Occupation-Author
Rue Mapp (1971- )
Rue Mapp, is a pioneering leader in the outdoor industry, transforming how Black communities engage with nature. Born in 1971,...
Ama Ata Aidoo (1942- 2023)
Author, playwright, poet, academic, and feminist Ama Ata Aidoo, a towering figure in African Literature, was born Christina Ama Ata...
Robert Charles O’Hara Benjamin (1855-1900)
Robert Charles O’Hara Benjamin, also known as R.C.O. Benjamin, was a Caribbean-born political activist, newspaper editor, minister, poet, teacher, author,...
Chibundu Onuzo (1991- )
In June 2021, Dr. Chibundu Onuzo exemplified the range of her talents when she released a music video entitled “Good...
Ma$e/Mason Derelle Betha (1975- )
Mason Derelle Betha is an American pastor, author, and former rapper born on August 27, 1975, as a fraternal twin...
Al-Tayyib Salih (1929-2009)
Political novelist Al-Tayyib Salih, whose family background was both Arab and Nubian, was one of Sudan’s most significant authors of...
James L. Conyers Jr. (1961-2021)
Author, philanthropist, scholar, mentor, and activist James L. Conyers Jr. was born James (Jim/ Naazir) L. Brown Jr. on June...
Arlyne Simon (1986- )
Dr. Arlyne Simon is a biomedical engineer, patented inventor, and author of children’s literature. She was born in 1986 on...
Ronald Elbert Mickens (1943- )
Ronald Elbert Mickens is the Fuller E. Calloway Professor of Physics at Clark-Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, on February 7, 1943, he was the...
