December 5, 1925 - July 3, 2015
African-American author, journalist, academic and poet
Author of "The Man Who Cried I Am", "!Click Song" (for which he was awarded the American Book Award in 1983) and "Safari West" (for which he was awarded the American Book Award in 1998)
Author of "The Man Who Cried I Am", "!Click Song" (for which he was awarded the American Book Award in 1983) and "Safari West" (for which he was awarded the American Book Award in 1998)
Received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Book Awards in 2011