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19 hours ago · Many great black authors have written works that have reshaped literature. Their works span pioneering fiction and poetry, influential memoirs and nonfiction, and modern classics. Pioneering Fiction and Poetry. Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” is a cornerstone in African American literature. It explores themes of love ...
19 hours ago · 12. Rakim. Rakim, born William Michael Griffin Jr., is a legendary rapper and one-half of the influential hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. Emerging in the mid-1980s, Rakim is widely regarded as one of ...
19 hours ago · Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, Polish: [ˈjuzɛf tɛˈɔdɔr ˈkɔnrat kɔʐɛˈɲɔfskʲi] ⓘ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British novelist and story writer.
1 day ago · American literary critic: Angelina Acuña: 1905–2006: 101: Guatemalan educator, writer and poet: Jacob Adler (aka: B. Kovner) 1874–1974: 100: Polish-born Jewish-American Yiddish writer, poet, and humorist: Nan Hayden Agle: 1905–2006: 100: American children's writer: Said Akl: 1912–2014: 102: Lebanese writer and poet: Roger Angell: 1920 ...
19 hours ago · Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947, becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. His courage and talent paved the way for future generations of black athletes. Serena Williams. With 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena Williams is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
1 day ago · e. African-American Vernacular English [a] ( AAVE) [b] is the variety of English natively spoken, particularly in urban communities, by most working - and middle-class African Americans and some Black Canadians. [4] Having its own unique grammatical, vocabulary, and accent features, AAVE is employed by middle-class Black Americans as the more ...
19 hours ago · The global African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas. [39] The African populations in the Americas are descended from haplogroup L genetic groups of native Africans. [40] [41] The term most commonly refers to the descendants of the native West and Central ...
