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Daily Inspirations for Writers and Readers

Daily Inspirations for Writers and Readers from the lives and books of authors

Tag: african american women

June 22nd – Octavia Butler

“Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it.” Octavia Butler Writer Octavia Butler was born on June 22nd, 1947.  After her father died when she was seven, she was raised by her widowed mother in Southern California.… Read More June 22nd – Octavia Butler

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October 18th – Ntozake Shange

“Creation is everything you do. Make something.” Ntozake Shange Playwright and poet Ntozake Shange was born Paulette Linda Williams on October 18th, 1948, in Trenton, New Jersey. Her father was a surgeon, and her mother an educator and psychiatric social worker. Her parents had a strong interest in the arts, and guests at their home… Read More October 18th – Ntozake Shange

October 18, 2021 Amy C Manikowski1 Comment

September 23rd – Mary Church Terrell

“And so, lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go, struggling and striving, and hoping that the buds and blossoms of our desires will burst into glorious fruition ere long.”  Mary Church Terrell Mary Church Terrell was born on September 23, 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee. Although both of her parents were born into slavery,… Read More September 23rd – Mary Church Terrell

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