she has taught since 1977; and the author of books on Tibetan Buddhism.
Janet Langhart
Janet Langhart Cohen (born December 22, 1941) is an American model, television journalist and author.
Janet Langhart Cohen (born December 22, 1941) is an American model, television journalist and author.
Jason King (journalist)
Jason King is a music journalist for magazines such as Vibe In February 2005, at NYU, he produced a groundbreaking tribute conference to hip hop group Public Enemy called The Making of Publi...
Jason King is a music journalist for magazines such as Vibe In February 2005, at NYU, he produced a groundbreaking tribute conference to hip hop group Public Enemy called The Making of Publi...
Jason Whitlock
Jason Lee Whitlock is an African-American sportswriter for Foxsports.com, as well as a former columnist at the Kansas City Star, AOL Sports writer, contributor to ESPN, and radio personality...
Jason Lee Whitlock is an African-American sportswriter for Foxsports.com, as well as a former columnist at the Kansas City Star, AOL Sports writer, contributor to ESPN, and radio personality...
Jawn murray
Jawn Murray is a Washington, DC-based American entertainment journalist and pop culture expert who works in television, radio and digital media.
Jawn Murray is a Washington, DC-based American entertainment journalist and pop culture expert who works in television, radio and digital media.
Jawn Murray
Jawn Murray is a Washington, DC-based American entertainment journalist and pop culture expert who works in television, radio and digital media.
Jawn Murray is a Washington, DC-based American entertainment journalist and pop culture expert who works in television, radio and digital media.
Jay Smooth
John Randolph, better known by his deejay name Jay Smooth, is the founder of New York City's longest-running hip hop radio program, WBAI's Underground Railroad.
John Randolph, better known by his deejay name Jay Smooth, is the founder of New York City's longest-running hip hop radio program, WBAI's Underground Railroad.
Jayson Blair
Jayson Blair (born March 23, 1976) is an American journalist formerly with The New York Times.
Jayson Blair (born March 23, 1976) is an American journalist formerly with The New York Times.
Jean Toomer
Jean Toomer was an American poet and novelist and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Jean Toomer was an American poet and novelist and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Jeff Henderson
Jeff Henderson is an award-winning chef, bestselling author and popular public speaker.
Jeff Henderson is an award-winning chef, bestselling author and popular public speaker.
Jeff Rivera
Jeff Rivera (born September 5, 1976 in Salt Lake City, Utah), is an American novelist who writes books targeted at young adults.
Jeff Rivera (born September 5, 1976 in Salt Lake City, Utah), is an American novelist who writes books targeted at young adults.
Jeffrey Daniels (author)
Jeffrey Sean Daniels is a Chicago-raised African American poet, artist, and professor at Harold Washington College.
Jeffrey Sean Daniels is a Chicago-raised African American poet, artist, and professor at Harold Washington College.
Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for, serving since the special election in 1995.
Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for, serving since the special election in 1995.
Jessica Care Moore
Jessica Care Moore is an African American poet born in Detroit, on October 28, 1971.
Jessica Care Moore is an African American poet born in Detroit, on October 28, 1971.
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Jessie Redmon Fauset (April 27, 1882 – April 30, 1961) was an American editor, poet, essayist and novelist.
Jessie Redmon Fauset (April 27, 1882 – April 30, 1961) was an American editor, poet, essayist and novelist.
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Jewell Parker Rhodes (b.1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American novelist.
Jewell Parker Rhodes (b.1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American novelist.
Joe Henry (baseball)
"Prince" Joe Henry was an American baseball player.
"Prince" Joe Henry was an American baseball player.
John A. Williams
John Alfred Williams (born 5 December 1925) is an African American author, journalist and academic.
John Alfred Williams (born 5 December 1925) is an African American author, journalist and academic.
John Brown Russwurm
John Brown Russwurm (1799–1851) was an American abolitionist from Jamaica, known for his newspaper, Freedom's Journal.
John Brown Russwurm (1799–1851) was an American abolitionist from Jamaica, known for his newspaper, Freedom's Journal.
John Dunjee
John William Dunjee (also John Dungy or John Dungee) (1833 - 1903) was an American missionary, educator, Baptist minister, and founder of Baptist churches across the United States.
John William Dunjee (also John Dungy or John Dungee) (1833 - 1903) was an American missionary, educator, Baptist minister, and founder of Baptist churches across the United States.
John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941, in Washington, D.C.) is an American writer, professor at Brown University, and sits on the contributing editorial board of the literary journal Conjunct...
John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941, in Washington, D.C.) is an American writer, professor at Brown University, and sits on the contributing editorial board of the literary journal Conjunct...
John Edward Bruce
John Edward Bruce, also known as Bruce Grit or J. E. Bruce-Grit (February 22, 1856 – August 7, 1924), born a slave in Maryland, United States, became a journalist, historian, writer,...
John Edward Bruce, also known as Bruce Grit or J. E. Bruce-Grit (February 22, 1856 – August 7, 1924), born a slave in Maryland, United States, became a journalist, historian, writer,...
John Francis (environmentalist)
John Francis is an American environmentalist nicknamed the planetwalker.
John Francis is an American environmentalist nicknamed the planetwalker.
John Harris (author)
John Harris (born in Camden, South Carolina in 1949) is the author of Numerican Nation: A Self Portrait, in which he chronicles the first thirty years of his life and his views on United Sta...
John Harris (born in Camden, South Carolina in 1949) is the author of Numerican Nation: A Self Portrait, in which he chronicles the first thirty years of his life and his views on United Sta...
John Henrik Clarke
John Henrik Clarke, born John Henry Clark, was a Pan-Africanist American writer, historian, professor, and a pioneer in the creation of Africana studies and professional institutions in ac...
John Henrik Clarke, born John Henry Clark, was a Pan-Africanist American writer, historian, professor, and a pioneer in the creation of Africana studies and professional institutions in ac...
John Hope Franklin
John Hope Franklin was a United States historian and past president of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical A...
John Hope Franklin was a United States historian and past president of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical A...
John Jea
John Jea (born 1773) was an African-American slave, best known for his 1811 autobiography, The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea, the African Preacher.
John Jea (born 1773) was an African-American slave, best known for his 1811 autobiography, The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea, the African Preacher.
John Marrant
John Marrant (June 15, 1755 – April 15, 1791) was one of the first African-American preachers and missionaries.
John Marrant (June 15, 1755 – April 15, 1791) was one of the first African-American preachers and missionaries.
John P. Davis
John Preston Davis was an American lawyer and activist intellectual became prominent for his work with the Joint Committee on National Recovery and the founding of the National Negro Congress in...
John Preston Davis was an American lawyer and activist intellectual became prominent for his work with the Joint Committee on National Recovery and the founding of the National Negro Congress in...
John Semper
John Semper, Jr. is a screenwriter, producer and story editor with numerous credits in animation for television.
John Semper, Jr. is a screenwriter, producer and story editor with numerous credits in animation for television.
John Steptoe
John Steptoe is an award winning author and illustrator for children’s books dealing with aspects of the African American experience.
John Steptoe is an award winning author and illustrator for children’s books dealing with aspects of the African American experience.
Joseph A. Walker (playwright)
Joseph Alexander Walker (1935–2003) was an African American playwright and screenwriter, theater director, actor and professor.
Joseph Alexander Walker (1935–2003) was an African American playwright and screenwriter, theater director, actor and professor.
