Biography of african american writers famous

This is a list of Black American authors and writers, all of whom are considered part of African-American literature, and who already have Wikipedia articles.

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The list also includes non-American authors resident in the US and American writers of African descent.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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• Aberjhani (born ), historian, columnist, novelist, poet, artist and editor
• Mumia Abu-Jamal (born ), political activist and journalist
• Linda Addison (born ), author and poet
• Tomi Adeyemi (born ), author and creative writing coach
• Ai, aka Ai Ogawa, birth name Florence Anthony (–), poet, NBA for poetry,
• Rochelle Alers (born ), author and artist
• Elizabeth Alexander (born ), poet, essayist and playwright
• Kwame Alexander (born ), writer of poetry and children's fiction
• Larry D.

  Alexander (born ), author and artist

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