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The first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize, Gwendolyn Brooks was born on this day June 7th 1917
June 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize, Gwendolyn Brooks was born on this day June 7th 1917
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award recipient Dorothy West was born on this date June 2nd 1907.
June 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award recipient Dorothy West was born on this date June 2nd 1907.
National Book Award recipient Charles Richard Johnson was born on this date April 23rd, 1948. Author of 16 books, among them the novels Middle Passage, Oxherding Tale, Faith and the Good Thing, Soulcatcher and Dreamer.
April 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
National Book Award recipient Charles Richard Johnson was born on this date April 23rd, 1948. Author of 16 books, among them the novels Middle Passage, Oxherding Tale, Faith and the Good Thing, Soulcatcher and Dreamer.
American Book Award recipient Sterling D. Plumpp was born on this date January 30, 1940. Author of Ornate With Smoke, Half Black, Half Blacker and The Mojo Hands Call, I Must Go.
January 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
American Book Award recipient Sterling D. Plumpp was born on this date January 30, 1940. Author of Ornate With Smoke, Half Black, Half Blacker and The Mojo Hands Call, I Must Go.
National Book Award recipient Gloria Naylor was born on this date January 25, 1950. Author of "The Women of Brewster Place", "Linden Hills", "Mama Day" and Bailey's Café". She passed away on September 28, 2016.
January 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
National Book Award recipient Gloria Naylor was born on this date January 25, 1950. Author of "The Women of Brewster Place", "Linden Hills", "Mama Day" and Bailey's Café". She passed away on September 28, 2016.
Happy Birthday to Walter Mosely. Born January 12, 1952.
January 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Happy Birthday to Walter Mosely. Born January 12, 1952.