Joseph F. Beam
Joseph F. Beam (December 30, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – December 27, 1988 in Philadelphia) was an African-American gay rights activist and author who worked to foster greater acceptanc...
Joseph F. Beam (December 30, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – December 27, 1988 in Philadelphia) was an African-American gay rights activist and author who worked to foster greater acceptanc...
Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.
Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr. (February 2, 1861 – March 14, 1949) was a poet, writer, playwright, and community leader raised in Louisville, Kentucky (but born in Nelson County, Kentucky).
Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr. (February 2, 1861 – March 14, 1949) was a poet, writer, playwright, and community leader raised in Louisville, Kentucky (but born in Nelson County, Kentucky).
Juan Williams
Juan Williams (born April 10, 1954) is an American journalist and political analyst for Fox News Channel.
Juan Williams (born April 10, 1954) is an American journalist and political analyst for Fox News Channel.
Julius Lester
Julius Lester is an American author of books for children and adults, and taught for 32 years at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Julius Lester is an American author of books for children and adults, and taught for 32 years at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
June Jordan
June Millicent Jordan was a Caribbean-American poet, novelist, journalist, biographer, dramatist, teacher and committed activist.
June Millicent Jordan was a Caribbean-American poet, novelist, journalist, biographer, dramatist, teacher and committed activist.
Jupiter Hammon
Jupiter Hammon was a black poet who in 1761 became the first African-American writer to be published in the present-day United States.
Jupiter Hammon was a black poet who in 1761 became the first African-American writer to be published in the present-day United States.
Kalamu ya Salaam
Kalamu ya Salaam, born 24 March 1947, is a poet, author, and teacher from the 9th Ward of New Orleans.
Kalamu ya Salaam, born 24 March 1947, is a poet, author, and teacher from the 9th Ward of New Orleans.
Kalisha Buckhanon
Kalisha Buckhanon (born 1977) is an African-American author.
Kalisha Buckhanon (born 1977) is an African-American author.
Karin Stanford
Karin L. Stanford is a writer and professor of Pan-African Studies and Politics at California State University, Northridge.
Karin L. Stanford is a writer and professor of Pan-African Studies and Politics at California State University, Northridge.
Keli Goff
Keli Goff is a blogger and political commentator best known for her regular contributions to the homepage of the Huffington Post and her appearances on various television networks as a political...
Keli Goff is a blogger and political commentator best known for her regular contributions to the homepage of the Huffington Post and her appearances on various television networks as a political...
Kenneth Allen Taylor
Kenneth Allen Taylor (born 1954) is an American philosopher.
Kenneth Allen Taylor (born 1954) is an American philosopher.
Kenneth Shropshire
Kenneth L. Shropshire is an African American author, attorney, consultant, educator, and the David W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Kenneth L. Shropshire is an African American author, attorney, consultant, educator, and the David W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Kenny Williams (educator)
Kenny J. Williams (1927 - 2003) was an African American scholar and author, and an English professor at Duke University.
Kenny J. Williams (1927 - 2003) was an African American scholar and author, and an English professor at Duke University.
Kevin Brown (author)
Kevin Brown (born September 3, 1960) is a biographer, essayist and translator who has authored or contributed to three books.
Kevin Brown (born September 3, 1960) is a biographer, essayist and translator who has authored or contributed to three books.
Kole Black
Kole Black (born January 1, 1980 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an African-American screenwriter and author.
Kole Black (born January 1, 1980 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an African-American screenwriter and author.
Kristin Hunter
Kristin Elaine Hunter was an African American writer from Pennsylvania.
Kristin Elaine Hunter was an African American writer from Pennsylvania.
Kyle Baker
Kyle John Baker (born 1965) is an African-American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, and animator known for his graphic novels and for a 2000s revival of the series Plastic Man.
Kyle John Baker (born 1965) is an African-American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, and animator known for his graphic novels and for a 2000s revival of the series Plastic Man.
Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist.
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist.
Larry D. Alexander
Larry Dell Alexander is an American artist, Christian author and teacher from Dermott, Arkansas in Chicot County.
Larry Dell Alexander is an American artist, Christian author and teacher from Dermott, Arkansas in Chicot County.
Larry Neal
Larry Neal or Lawerence Neal (September 5, 1937 – January 1981) was a scholar of African-American theatre.
Larry Neal or Lawerence Neal (September 5, 1937 – January 1981) was a scholar of African-American theatre.
Larry Whiteside
Lawrence W. Whiteside (September 19, 1937 - June 15, 2007), nicknamed "Sides," was a pioneering African American journalist known for his coverage of baseball for a number of American newspapers...
Lawrence W. Whiteside (September 19, 1937 - June 15, 2007), nicknamed "Sides," was a pioneering African American journalist known for his coverage of baseball for a number of American newspapers...
Lawrence Otis Graham
Lawrence Otis Graham (born 1962) is an African-American attorney, speaker, and a named best-selling author by The New York Times.
Lawrence Otis Graham (born 1962) is an African-American attorney, speaker, and a named best-selling author by The New York Times.
Lawrence Ross
Lawrence Ross is an author of historical texts and fiction.
Lawrence Ross is an author of historical texts and fiction.
Lenny McAllister
Lenny McAllister (born January 13, 1972) is a conservative American political commentator for a number of newspapers and websites, including AOL and The Root.
Lenny McAllister (born January 13, 1972) is a conservative American political commentator for a number of newspapers and websites, including AOL and The Root.
Leon Forrest
Leon Richard Forrest was an African American novelist.
Leon Richard Forrest was an African American novelist.
Leonard Pitts
Leonard Pitts Jr. is a politically progressive African American commentator, journalist and novelist.
Leonard Pitts Jr. is a politically progressive African American commentator, journalist and novelist.
Lerone Bennett, Jr.
Lerone Bennett, Jr. is an African-American scholar, author and social historian, much controverted by some people by his book, between others, Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream'...
Lerone Bennett, Jr. is an African-American scholar, author and social historian, much controverted by some people by his book, between others, Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream'...
Lewis Woodson
Lewis Woodson (January 1806 – January 1878) was an educator, minister, writer, and abolitionist.
Lewis Woodson (January 1806 – January 1878) was an educator, minister, writer, and abolitionist.
Lillian Rogers Parks
Lillian Rogers Parks (February 1, 1897 – November 6, 1997) was an American maid and seamstress in the White House.
Lillian Rogers Parks (February 1, 1897 – November 6, 1997) was an American maid and seamstress in the White House.
Linda Addison (poet)
Linda D. Addison is an American poet and writer of horror, fantasy, and science fiction.
Linda D. Addison is an American poet and writer of horror, fantasy, and science fiction.
Lisa Delpit
Lisa Delpit attended Antioch College in Ohio, which was known at the time its radicalism.
Lisa Delpit attended Antioch College in Ohio, which was known at the time its radicalism.
Lolita Files
Lolita Files is a contemporary African-American author of several novels.
Lolita Files is a contemporary African-American author of several novels.
Lorenzo Greene
Dr. Lorenzo Johnston Greene (1899-1988) taught history at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri from 1933 - 1972.
Dr. Lorenzo Johnston Greene (1899-1988) taught history at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri from 1933 - 1972.
Lorenzo Thomas (poet)
Lorenzo Thomas (August 31, 1944 – July 4, 2005) was an American poet and critic.
