Highlighting authors born in the month of October 

These are the famous Black writers who have fearlessly studied cultural stigmas, provided intimate life details, presented new ideas and created impressive fiction through literary works. For their prophetic genius, these men and women have earned Pulitzer Prizes, NAACP awards and even Nobel Prizes, among other honors and their works will be highlighted on their birth months.

     Amiri Baraka   Faith Ringgold    Ann Petry   Alice Childress   Arna Bontemps   Ntozake Shange   Terry McMillian   Ayi Kwei Armah