African American Author

Maya Angelou

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James Baldwin

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Adrienne-Maree-Brown/

Octavia-E-Butler/

W.E. B. Du Bois

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/w-e-b-du-bois/

Pearl Cleage

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/pearl-cleage/

Ta Nehisi Coates

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/ta-nehisi-coates/

Brittney Cooper

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/brittney-cooper/

Kia Corthron

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/kia-corthron/

S. A. Cosby

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/s-a-cosby/

Dr. Joy DeGruy

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/dr-joy-degruy/

Deborah Riley Draper

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/deborah-riley-draper/

Dr. Froswa Booker Drew

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/dr-froswa-booker-drew/

Michael Eric Dyson

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/michael-eric-dyson/

Danielle Evans

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/danielle-evans/

Percival Everett

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/percival-everett/

Roxanne Gay

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/roxanne-gay/

Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/eddie-s-glaude-jr/

Ed-Gordon-American-author/

Kerri-Greenidge/

Farah-Jasmine-Griffin/

E. Lynn Harris

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/e-lynn-harris/

Kai Harris

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/kai-harris/

Nathan Harris

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/nathan-harris/

Jesse-J-Holland/

Langston-Hughes/

Beverly-Jenkins/

N. K. Jesmin

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/n-k-jesmin/

Nancy Johnson

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/nancy-johnson/

Gayl Jones

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/gayl-jones/

Robert Jones Jr.

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/robert-jones-jr/

Tayari Jones

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/tayari-jones/

Peniel-E-Joseph/

Paule-Marshall/

Maaza Mengiste

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/maaza-mengiste/

Anne Moody

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/anne-moody/

Toni Morrison

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/toni-morrison/

Walter Mosley

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/walter-mosley/

Victoria Christopher Murphy

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/victoria-christopher-murphy/

Barack Obama

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/barack-obama/

Ijeoma Oluo

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/ijeoma-oluo/

Deesha-Philyaw/

Brontez-Purnell/

Claudia-Rankine/

Margaret-Wilkerson-Sexton/

Christina-Sharpe/

Tracy K. Smith

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/tracy-k-smith/

Asali Solomon

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/asali-solomon/

Gretchen Sullivan Sorin

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/gretchen-sullivan-sorin/

Nafissa Thompson-Spires

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/nafissa-thompson-spires/

Bryan-Stevenson/

Rachel-L-Swarns/

Brandon-Taylor/

Iyanla-Vanzant/

Carole-Boston-Weatherford/

Colson Whitehead

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/colson-whitehead/

John Edgar Wideman

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/john-edgar-wideman/

Isabel Wilkerson

https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/isabel-wilkerson/