Lorenzo Thomas (August 31, 1944 – July 4, 2005) was an American poet and critic.
Lori Bryant-Woolridge
Lori Bryant-Woolridge (born May 25, 1958) is an Emmy Award-winning Chinese-American/African-American author in the chick-lit genre.
Lori Bryant-Woolridge (born May 25, 1958) is an Emmy Award-winning Chinese-American/African-American author in the chick-lit genre.
Lorraine Bethel
Lorraine Bethel is an African American lesbian feminist poet and author.
Lorraine Bethel is an African American lesbian feminist poet and author.
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry the 3rd was an African American playwright and author of political speeches, letters, and essays.
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry the 3rd was an African American playwright and author of political speeches, letters, and essays.
Louis S. Peterson
Louis S. Peterson (June 17, 1922–April 27, 1998) was an American playwright, who was the first African American playwright to have a dramatic play produced on Broadway.
Louis S. Peterson (June 17, 1922–April 27, 1998) was an American playwright, who was the first African American playwright to have a dramatic play produced on Broadway.
Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 Depew, New York – February 13, 2010 Baltimore, Maryland ) was an American writer and educator from Buffalo, New York.
Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 Depew, New York – February 13, 2010 Baltimore, Maryland ) was an American writer and educator from Buffalo, New York.
Lucy Terry
Lucy Terry (c. 1730–1821) is the author of the oldest known work of literature by an African American.
Lucy Terry (c. 1730–1821) is the author of the oldest known work of literature by an African American.
Lurma Rackley
Lurma M. Rackley is an American author, journalist and publicist.
Lurma M. Rackley is an American author, journalist and publicist.
Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage (born 1964) is an American playwright whose work often deals with the lives of women of African descent, African Americans and women.
Lynn Nottage (born 1964) is an American playwright whose work often deals with the lives of women of African descent, African Americans and women.
M. Carl Holman
M. Carl Holman (born June 27, 1919, Minter City, Mississippi, United States — died August 9, 1988, Washington, D.C.) was an African-American author, poet and playwright.
M. Carl Holman (born June 27, 1919, Minter City, Mississippi, United States — died August 9, 1988, Washington, D.C.) was an African-American author, poet and playwright.
Madeline Wheeler Murphy
Madeline Wheeler Murphy (October 24, 1922 – July 8, 2007) was a well known African-American community activist, civil rights champion, advocate for the poor, and panelist on the Baltimore ...
Madeline Wheeler Murphy (October 24, 1922 – July 8, 2007) was a well known African-American community activist, civil rights champion, advocate for the poor, and panelist on the Baltimore ...
Magnificent Montague
Nathaniel "Magnificent" Montague (born 1928), is an American R&B disc jockey notable not only for the soul music records he helped promote on KGFJ Los Angeles and WWRL New York City, but whose t...
Nathaniel "Magnificent" Montague (born 1928), is an American R&B disc jockey notable not only for the soul music records he helped promote on KGFJ Los Angeles and WWRL New York City, but whose t...
Manning Marable
William Manning Marable (May 13, 1950 – April 1, 2011) was an American professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University.
William Manning Marable (May 13, 1950 – April 1, 2011) was an American professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University.
Marc Wilmore
Marc Wilmore is a television writer, producer, and actor.
Marc Wilmore is a television writer, producer, and actor.
Margaret Sloan-Hunter
Margaret Sloan-Hunter (1947–September 23, 2004) was a Black feminist, lesbian, and civil rights advocate, and one of the founding editors of Ms. Magazine.
Margaret Sloan-Hunter (1947–September 23, 2004) was a Black feminist, lesbian, and civil rights advocate, and one of the founding editors of Ms. Magazine.
Margaret Walker
Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander (July 7, 1915 – November 30, 1998) was an African-American poet and writer.
Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander (July 7, 1915 – November 30, 1998) was an African-American poet and writer.
Marimba Ani
Marimba Ani is an anthropologist and African Studies scholar best known for her work Yurugu, a comprehensive critique of European thought and culture, and her coining of the term Maafa for t...
Marimba Ani is an anthropologist and African Studies scholar best known for her work Yurugu, a comprehensive critique of European thought and culture, and her coining of the term Maafa for t...
Marita Bonner
Marita Bonner (June 16, 1899 – 1971) (also known as Marieta Bonner) was an African American writer, essayist, and playwright who is commonly associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Marita Bonner (June 16, 1899 – 1971) (also known as Marieta Bonner) was an African American writer, essayist, and playwright who is commonly associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Marita Golden
Marita Golden (born 1950) is an award-winning novelist, nonfiction writer, distinguished teacher of writing and co-founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, a national organization that serves ...
Marita Golden (born 1950) is an award-winning novelist, nonfiction writer, distinguished teacher of writing and co-founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, a national organization that serves ...
Mark Mathabane
Mark Mathabane (born Johannes Mathabane, 18 October 1960) is an author, lecturer, and a former collegiate tennis player and college professor.
Mark Mathabane (born Johannes Mathabane, 18 October 1960) is an author, lecturer, and a former collegiate tennis player and college professor.
Mark Whitaker
Mark Whitaker is Executive Vice President and managing editor for CNN Worldwide.
Mark Whitaker is Executive Vice President and managing editor for CNN Worldwide.
Mark Whitaker (CNN)
Mark Whitaker is Executive Vice President and managing editor for CNN Worldwide.
Mark Whitaker is Executive Vice President and managing editor for CNN Worldwide.
Marquetta Goodwine
Marquetta L. Goodwine, who also presents herself as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, is a native of St. Helena Island, South Carolina She is an author, preservationist, ...
Marquetta L. Goodwine, who also presents herself as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, is a native of St. Helena Island, South Carolina She is an author, preservationist, ...
Martha Settle Putney
Martha Settle Putney (November 9, 1916 – December 11, 2008) was an American educator and historian who chronicled the roles of African Americans in the armed forces.
Martha Settle Putney (November 9, 1916 – December 11, 2008) was an American educator and historian who chronicled the roles of African Americans in the armed forces.
Marvel Cooke
Marvel Cooke (April 4, 1903 – November 29, 2000) was an American journalist, writer, and civil rights activist.
Marvel Cooke (April 4, 1903 – November 29, 2000) was an American journalist, writer, and civil rights activist.
Mary Ann Shadd
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher and lawyer.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher and lawyer.
Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell, daughter of former slaves, was one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree.
Mary Church Terrell, daughter of former slaves, was one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree.
Mary Elizabeth Carnegie
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Carnegie (April 19, 1916 – 20 February 2008) was a distinguished educator and author in the field of nursing, known for breaking down racial barriers and preserving the histor...
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Carnegie (April 19, 1916 – 20 February 2008) was a distinguished educator and author in the field of nursing, known for breaking down racial barriers and preserving the histor...
Mary Morten
Mary Morten, a lifelong activist in Chicago, has dedicated her voice to advocate for marginalized communities.
Mary Morten, a lifelong activist in Chicago, has dedicated her voice to advocate for marginalized communities.
Mary P. Burrill
Mary P. Burrill (August 1881 – March 13, 1946) was an early 20th century African-American female playwright and educator who also inspired Willis Richardson and other students to write plays.
Mary P. Burrill (August 1881 – March 13, 1946) was an early 20th century African-American female playwright and educator who also inspired Willis Richardson and other students to write plays.
