Belated birthday wishes Kadir Nelson! Born May 15, Kadir Nelson is an award winning author, illustrator, and artist. His work has appeared on several New Yorker covers. He is the 2026 Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award for his body of artwork. Here are some of his notable works:
Belated heavenly birthday wishes Manning Marable! Born May 13, 1950, Manning Marable was an African American professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University. He founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. He passed away in 2011.
His most notable work is Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (2011). He was posthumously awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History for this work.
Belated heavenly birthday Albert Murray! Born May 12, 1916, Albert Murray was an African American literary and music critic, novelist, essayist, and biographer. He passed away in 2013. His notable books are:
Belated birthday wishes Kwame Mbalia! Born May 12, Kwame Mbalia is an award winning author of the Tristan Strong series. His other notable books are:
Belated heavenly birthday Jayne Cortez! Born May 10, 1934, Jayne Cortez was an African American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist. Her writing is part of the canon of the Black Arts Movement. She passed away in 2012. Her notable books are:
Belated birthday wishes Christopher Paul Curtis! Born May 10, Christopher Paul Curtis is an award winning children’s book author. His notable books are:
Belated birthday wishes Suzan-Lori Parks! Born May 10, Suzan-Lori Parks is an award winning playwright/musician and novelist. She also is a MacArthur Genius Fellow recipient. Her notable works include Getting Mother’s Body and Topdog/Underdog.
Belated heavenly birthday Rudolph Fisher! Born May 9, Rudolph Fisher was an African American physician, radiologist, novelist, short story writer, dramatist, musician, and orator. He was known for his novel, The Conjure Man Dies, the very first detective novel written by an African-American, set in 1930s New York with only Black characters.
Today at the Detroit Public Library, Gerald McBride talked about his book God and the DJ A memoir. Gerald McBride is the CEO of Voice Over Productions and host of the nationally syndicated Old School House Party Radio Show, reaching over 30 markets nationwide. He shared many fascinating and inspiring stories about his life and career. His belief in God and that God has plans for him carried him through the ups and downs of his life.
Heavenly birthday Louise Meriwether! Born May 8, Louise Meriwether was a novelist, activist, and journalist. She is known for her debut novel, Daddy Was a Number Runner.
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