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29 Black Authors To Support During Black History Month and Beyond

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February 6, 2020

Black excellence is not just a phrase, it’s a lifestyle.

Everyday, all day, we are excellent. But when Black History Month comes, we get downright PHENOMENAL!

Recently, Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue announced a launch of “classic novels with new covers promoting diversity.” The new covers were actually a reimagining of literary characters as Black people. Among them were titles that included Frankenstein, Romeo & Juliet, Moby Dick & The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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It is not a homage to Black excellence or Black history AT ALL. There are also tons of Black authors whose work could and should be supported instead. And since we shan’t let nobody rain on our Black History parade, in honor of those authors, we’ve compiled a list.

Below are 29 Black authors whose compelling work is shifting our narrative and collective consciousness. We honor them and we support them, all year long! 

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Toni Morrison

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James Baldwin

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Michelle Alexander

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Zora Neale Hurston

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Chinua Achebe

Maya Angelou

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Barack Obama

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Tomi Adeyemi

Langston Hughes

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Alice Walker

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Damon Young

Octavia E. Butler

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Ralph Waldo Ellison

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Michelle Obama

Dick Gregory

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Bell Hooks

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Jason Reynolds

Nikki Giovanni

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W.E.B. DuBois

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Yaa Gyasi

DeVon Franklin

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Angela Davis

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Kondwani Fidel

Audre Lorde

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Amiri Baraka

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Angie Thomas

Bassey Ikpi

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Photos Courtesy of Penguin Random House/HarperCollins Publishing

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