Mary Pender Greene
Mary Pender Greene, is a professional speaker, organizational consultant, and career/executive coach.
Mary Pender Greene, is a professional speaker, organizational consultant, and career/executive coach.
Mat Johnson
Mat Johnson (born in Philadelphia August 19, 1970) is an American writer of literary fiction.
Mat Johnson (born in Philadelphia August 19, 1970) is an American writer of literary fiction.
Maulana Karenga
Maulana Karenga is an African-American professor of Africana Studies, scholar/activist, author and best known as the creator of the pan-African and African American holiday of Kwanzaa.
Maulana Karenga is an African-American professor of Africana Studies, scholar/activist, author and best known as the creator of the pan-African and African American holiday of Kwanzaa.
Max Robinson
Max Robinson was an American broadcast journalist, and ABC News World News Tonight co-anchor.
Max Robinson was an American broadcast journalist, and ABC News World News Tonight co-anchor.
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou (; born Marguerite Ann Johnson; April 4, 1928) is an American author and poet.
Maya Angelou (; born Marguerite Ann Johnson; April 4, 1928) is an American author and poet.
Mechelle Avey
Felice Mechelle Avey (born in Odessa, Texas) is an African-American author.
Felice Mechelle Avey (born in Odessa, Texas) is an African-American author.
Meesha Mink
Niobia Bryant (born November 24 in Newark, New Jersey) is an African-American novelist of both romance and mainstream fiction.
Niobia Bryant (born November 24 in Newark, New Jersey) is an African-American novelist of both romance and mainstream fiction.
Mel Watkins (author)
Mel Watkins (born 1940) is an American critic and author.
Mel Watkins (born 1940) is an American critic and author.
Melissa Harris-Perry
Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry is an American author, television host and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics.
Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry is an American author, television host and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics.
Melvin Dixon
Melvin Dixon (May 29, 1950-October 26, 1992) was an American Professor of Literature, and an author, poet and translator.
Melvin Dixon (May 29, 1950-October 26, 1992) was an American Professor of Literature, and an author, poet and translator.
Mem Nahadr
Mem Nahadr, is a jazz vocalist best known for the performance of the song Butterfly, composed by Yoko Kanno and lyricized by Chris Mosdell for Cowboy Bebop.
Mem Nahadr, is a jazz vocalist best known for the performance of the song Butterfly, composed by Yoko Kanno and lyricized by Chris Mosdell for Cowboy Bebop.
Michael Beckwith
Michael Beckwith is a New Thought minister, author, and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City, California, a New Thought church with a congregation estimated in exce...
Michael Beckwith is a New Thought minister, author, and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City, California, a New Thought church with a congregation estimated in exce...
Michael Carrington (voice actor)
Michael Carrington is an American comic writer and voice actor best known for his work on the animated series The Simpsons.
Michael Carrington is an American comic writer and voice actor best known for his work on the animated series The Simpsons.
Michael DeMond Davis
Michael DeMond Davis (January 1939–November 13, 2003, age 64) was a Pulitzer-prize nominated journalist and a pioneer in African American journalism, opening the doors for many African-American ...
Michael DeMond Davis (January 1939–November 13, 2003, age 64) was a Pulitzer-prize nominated journalist and a pioneer in African American journalism, opening the doors for many African-American ...
Michael Thelwell
(Ekwueme) Michael Thelwell (July 25, 1939- ) is an American novelist, essayist, professor and civil rights activist.
(Ekwueme) Michael Thelwell (July 25, 1939- ) is an American novelist, essayist, professor and civil rights activist.
Michael Thomas (author)
Michael Thomas is an American author.
Michael Thomas is an American author.
Michael Wilbon
Michael Ray Wilbon is a former sportswriter and columnist for the Washington Post and current ESPN commentator.
Michael Ray Wilbon is a former sportswriter and columnist for the Washington Post and current ESPN commentator.
Michele Wallace
Michele Faith Wallace (born January 4, 1952) is a feminist author and daughter of artist Faith Ringgold.
Michele Faith Wallace (born January 4, 1952) is a feminist author and daughter of artist Faith Ringgold.
Michelle Y. Green
Michelle Y. Green is an American author of children’s literature.
Michelle Y. Green is an American author of children’s literature.
Mike Epps
Michael Elliot "Mike" Epps is a homosexual American stand-up comedian, actor, film producer, writer and rapper.
Michael Elliot "Mike" Epps is a homosexual American stand-up comedian, actor, film producer, writer and rapper.
Mildred D. Taylor
Mildred DeLois Taylor is an African American author, known for her works exploring the struggle faced by African-American families in the Deep South.
Mildred DeLois Taylor is an African American author, known for her works exploring the struggle faced by African-American families in the Deep South.
Miles Marshall Lewis
Miles Marshall Lewis is an American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist.
Miles Marshall Lewis is an American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist.
Molefi Asante
Molefi Asante (born August 14, 1942) is an African-American scholar, historian, and philosopher.
Molefi Asante (born August 14, 1942) is an African-American scholar, historian, and philosopher.
Molefi Kete Asante
Molefi Kete Asante (born August 14, 1942) is an African-American scholar, historian, and philosopher.
Molefi Kete Asante (born August 14, 1942) is an African-American scholar, historian, and philosopher.
Moses Roper
Moses Roper was a mulatto slave who wrote one of the major early books about life as a slave in the United States — Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper from American Slavery.
Moses Roper was a mulatto slave who wrote one of the major early books about life as a slave in the United States — Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper from American Slavery.
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954) is an American convict, serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954) is an American convict, serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
Nakia D. Johnson
Nakia D. Johnson is an American author who specializes in African-American literature.
Nakia D. Johnson is an American author who specializes in African-American literature.
Naomi Sims
Naomi Ruth Sims (March 30, 1948 - August 1, 2009) was an African American model, businesswoman and author., who is widely credited as being the first African American supermodel.
Naomi Ruth Sims (March 30, 1948 - August 1, 2009) was an African American model, businesswoman and author., who is widely credited as being the first African American supermodel.
Natasha Trethewey
Natasha Trethewey is an American poet who won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2006 collection, Native Guard.
Natasha Trethewey is an American poet who won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2006 collection, Native Guard.
Nathan Huggins
Nathan Irvin Huggins (1927-1989) a distinguished American historian, author and educator.
Nathan Irvin Huggins (1927-1989) a distinguished American historian, author and educator.
Nathan McCall
Nathan McCall is an African-American author who grew up in the Cavalier Manor section of Portsmouth, Virginia.
Nathan McCall is an African-American author who grew up in the Cavalier Manor section of Portsmouth, Virginia.
Nathaniel Mackey
Nathaniel Mackey is an American poet, novelist, anthologist, literary critic, editor and Professor of Literature at UC Santa Cruz.
Nathaniel Mackey is an American poet, novelist, anthologist, literary critic, editor and Professor of Literature at UC Santa Cruz.
Nella Larsen
Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen (born Nellie Walker (April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964), was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance.
Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen (born Nellie Walker (April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964), was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance.
Nelson Peery
Nelson Peery (born 1925) is an American political activist and author.
Nelson Peery (born 1925) is an American political activist and author.
Nina Foxx
Nina Foxx is an American author, playwright and filmmaker.
Nina Foxx is an American author, playwright and filmmaker.
