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They are poets, playwrights, novelists and scholars, and together they helped capture the voice of a nation. They have fearlessly explored racism, abuse and violence as well as love, beauty and...
This is a list of Black American authors and writers, all of whom are considered part of African-American literature, and who already have Wikipedia articles. The list also includes non-American authors resident in the US and American writers of African descent.
Our hand-picked list includes several famous black authors you might recognize — Toni Morrison, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin — as well as some of the most promising up-and-coming names.
Stacker showcases some of the most prominent African American writers in history whose impact reached far beyond the page, including esteemed authors like James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, Frederick Douglass, Maya Angelou, and others.
Exploring themes of racism, oppression and violence, these African American writers have rightfully earned their place in the canon of great authors.
The books we’ve selected don’t just represent the finest work by African American writers — each of them engages deeply with aspects of the Black American experience, from the institutional shadows cast by slavery to the failures of a criminal justice system that discriminates based on race.
With input from Griffin and others, USA TODAY's Mary Cadden has culled a selection of 100 Black authors who write adult fiction. The list includes a variety of authors from established to...
This is a list of notable African American writers ordered alphabetically by surname. The term writers is here broadly defined to include philosophers, critics, journalists, sociologists, and historians as well as poets and novelists.
From Ida B. Wells to James Baldwin, these 50 influential African American writers have examined, described—and shaped—the Black experience in America.
These books by famous black authors each capture and celebrate the black experience. See our must-read list, featuring black authors such as Maya Angelou, Alice Walker & Ben Okri. Celebrate black authors’ fiction, nonfiction and poetry.