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[1] [2] With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he is a well-known voice in the American conservative movement as a prominent black conservative. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He was a recipient of the National Humanities Medal from President George W. Bush in 2002.
Black conservatives tend to be self-critical of aspects of African-American culture that they believe have created poverty and dependency. [5] John McWhorter 's 2000 book Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America and Bill Cosby 's 2004 " Pound Cake speech " exemplified this critique, though their authors did not strictly come from the ...
More recently, Dr. Ben Carson, (Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr.) a renowned African-American author and neurosurgeon, announced his candidacy for the 2016 Republican nomination in his hometown Detroit in May 2015, but ultimately lost the nomination to Donald Trump, officially ending his campaign in March 2016. [46]
The works of these writers span multiple genres, from historical fiction to memoirs to sci-fi. You know what they say: […] 15 Black authors whose books you need to read
Although “Their Eyes Were Watching God” wasn’t positively received when it was first released, its author, Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), became one of the most successful Black woman ...
Dinah Abrahamson (1954–2013), author, Republican member of the Nebraska State Central Committee; Ali Alexander (born 1984 or 1986), Social media personality and activist, of African-American and Arab ancestry. Archie Alexander (1888–1958), governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Author of Blood Meridian, No Country for Old Men, and The Road [407] Larry Niven: 1938 – Author of The Mote in God's Eye and Lucifer's Hammer: Tito Perdue: 1938 – Author of Lee [408] Robin Cook: 1940 – Author of Coma, Sphinx, and Brain: Nelson DeMille: 1943 – Author of Plum Island, The Charm School, and The Gold Coast [409] Dean Koontz ...