Lorene Cary

Highly respected African-American author, educator, and social activist who – for over 25 years – has worked to deliver stories that the world needs to hear: from autobiographical to historical to fictional.

Charles Johnson

National Book Award Winner (Middle Passage), Charles Johnson has also been prolific in non-fiction, writing history (Africans in America), biography (Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.), and countless essays and reviews.

Suzan Shown Harjo

Cheyenne-Holdulgee Muscogee Activist, Poet, Writer, Lecturer & Curator

Fulfilling Her Promise: Museums Honor Native Rights Advocate Suzan Harjo