Historian: Carter G. Woodson ( December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) -
                                            Carter G. Woodson - Association of the Study of African American Life and History, known as the "Father of Black History"
                                            Carter G. Woodson - Africa Within, short biography
                                            Carter G. Woodson - Gale Cengage Learning Biography

Poet: Langston Hughes - (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) -
                                            Langston Hughes - The My Hero Project, including a few pictures and biography
                                            Langston Hughes - Scholastic.com biography (great resource for teachers)
                                            Langston Hughes - From the Poetry Foundation: a biography and list of work

Maya Angelou - (April 4, 1928 -            ) -
                                            Maya Angelou - Academy of Achievement: biography and pictures
                                            Maya Angelou - from the Poetry Foundation: a biography and list of work
                                            Maya Angelou - timeline of accomplishments

Faith Ringgold - (October 8, 1930 -       ) -
                                            Faith Ringgold - A website of her own story; links to her chronology (timeline)
                                            Faith Ringgold - BookRags: a biography
                                            Faith Ringgold - Children's Lit...Meet the Author

Zora Neale Hurston - (January 7, 1891 - January 28, 1960) -
                                            Zora Neale Hurston - Women in History biography
                                            Zora Neale Hurston - Webster.edu biography
                                            Zora Neale Hurston - a biography written for students

Alex Haley ( August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992)
                                           Alex Haley - Alex-Haley.com biography
                                           Alex Haley - The Museum of Broadcast Communications, a biography and a list of works
                                           Alex Haley - Tennessee History, preservation and educational artifacts

Ida B. Wells ( July 16, 1862-March 25, 1931 ) -
                                           Ida B. Wells - Gale Cengage Learning biography
                                           Ida B. Wells - Africa Within biography
                                           Ida B. Wells - Kid friendly and includes pictures

Phillis Wheatley (1735 - December 5, 1784) -
                                           Phillis Wheatley - Women in History biography
                                           Phillis Wheatley - Virginia Commonwealth University biography of Phillis Wheatley
                                           Phillis Wheatley - Poetry Foundation Biography

Virginia Hamilton ( March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) -
                                          Virginia Hamilton - Official Website, biography
                                          Virginia Hamilton - Ohio Reading Road Trip, biography and other links to Virginia Hamilton's roots
                                          Virginia Hamilton - biography including list of works

Alice Walker - (February 9, 1944 -              )
                                          Alice Walker - Noteable Biographies
                                          Alice Walker - the New Georgia Encyclopedia, including a biography, list of short stories, poems, and more
                                          Alice Walker - a homepage for Alice Walker, including biography

Jerry Pinkney - (December 22, 1939 -            )
                                          Jerry Pinkney - Reading Rockets, a video interview with Jerry Pinkney
                                          Jerry Pinkney - Jerry Pinkney Studio, take a look at the books he has illustrated
                                          Jerry Pinkney - biography from Children's Literature