writers

ntozake shange
octavia butler
audre lorde
bell hooks
angela y. davis
nikki giovanni
toni morrison
lucille clifton
gwendolyn brooks
gloria anzaldúa
maya angelou
nnedi okorafor
n.k. jemisin
tananarive due
nalo hopkinson
leah lakshmi piepzna-samarasinha
alexis pauline gumbs
missy fuego
alysia angel
shannon barber
marianne kirby
adrienne maree brown
eve ewing

musicians

erykah badu
janelle monae
beyoncé
jill scott
lizzo
jean grae

visual artists

lorna simpson
wangechi mutu
kara walker
kehinde wiley
frida kahlo
coco fusco