Balogun Ojetade
Ojetade is a writer and filmmaker who happens to be one of the youngest people on the list. He has written: “Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman (Books 1 and 2),” “Redeemer” and “Once Upon a Time in Afrika.”
Leslie Esdaile Banks
Banks was a writer who worked in many different genres and areas. Focusing on fantasy, Banks’ “The Vampire Huntress Legend Series” is a 13-book series. Banks published nearly 50 books. Sadly, she died in 2011 of cancer.
Where is Nalo Hopkinson on this list??? Don't forget to represent the queer Afro-futuristic writers….