Happy birthday Velma Maia Thomas! Born June 18, Velma Maia Thomas is an author, and historian. She is also the creator and curator of the Black Holocaust Exhibit in Atlanta, Georgia. Here are a few of her notable works:
365 Black Books Preacher Sunday
Today’s post feature two books on historical African American preachers.
365 Black Books Kadir Nelson Sunday
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:
365 Black Books Ethel Morgan Smith Saturday
Happy birthday Ethel Morgan Smith! Born April 11, 1952, Ethel Morgan Smith is an author and professor. She was also the 2023 Eudora Welty Prize Scholar for her book, Path to Grace Reimagining the Civil Rights Movement.
365 Black Books Booker T. Washington Sunday
Blessed heavenly birthday Booker Taliaferro Washington! Born April 5, Booker T. Washington was an educator, author, founder and first president of what is now Tuskegee University. Known for Up From Slavery, Booker T. Washington wrote several books. Here are just a few:
365 Black Books Harriet E. Wilson Monday
Born March 15, Harriet E. Wilson was the first African American to publish a novel in North America. Her novel, Our Nig, Sketches From the Life of a Free Black, published in 1859, is an autobiographical narrative that stands as one of the most important accounts of the life of a black woman in the antebellum North.
365 Black Books Lawrence Dunbar Reddick Friday
Born March 3, Lawrence Dunbar Reddick was an African American historian, professor, and author of the first biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
365 Black Books W.E.B. Du Bois Saturday
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.
365 Black Books John Lewis Sunday
John Lewis was born February 20. Posting books about his life and legacy. Read more about him here.
Here are just a few books written by and about him.
365 Black Books Fortune Friday
T. Thomas Fortune was a journalist and editor. He wrote about civil rights and other issues. Read more about his life and writings here. Some of his more notable books are below:
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