Norman Kelley (journalist)
Norman Kelley is a freelance journalist, author, and former segment producer at WBAI 99.5 FM.
Norman Kelley is a freelance journalist, author, and former segment producer at WBAI 99.5 FM.
Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange (pronounced N-TOH-ZAHK-KEH SHUNG-GEH; born October 18, 1948) is an American playwright, and poet.
Ntozake Shange (pronounced N-TOH-ZAHK-KEH SHUNG-GEH; born October 18, 1948) is an American playwright, and poet.
Olivia Ward Bush
Olivia Ward Bush Banks (May 23, 1869–1944) was an American author, poet and journalist of African American and Montaukett Native American descent.
Olivia Ward Bush Banks (May 23, 1869–1944) was an American author, poet and journalist of African American and Montaukett Native American descent.
Olympia Vernon
Olympia Vernon (born May 22, 1973) is an African-American author who has published three novels: Eden (2002), Logic (2004), and A Killing In This Town (2006).
Olympia Vernon (born May 22, 1973) is an African-American author who has published three novels: Eden (2002), Logic (2004), and A Killing In This Town (2006).
Ona Brown
Ona Brown is an expert in personal and professional transformation who has traveled nationally and internationally motivating thousands of people.
Ona Brown is an expert in personal and professional transformation who has traveled nationally and internationally motivating thousands of people.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.
Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.
Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.
Owen Dodson
Owen Vincent Dodson (November 28, 1914 – June 21, 1983) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright.
Owen Vincent Dodson (November 28, 1914 – June 21, 1983) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright.
Pamela Thomas-Graham
Pamela Thomas-Graham (born Pamela A. Thomas on June 24 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American businesswoman and corporate leader who is well-regarded in the fields of finance, media, retai...
Pamela Thomas-Graham (born Pamela A. Thomas on June 24 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American businesswoman and corporate leader who is well-regarded in the fields of finance, media, retai...
Paschal Beverly Randolph
Paschal Beverly Randolph was an American medical doctor, occultist, Spiritualist, trance medium, and writer.
Paschal Beverly Randolph was an American medical doctor, occultist, Spiritualist, trance medium, and writer.
Pat Parker
Pat Parker (January 20, 1944 - June 19, 1989 Houston, Texas) was an African-American lesbian feminist poet.
Pat Parker (January 20, 1944 - June 19, 1989 Houston, Texas) was an African-American lesbian feminist poet.
Patrice Evans
Patrice Evans is an American writer, satirist, and author of Negropedia: The Assimilated Negro’s Crash Course on the Modern Black Experience.
Patrice Evans is an American writer, satirist, and author of Negropedia: The Assimilated Negro’s Crash Course on the Modern Black Experience.
Patricia Smith (poet)
Patricia Smith (born 1955) is an American poet, spoken word performer, playwright, author, writing teacher, and former journalist.
Patricia Smith (born 1955) is an American poet, spoken word performer, playwright, author, writing teacher, and former journalist.
Paul Beatty
Paul Beatty (born 1962 in Los Angeles) is a contemporary African-American author.
Paul Beatty (born 1962 in Los Angeles) is a contemporary African-American author.
Paul Jennings (slave)
Paul Jennings was an African-American slave who was a personal servant to President James Madison during and after his White House years.
Paul Jennings was an African-American slave who was a personal servant to President James Madison during and after his White House years.
Paul O. Miles
Paul O. Miles (born May 2, 1967, Austin, Texas) is a short story writer of slipstream fiction, noted for his pastiches.
Paul O. Miles (born May 2, 1967, Austin, Texas) is a short story writer of slipstream fiction, noted for his pastiches.
Paul Robeson, Jr.
Paul Robeson, Jr. (born November 2, 1927) is an American author, archivist and historian.
Paul Robeson, Jr. (born November 2, 1927) is an American author, archivist and historian.
Paula L. Woods
Paula L Woods is an African-American crime novelist.
Paula L Woods is an African-American crime novelist.
Pauli Murray
The Reverend Dr. Anna Pauline Murray was an American civil rights activist, women's rights activist, lawyer, and writer.
The Reverend Dr. Anna Pauline Murray was an American civil rights activist, women's rights activist, lawyer, and writer.
Pauline Hopkins
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins was a prominent African-American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor.
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins was a prominent African-American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor.
Pearl Cleage
Pearl Cleage is an African-American author whose work, both fiction and non-fiction, has been widely recognized.
Pearl Cleage is an African-American author whose work, both fiction and non-fiction, has been widely recognized.
Penny Mickelbury
Penny Mickelbury (born 1948) is an African-American playwright and mystery novelist who worked as a print and television journalist for ten years before concentrating on fiction writing.
Penny Mickelbury (born 1948) is an African-American playwright and mystery novelist who worked as a print and television journalist for ten years before concentrating on fiction writing.
Percy Johnston
Percy Johnston has been largely overlooked in the major anthologies of African American poetry over the last two decades, but his work with the Howard Poets, the Dasein journal and the Jupiter H...
Percy Johnston has been largely overlooked in the major anthologies of African American poetry over the last two decades, but his work with the Howard Poets, the Dasein journal and the Jupiter H...
Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first African-American poet and first African-American woman to publish her writing.
Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first African-American poet and first African-American woman to publish her writing.
Phyllis Alesia Perry
Phyllis Alesia Perry (born 1961, Atlanta, Georgia) is an African-American writer from the Southern United States.
Phyllis Alesia Perry (born 1961, Atlanta, Georgia) is an African-American writer from the Southern United States.
Ralph Wiley
Ralph Wiley (April 12, 1952 – June 13, 2004) was a sports journalist who wrote for various publications such as Sports Illustrated and espn.com's Page 2 section.
Ralph Wiley (April 12, 1952 – June 13, 2004) was a sports journalist who wrote for various publications such as Sports Illustrated and espn.com's Page 2 section.
Randal Pinkett
Randal D. Pinkett (born 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a business consultant who in 2005 was the winner of season four of the reality television show, The Apprentice.
Randal D. Pinkett (born 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a business consultant who in 2005 was the winner of season four of the reality television show, The Apprentice.
Randall Kenan
Randall Kenan (born March 12, 1963) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction.
Randall Kenan (born March 12, 1963) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction.
Rayford Logan
Rayford Whittingham Logan (January 7, 1897 – November 4, 1982) was an African-American historian and Pan-African activist.
Rayford Whittingham Logan (January 7, 1897 – November 4, 1982) was an African-American historian and Pan-African activist.
Rebecca Cox Jackson
Rebecca Cox Jackson (1795-1871) was an African-American free woman, best known for her religious activism and for her autobiography.
Rebecca Cox Jackson (1795-1871) was an African-American free woman, best known for her religious activism and for her autobiography.
Rena McLeary
Rochelle Alers (born August 7) is an African-American writer of romance novels.
Rochelle Alers (born August 7) is an African-American writer of romance novels.
Rich Benjamin
Rich Benjamin is an American columnist, novelist and journalist.
Rich Benjamin is an American columnist, novelist and journalist.
Richard Bruce Nugent
Richard Bruce Nugent, aka Richard Bruce and Bruce Nugent, was a writer and painter in the Harlem Renaissance.
Richard Bruce Nugent, aka Richard Bruce and Bruce Nugent, was a writer and painter in the Harlem Renaissance.
Richard Wesley
Richard Wesley (born July 11, 1945) is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema.
