African-American Authors

Triumphing over adversary, holding fast to military traditions, African Americans have made significant impacts throughout the military.

Similar to the spiritual autobiographical works of John Bunyan and Jonathan Edwards, Olaudah Equiano writes of his life and travels as a slave...

Phillis Wheatley’s success as a writer dismissed any notions that African slaves were less intelligent than their captives.

Nikki Grimes has written two fantastic books of poetry for kids, "My Man Blue" and "Come Sunday." Vibrating with poetic words and brilliant illustrations...

Standing on the ground of Ford Island I thought about the warriors that fought to protect our nation on December 7, 1941. Men like Doris (Dorie) Miller, Cook Third Class, USN, who was awarded the Navy Cross for heroism on that day.

In "Erasure" Thelonious Monk Ellison, a college professor and writer of obscure, hard to read books that just don't fit what the public expects from a BLACK writer.

The “Dutchman” by Leroi Jones (also known as Amiri Imamu Baraka) opened Off-Broadway in New York City on 24 March 1964 and received the Obie award, it remains his signature play.

"Sap Rising" by Christine Lincoln is an award winning short story collection published in 2001. The collection of centers around a community and its young black residents.

Looking back, Jay was the James Dean, Evil Knievel and Fonzie of our suburban dreams, secretly we all wanted to be like him.

"Richard Wright: The Life and Times" is a portrait of a groundbreaking writer, a complex man and a man in exile.