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This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:21st-century African-American women writers The contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
Amanda S. C. Gorman [1] (born March 7, 1998) [2] is an American poet, activist, and model. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:21st-century African-American writers. It includes African-American writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Cheryl L. Clarke (born Washington D.C., May 16, 1947) [1] is an American lesbian poet, essayist, educator, and Black feminist community activist. Her scholarship focuses on African-American women's literature, black lesbian feminism, and the Black Arts Movement in the United States.
This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focused on those African-Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African-Americans.
This historical fiction novel tells the story of the women who ignited the Harlem Renaissance. It follows Jessie Redmon Fauset, a high school teacher from Washington D.C. who arrives in Harlem as ...
The activist movement Black Lives Matter was initially formed by Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza, and Patrisse Kahn-Cullors as a hashtag to campaign against racism and police brutality against African Americans in the United States. [69] The movement contributed to a revitalization and re-examining of the Black feminist movement. [70]
Kevin Powell (born April 24, 1966) is an American writer, activist, and television personality. He is the author of 14 books, including The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy's Journey into Manhood and When We Free the World published in 2020.