Richard Wesley (born July 11, 1945) is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema.
Richard Wright (author)
Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction.
Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction.
Rob Penny
Robert Lee "Rob" Penny (August 6, 1941—March 16, 2003) was an African American playwright, poet, social activist, and professor.
Robert Lee "Rob" Penny (August 6, 1941—March 16, 2003) was an African American playwright, poet, social activist, and professor.
Robert C. Maynard
Robert Clyve Maynard (17 June 1937 - 17 August 1993) was an American journalist, and newspaper publisher and editor, former owner of The Oakland Tribune and co-founder of the Robert C. Mayna...
Robert Clyve Maynard (17 June 1937 - 17 August 1993) was an American journalist, and newspaper publisher and editor, former owner of The Oakland Tribune and co-founder of the Robert C. Mayna...
Robert F. Williams
Robert Franklin Williams (February 26, 1925 – October 15, 1996) was a civil rights leader, the president of the Monroe, North Carolina NAACP chapter in the 1950s and early 1960s, and author.
Robert Franklin Williams (February 26, 1925 – October 15, 1996) was a civil rights leader, the president of the Monroe, North Carolina NAACP chapter in the 1950s and early 1960s, and author.
Robert L. Allen
Robert Lee Allen (born May 29, 1942) is an activist, writer, and Adjunct Professor of African-American Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Robert Lee Allen (born May 29, 1942) is an activist, writer, and Adjunct Professor of African-American Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Robert Lincoln Poston
Robert T. Lincoln Poston, (February 25, 1891-March 16, 1924 At Sea), was born in Hopkinsville, Tennessee.
Robert T. Lincoln Poston, (February 25, 1891-March 16, 1924 At Sea), was born in Hopkinsville, Tennessee.
Robert Roberts (butler)
Robert Roberts (1780 in Charleston, South Carolina – 1860) was the author of The House Servant's Directory: A Monitor for Private Families.
Robert Roberts (1780 in Charleston, South Carolina – 1860) was the author of The House Servant's Directory: A Monitor for Private Families.
Robert Van Lierop
Robert Van Lierop, born in Suriname, is a United States and ni-Vanuatu lawyer, diplomat, political activist, filmmaker, writer and photojournalist.
Robert Van Lierop, born in Suriname, is a United States and ni-Vanuatu lawyer, diplomat, political activist, filmmaker, writer and photojournalist.
Robert W. Bogle
Robert W. Bogle president and CEO of the Philadelphia Tribune newspaper, where he has worked for 39 years.
Robert W. Bogle president and CEO of the Philadelphia Tribune newspaper, where he has worked for 39 years.
Roland S. Martin
Roland Sebastian Martin (born November 14, 1968) is an American journalist and syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate and author of Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America, Lis...
Roland Sebastian Martin (born November 14, 1968) is an American journalist and syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate and author of Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America, Lis...
Ron Milner
Ronald Milner (May 29, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan – July 16, 2004 in Detroit) was an African-American playwright.
Ronald Milner (May 29, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan – July 16, 2004 in Detroit) was an African-American playwright.
Roscoe Orman
Roscoe Hunter Orman is an American actor who plays Gordon Robinson on the television program Sesame Street.
Roscoe Hunter Orman is an American actor who plays Gordon Robinson on the television program Sesame Street.
Rovenia M. Brock
Dr. Rovenia M. Brock, also known as Dr. Ro, is an American nutritionist, lecturer, health reporter, entrepreneur, and author.
Dr. Rovenia M. Brock, also known as Dr. Ro, is an American nutritionist, lecturer, health reporter, entrepreneur, and author.
Rudolph Fisher
Rudolph Fisher was an African-American physician, radiologist, novelist, short story writer, dramatist, musician, and orator.
Rudolph Fisher was an African-American physician, radiologist, novelist, short story writer, dramatist, musician, and orator.
Sam Greenlee
Sam Greenlee (born July 13, 1930) is an African American writer, best known for his novel The Spook Who Sat by the Door, first published in London by Allison & Busby in March 1969, which was...
Sam Greenlee (born July 13, 1930) is an African American writer, best known for his novel The Spook Who Sat by the Door, first published in London by Allison & Busby in March 1969, which was...
Samuel Cornish
Samuel Eli Cornish (1795 – 6 November 1858) was an American abolitionist, publisher, journalist, and Presbyterian minister.
Samuel Eli Cornish (1795 – 6 November 1858) was an American abolitionist, publisher, journalist, and Presbyterian minister.
Sapphire (author)
Sapphire (born Ramona Lofton on August 4, 1950) is an American author and performance poet.
Sapphire (born Ramona Lofton on August 4, 1950) is an American author and performance poet.
Sarah Jane Woodson Early
Sarah Jane Woodson Early, born Sarah Jane Woodson, was an American educator, black nationalist, temperance activist and author.
Sarah Jane Woodson Early, born Sarah Jane Woodson, was an American educator, black nationalist, temperance activist and author.
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming (1875–1963) was an African American educator, social and community activist and the first African American teacher in the Brooklyn school system.
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming (1875–1963) was an African American educator, social and community activist and the first African American teacher in the Brooklyn school system.
Sarah Louise Delany
Sarah Louise "Sadie" Delany (September 19, 1889 — January 25, 1999) was an American educator and civil rights pioneer who was the subject, along with her sister Bessie, of the New York Times bes...
Sarah Louise "Sadie" Delany (September 19, 1889 — January 25, 1999) was an American educator and civil rights pioneer who was the subject, along with her sister Bessie, of the New York Times bes...
Sekou Sundiata
Sekou Sundiata was an African-American poet and performer, as well as a teacher at The New School in New York City.
Sekou Sundiata was an African-American poet and performer, as well as a teacher at The New School in New York City.
Shannah Trailor
Shannah Trailor is an African American author who was born in Chicago in 1983.
Shannah Trailor is an African American author who was born in Chicago in 1983.
Sharon Draper
Sharon Draper (b. 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an African-American author who has won multiple awards for her books, including the Coretta Scott King Award (twice) for Forged by Fire (1998) a...
Sharon Draper (b. 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an African-American author who has won multiple awards for her books, including the Coretta Scott King Award (twice) for Forged by Fire (1998) a...
Shauneille Perry
Shauneille Perry (July 26, 1929 –) is an American stage director and playwright.
Shauneille Perry (July 26, 1929 –) is an American stage director and playwright.
Shay Youngblood
Shay Youngblood is a novelist, playwright, and author of short stories.
Shay Youngblood is a novelist, playwright, and author of short stories.
Shelia P. Moses
Shelia P. Moses, born in the small, rural, northeastern North Carolina town of Rich Square, is an African-American writer whose subjects include comedian Dick Gregory and Buddy Bush.
Shelia P. Moses, born in the small, rural, northeastern North Carolina town of Rich Square, is an African-American writer whose subjects include comedian Dick Gregory and Buddy Bush.
Sheree Thomas
Sheree Thomas also credited as Sheree R. Thomas and Sheree Renée Thomas is a writer, book editor and publisher whose groundbreaking Dark Matter collected the works of som...
Sheree Thomas also credited as Sheree R. Thomas and Sheree Renée Thomas is a writer, book editor and publisher whose groundbreaking Dark Matter collected the works of som...
