Occupation-Writer
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
Born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri in 1928, she received the nickname “Maya” from her brother Baldwin. At the...
Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935)
Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson was an educator, poet, activist, and playwright. Moore was born on July 19, 1875 in New...
Hallie Quinn Brown (1850-1949)
Teacher, writer, and women’s activist Hallie Quinn Brown was born on March 10, 1850 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of...
Josephine Silone Yates (1852-1912)
Teacher, writer, and civil rights activist Josephine Silone, the youngest daughter of Alexander and Parthenia Reeve-Silone, was born in Mattiluck...
William Pickens (1881-1954)
William Pickens was born January 15, 1881 in Anderson County, South Carolina. His parents were liberated slaves who migrated to...
Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942-2024)
Bernice Johnson Reagon, singer/ composer, cultural historian, author, and producer, was born on October 4, 1942 in Dougherty County, Georgia,...
Angelina Weld Grimke (1880-1958)
Angelina Weld Grimké was born into a legacy of advocacy for racial justice. As the daughter of Archibald Grimke, the...
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911)
A poet and essayist, Frances Ellen Watkins was born free in Baltimore, Maryland on September 24, 1825. Orphaned at the...
Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)
Lorraine Hansberry was one of the most significant and influential playwrights of the 20th Century. Her landmark play A Raisin...
