Listing the most famous African-American female authors and excluding Toni Morrison (1931-2019) is impossible. She is one of the most celebrated voices in literature. Morrison is best known for ...

Hughes uses the metaphor of rivers to trace the journey of African Americans ... earned him a lasting place in American literature. Why “Incident” Became Famous: The poem’s fame comes ...

COME LEARN THE STORY AND LEGACY OF WASHINGTON, DC’S AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE—Past and Present, including May Miller Sullivan, Sterling Brown, Maxine Clair ...