Happy birthday Alice Randall! Born May 4, Alice Randall is a novelist, songwriter, educator, and food activist. Her most notable books, including her memoir My Black Country are:
365 Black Books Kimberla Lawson Roby Sunday
Happy birthday Kimberla Lawson Roby! Born May 3, Kimberla Lawson Roby is the award winning New York Times bestselling author of the Rev. Curtis Black series–15 books total. She is also working with women to help them become the women God created them to be using her book and workbook.
365 Black Books Jessie Redmon Fauset Tuesday
Belated heavenly birthday Jessie Redmon Fauset! Born April 27, Jessie Redmon was a poet, an editor, author, and educator. She was the literary editor for The Crisis. She was also a key figure during the Harlem Renaissance. Here are a few of her notable works:
365 Black Books Charles R. Johnson Thursday
Happy birthday Charles R. Johnson! Born April 23, Charles R. Johnson is an award-winning author, McArthur Fellow, and professor. His novel, Middle Passage, won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1990. Here are a few of his notable novels:
365 Black Books Bryan Washington Wednesday
Happy birthday Bryan Washington! Born April 22, Bryan is an award winning author of a few novels. His novels focus on the intersectionality of identity, culture, and relationships.
365 Black Books Nella Larsen Tuesday
Born April 13, Nella Larsen was an author of the classic novels Quicksand and Passing.
365 Black Books Vanessa Riley Sunday
Today at the Detroit Public Library, Vanessa Riley talked about her latest book: Fire Sword and Sea, a historical novel about a black female pirate. In addition to writing historical novels, Vanessa Riley has also written romance and murder mysteries.
365 Black Books Jesmyn Ward Wednesday
Happy birthday Jesmyn Ward! Born April 1, 1977, Jesmyn Ward won the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction for her second novel Salvage the Bones. Other books are:
365 Black Books Pauline E. Hopkins Sunday
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins was born in Portland, Maine in 1859. She was a playwright, journalist, novelist, historian, editor, feminist, public intellectual, supporter of the arts, and an outspoken crusader for African American rights. She is considered a pioneer in her use of the romantic novel to explore social and racial themes and is best known for her 1900 novel Contending Forces: A Romance of Negro Life North and South.
365 Black Books Toni Cade Bambara Wednesday
Born March 25, 1939, Toni Cade Bambara was a writer, teacher, and activist. She passed away in 1995. Here are some of her notable works:
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