W.E.B. Du Bois is another author born on February 23. Author of the classic, The Souls of Black Folk, Dr. Du Bois continued writing many more books on African Americans. Read more about this scholarly professor, writer, and civil rights activist here.
Read about Kevin Johnson’s writing process and pathway to publishing here.
Also born on February 23, Claude Brown, author of the classic Manchild in the Promised Land. He passed away in 2002. Before his death, he wrote three more books. Read more about this author here.
Read about this illustrator’s process and journey here.
I saw a documentary film at my local library branch. The film, titled “Storming Caesar’s Palace,” documents black women who organized and literally stormed Caesar’s Palace to protest the lack of welfare funds for black women. The film was based on the book by the same title.
Read about Ebony Lynn Mudd’s journey of writing and publishing here.
Also born February 23, Amos Wilson was a Pan Africanist, psychologist, and author. He passed away in 1995. Read more about this author here:
Here are just a few of his works.
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Haki Madhubuti, poet, author of numerous books and founder of Third World Press celebrated his 84th birthday yesterday, February 23. To read more about this phenomenal man, click here.
Here are just a few of his works.
Read more about this author’s path to writing and publishing here.
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