Sheyann Webb
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Smallest Freedom Fighter" and co-author of the book, Selma, Lord, Selma.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Smallest Freedom Fighter" and co-author of the book, Selma, Lord, Selma.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American award-winning author, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American and other causes.
Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American award-winning author, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American and other causes.
Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes is an American screenwriter, director and producer.
Shonda Rhimes is an American screenwriter, director and producer.
Sikivu Hutchinson
Sikivu Hutchinson is an American feminist, atheist, activist and author.
Sikivu Hutchinson is an American feminist, atheist, activist and author.
Solomon Bayley
Solomon Bayley (circa 1771–circa 1839) was an African American slave who was born in Delaware.
Solomon Bayley (circa 1771–circa 1839) was an African American slave who was born in Delaware.
Stanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch (born December 14, 1945, Los Angeles) is an American music and cultural critic, syndicated columnist, and novelist, perhaps best known for his jazz criticism and his novel Don't...
Stanley Crouch (born December 14, 1945, Los Angeles) is an American music and cultural critic, syndicated columnist, and novelist, perhaps best known for his jazz criticism and his novel Don't...
Star Parker
Star Parker (born Larstella Irby, Moses Lake, Washington, November 22, 1956 ) is an American syndicated columnist, social critic, book author, and conservative political activist.
Star Parker (born Larstella Irby, Moses Lake, Washington, November 22, 1956 ) is an American syndicated columnist, social critic, book author, and conservative political activist.
Stephanie Adams
Stephanie Adams is an American model and author.
Stephanie Adams is an American model and author.
Sterling Allen Brown
Sterling Allen Brown was an African-American professor, author of works on folklore, poet and literary critic.
Sterling Allen Brown was an African-American professor, author of works on folklore, poet and literary critic.
Sterling Houston
Sterling Houston was an African American experimental playwright, actor, musician and prose writer renowned for his works of social commentary exploring black and gay identity.
Sterling Houston was an African American experimental playwright, actor, musician and prose writer renowned for his works of social commentary exploring black and gay identity.
Steve Carter (playwright)
Horace E. "Steve" Carter, Jr. is an American playwright, best known for his plays involving Caribbean immigrants living in the United States.
Horace E. "Steve" Carter, Jr. is an American playwright, best known for his plays involving Caribbean immigrants living in the United States.
Steve Harvey
Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey (born January 17, 1957) is an American entertainer and author who hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show, and Family Feud.
Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey (born January 17, 1957) is an American entertainer and author who hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show, and Family Feud.
Steven Barnes
Steven Barnes is an African-American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician.
Steven Barnes is an African-American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician.
Sue Bailey Thurman
Sue Bailey Thurman (1904-1996) was an American black author, lecturer, and historian.
Sue Bailey Thurman (1904-1996) was an American black author, lecturer, and historian.
Susan James
Rochelle Alers (born August 7) is an African-American writer of romance novels.
Rochelle Alers (born August 7) is an African-American writer of romance novels.
Susan McKinney Steward
Susan Maria McKinney Steward (March 1847 - 7 March 1918) was an American physician and author.
Susan Maria McKinney Steward (March 1847 - 7 March 1918) was an American physician and author.
Sutton E. Griggs
Sutton Elbert Griggs (June 19, 1872 - January 2, 1933) was an African American author, Baptist minister, and social activist.
Sutton Elbert Griggs (June 19, 1872 - January 2, 1933) was an African American author, Baptist minister, and social activist.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates (born 1975, Baltimore, Maryland) is a senior editor for The Atlantic and blogs on its website.
Ta-Nehisi Coates (born 1975, Baltimore, Maryland) is a senior editor for The Atlantic and blogs on its website.
Tanya Barfield
Tanya Barfield (raised in Portland, Oregon) is an African-American playwright and actress whose works have been presented both nationally and internationally with such festivals and companies as...
Tanya Barfield (raised in Portland, Oregon) is an African-American playwright and actress whose works have been presented both nationally and internationally with such festivals and companies as...
Tariq Nasheed
Tariq Nasheed is a controversial author, documentary film producer, media personality, Internet radio host, relationship expert, and social commentator, focusing on the psychology of dating and ...
Tariq Nasheed is a controversial author, documentary film producer, media personality, Internet radio host, relationship expert, and social commentator, focusing on the psychology of dating and ...
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley (; born September 13, 1964) is a talk show host, author, liberal political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist.
Tavis Smiley (; born September 13, 1964) is a talk show host, author, liberal political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist.
Tayari Jones
Tayari Jones is an African American author and winner of the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction.
Tayari Jones is an African American author and winner of the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction.
Ted Joans
Theodore "Ted" Joans (July 4, 1928 - April 25, 2003) was an American trumpeter, jazz poet and painter.
Theodore "Ted" Joans (July 4, 1928 - April 25, 2003) was an American trumpeter, jazz poet and painter.
The Lady Chablis
The Lady Chablis (born Benjamin Edward Knox March 11, 1957) is an American drag queen entertainer.
The Lady Chablis (born Benjamin Edward Knox March 11, 1957) is an American drag queen entertainer.
The Three Doctors (motivational speakers)
The Three Doctors is a group of African-American motivational speakers, authors, and doctors.
The Three Doctors is a group of African-American motivational speakers, authors, and doctors.
Theodore Ward
Theodore Ward (September 15, 1902 – May 8, 1983) was a leading African-American playwright of the first half of the 20th century.
Theodore Ward (September 15, 1902 – May 8, 1983) was a leading African-American playwright of the first half of the 20th century.
Thomas Dent (writer)
Thomas Covington Dent (March 20, 1932 – June 6, 1998) was an African American poet and writer.
Thomas Covington Dent (March 20, 1932 – June 6, 1998) was an African American poet and writer.
Thomas James (minister)
Thomas James (1804-1891) was a former slave who became an African Methodist Episcopal minister, abolitionist, administrator and author.
Thomas James (1804-1891) was a former slave who became an African Methodist Episcopal minister, abolitionist, administrator and author.
Thylias Moss
Thylias Moss is an American poet, writer, experimental filmmaker, sound artist and playwright, of African American, Indian, and European heritage, who has published a number of poetry collection...
Thylias Moss is an American poet, writer, experimental filmmaker, sound artist and playwright, of African American, Indian, and European heritage, who has published a number of poetry collection...
Tiko Campbell
Tiko Frederick (T.F.) Campbell (born 1947) is an architect in the Washington, DC area.
Tiko Frederick (T.F.) Campbell (born 1947) is an architect in the Washington, DC area.
Timothy Thomas Fortune
Timothy Thomas Fortune (October 3, 1856 – June 2, 1928) was an orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer, editor and publisher.
Timothy Thomas Fortune (October 3, 1856 – June 2, 1928) was an orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer, editor and publisher.
Toni Cade Bambara
Toni Cade Bambara, born Miltona Mirkin Cade (March 25, 1939 – December 9, 1995) was an African-American author, documentary film-maker, social activist and college professor.
Toni Cade Bambara, born Miltona Mirkin Cade (March 25, 1939 – December 9, 1995) was an African-American author, documentary film-maker, social activist and college professor.
Touré
Touré is an American novelist, essayist, music journalist, cultural critic, and television personality based in New York City.
Touré is an American novelist, essayist, music journalist, cultural critic, and television personality based in New York City.
Tracie Howard
Tracie Howard is an African American writer of fiction.
