Literary Library

Jack D. Forbes

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1934 - February 23, 2011American writer, scholar and political activistAuthor of "Native Americans of California and Nevada", "Africans ...
Academic Activist Africa African Africans American Book Award California Christopher Columbus College Columbus Cultural Historian Culture Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University Native Native American Native Culture Nevada Political Political Activist Politics Scholar Slavery Slaves University Writer

David D. Newsom

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1918 - March 30, 2008American diplomat, author and newspaper columnistAuthor of "North Africa: Active Crossroads", "The Dominoes That D...
Africa Ambassador Author Diplomacy Diplomat Embassy Govern Government Government Official Libya News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Philippines Political Political Affairs Politics Secretary of State Under Secretary of State US Ambassador World History

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1938 - May 28, 2025Kenyan novelist, playwright, short story writer, essayist and academicAuthor of "Weep Not Child" (for which he won t...
Academic Africa African Booker Prize East Africa Novel Prize Essayist Essays Hurston/Wright Legacy Award International Booker Prize Kenya Kenyan Man Booker Prize National Book Critics Circle Award Nonino International Prize Novel Novelist Short Stories Short Story UNESCO Prize Zora Neale Hurston-Paul Robeson Award

Tuelo Gabonewe

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1985 - South African novelist and children's book authorAuthor of "Planet Savage", "Dinotshi" and "Hippo and His Friends"
Africa African Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Novel Novelist South Africa South African

Es'kia Mphahlele

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1919 - October 27, 2008South African writer, educator, artist and activistAuthor of "The Wanderers" (for which he won the African Art...
Activist Africa African African Arts Magazine Apartheid Art Artist Arts Education Educator Nelson Mandela Nobel Prize Order of the Palm South Africa South African Southern Cross Teach Teacher Writer

Rian Malan

by Angela Beck
December 1, 1954 - South African author, journalist, documentarian and songwriterAuthor of "My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Fa...
Africa African Author Documentarian Documentary Journalist Music Musician News Song Songs Songwriter South Africa South African

Dennis Brutus

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1924 - December 26, 2009South African activist, educator, journalist and poetAuthor of "Letters to Martha: And Other Poems from a Sou...
Activist Africa African Educator Journalist Poet Poetry Political Activist South Africa South African

Ishmael Beah

by Angela Beck
November 23, 1980 - Sierra Leonean author and human rights activistAuthor of "A Long Way Gone", "Radiance of Tomorrow" and "Little Family"Was a fo...
Africa African Child Soldier Human Rights Sierra Leone UNICEF

Nadine Gordimer

by Angela Beck
November 20, 1923 - July 13, 2014South African writer and political activistAuthor of "The Conservationist" (for which she won the Man Booker Priz...
Africa African Man Booker Prize Nobel Prize Political Political Activist Politics South Africa South African

Chinua Achebe

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1930 - March 21, 2013Nigerian novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist and children's book authorAuthor of "Things Fall Apart", "...
Africa African Children's Book Children's Book Author Essayist Essays Nigeria Nigerian Novel Novelist Poem Poet Poetry Short Story

Margaret Taylor Burroughs

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1915 - November 21, 2010African-American visual artist, writer, poet, educator and arts organizerAuthor of "Jasper, the Drummin' Boy",...
Africa African American Art Artist Arts Poem Poet Poetry Visual Artist