Tracie Howard is an African American writer of fiction.
Tracy Brown
Tracy Brown is an American author of urban fiction.
Tracy Brown is an American author of urban fiction.
Travis Hunter
A native of Florence, South Carolina, Travis Hunter is the author of seven novels of urban fiction.
A native of Florence, South Carolina, Travis Hunter is the author of seven novels of urban fiction.
Troy Beyer
Troy Yvette Beyer is an American film director, screenwriter and actress.
Troy Yvette Beyer is an American film director, screenwriter and actress.
Uchechi Kalu
Uchechi Kalu is a Nigerian-born American poet, teacher, and activist whose work has appeared in several publications including Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology ed...
Uchechi Kalu is a Nigerian-born American poet, teacher, and activist whose work has appeared in several publications including Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology ed...
Uzodinma Iweala
Dr. Uzodinma Iweala is an author and physician who hails from Washington, DC and Nigeria.
Dr. Uzodinma Iweala is an author and physician who hails from Washington, DC and Nigeria.
Valerie Boyd
Valerie Boyd is a widely published journalist, author, and cultural critic, best known for the critically acclaimed biography, Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston.
Valerie Boyd is a widely published journalist, author, and cultural critic, best known for the critically acclaimed biography, Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston.
Valerie Wilson Wesley
Valerie Wilson Wesley (born November 22, 1947) is an African-American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children's books, and a former executive editor of Essence magazine.
Valerie Wilson Wesley (born November 22, 1947) is an African-American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children's books, and a former executive editor of Essence magazine.
Velina Hasu Houston
Velina Hasu Houston, born Velina Avisa Hasu Houston, (on May 5, 1957) is an award winning American playwright, essayist, poet, author, editor, and screenwriter.
Velina Hasu Houston, born Velina Avisa Hasu Houston, (on May 5, 1957) is an award winning American playwright, essayist, poet, author, editor, and screenwriter.
Vernon Chatman
Vernon Chatman (born circa 1972) is a television producer, writer, voice actor, stand-up comedian, musician and a member of PFFR, an art collective based in Brooklyn, NYC.
Vernon Chatman (born circa 1972) is a television producer, writer, voice actor, stand-up comedian, musician and a member of PFFR, an art collective based in Brooklyn, NYC.
Vernon Grant
Vernon Ethelbert Grant was a cartoonist who did graphic novels, and is also known for his digest-sized comic book series, The Love Rangers.
Vernon Ethelbert Grant was a cartoonist who did graphic novels, and is also known for his digest-sized comic book series, The Love Rangers.
Victor LaValle
Victor LaValle (born February 3, 1972) is an American author who was raised in the Flushing and Rosedale neighborhoods of Queens, New York.
Victor LaValle (born February 3, 1972) is an American author who was raised in the Flushing and Rosedale neighborhoods of Queens, New York.
Victor Séjour
Juan Victor Séjour Marcou et Ferrand was an American expatriate writer who worked in France.
Juan Victor Séjour Marcou et Ferrand was an American expatriate writer who worked in France.
Virginia DeBerry
Virginia DeBerry is the co-author of bestselling novels: Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made, Far From the Tree, Better Than I Know Myself and the re-released Exposures, (written...
Virginia DeBerry is the co-author of bestselling novels: Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made, Far From the Tree, Better Than I Know Myself and the re-released Exposures, (written...
W. E. B. Du Bois
William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor.
William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor.
W. J. Simmons
Dr. William J. Simmons (June 26, 1849 – October 30, 1890) was an ex-slave who became Simmons College of Kentucky's second president (1880-1890) and for whom the school eventually was named.
Dr. William J. Simmons (June 26, 1849 – October 30, 1890) was an ex-slave who became Simmons College of Kentucky's second president (1880-1890) and for whom the school eventually was named.
Walter E. Williams
Walter E. Williams, is an American economist, commentator, and academic.
Walter E. Williams, is an American economist, commentator, and academic.
Walter Francis White
Walter Francis White was a civil rights activist who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for almost a quarter of a century and directed a broad program of legal ch...
Walter Francis White was a civil rights activist who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for almost a quarter of a century and directed a broad program of legal ch...
Wendy Coakley-Thompson
Wendy Coakley-Thompson (born Wendy Cecille Thompson on December 27, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York), is a mainstream fiction author.
Wendy Coakley-Thompson (born Wendy Cecille Thompson on December 27, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York), is a mainstream fiction author.
Wendy Williams (media personality)
Wendy Williams Hunter (born Wendy Joan Williams on July 18, 1964) is an American media personality and New York Times bestselling author.
Wendy Williams Hunter (born Wendy Joan Williams on July 18, 1964) is an American media personality and New York Times bestselling author.
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris is a film critic at The Boston Globe where he reviews films alongside Ty Burr.
Wesley Morris is a film critic at The Boston Globe where he reviews films alongside Ty Burr.
Willard Motley
Willard Motley was an African-American writer, related to the noted artist Archibald Motley.
Willard Motley was an African-American writer, related to the noted artist Archibald Motley.
William Apess
William Apess was a Native American writer, preacher, and politician of the Pequot tribe.
William Apess was a Native American writer, preacher, and politician of the Pequot tribe.
William Gardner Smith
William Gardner Smith was an American journalist, novelist, and editor.
William Gardner Smith was an American journalist, novelist, and editor.
William H. Ferris
William Henry Ferris (born July 20, 1874 - died 1941) was an author, minister, and scholar.
William Henry Ferris (born July 20, 1874 - died 1941) was an author, minister, and scholar.
William J. Anderson
William J. Anderson wrote a narrative describing his life as a slave.
William J. Anderson wrote a narrative describing his life as a slave.
William J. Simmons (teacher)
William J. Simmons was an ex-slave who became Simmons College of Kentucky's second president and for whom the school eventually was named.
William J. Simmons was an ex-slave who became Simmons College of Kentucky's second president and for whom the school eventually was named.
William Julius Wilson
William Julius Wilson is an American sociologist.
William Julius Wilson is an American sociologist.
William Leo Hansberry
William Leo Hansberry (February 25, 1894—November 3, 1965) was an American scholar and lecturer.
William Leo Hansberry (February 25, 1894—November 3, 1965) was an American scholar and lecturer.
William Pickens
William Pickens (15 January 1881, Anderson County, South Carolina - 6 April 1954, at sea) was an African American orator, journalist, essayist and autobiographer.
William Pickens (15 January 1881, Anderson County, South Carolina - 6 April 1954, at sea) was an African American orator, journalist, essayist and autobiographer.
William Raspberry
William Raspberry is a former Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated American public affairs columnist.
William Raspberry is a former Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated American public affairs columnist.
William Stanley Braithwaite
William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite was an American writer, poet and literary critic.
William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite was an American writer, poet and literary critic.
William Still
William Still was an African-American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, historian and civil rights activist.
William Still was an African-American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, historian and civil rights activist.
William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown was a prominent African-American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian.
William Wells Brown was a prominent African-American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian.
Willis Richardson
Willis Richardson is an American playwright.
Willis Richardson is an American playwright.
Xernona Clayton Brady
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Xernona Clayton (born August 30, 1930 in Muskogee, Oklahoma), is a civil rights leader and broadcasting executive.
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Zara Wright was an American Black author based in Chicago.
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ZZ Packer (born January 12, 1973 Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American author, notable for her works of short fiction.