Contributors are welcome for a Reference book that will be published by BrownWalker Press Publisher in 2011.
The book is tentatively titled : African – Americans and Language Literacy in the Global Context. Bridging the Foreign Language Gap. The text will consist of approximately 50 entries, each entry will vary in length from 500-3000 words. The entire volume will be approximately
180,000 words or 400 pages and will be illustrated.
If interested please send an email indicating your 1st, 2nd and 3rd
choice of preferred entries, institutional affiliation and status. Include
telephone numbers and preferred email address and mailing address to
Beatrice.russell@csus.edu. Contributors are encouraged to write multiple entries.

Confirmation of assigned entries, entry guidelines and a
description of the work will be mailed to all contributors. Once
participation and entry choices are confirmed each contributor will receive a contract from BrownWalker Press Publisher.

Entries are due March 30, 2011 (see list below). Post inquiries should be sent to:

Beatrice Russell, Ph. D
California State University, Sacramento
Department of Foreign Languages
Mariposa (MRP) Hall 2051
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
Tel. 916-278-6379
beatrice.russell@csus.edu

Entry List:
Angelu, Maya (1928-
Asante, Molefi Kete (1942-
Baldwin , James (1924-1987)
Baker, Josephine (1906-1975)
Basquiat, Jean-Michel (1960 – 1988)
Carew, Jan Rynyeld (1920-)
Chisholm, Shirley (1924-2005)
Coleman, Bessie (Queen Bessie) (1892- 1926)
Davis, Angela Y. (1944- ) ( Reserved/Taken)
Delany, Martin Robison (1812-1885)
Drew, Charles Richard (1904-1950)
Dove, Rita Frances (1952-
DuBois, W E.B. (1868-1963):
Equiano, Olaudah ( 1745 - 1797)
Evanti, Lylian (1890-1967)
Farrakhan, Louis (1933- )
Gronniosaw, James Albert Ukawsaw (1705-1775)
Hayden, Palmer C. (1890 – 1973
Hughes,Langston (1902-1976)
Johnson, James Weldon (1871- 1938)
Jones, Lois Mailou (1905-1998)
Johnson , William H. (1901-1970)
Julian, Percy Lavon (1899 -1875)
Just, Ernest Everett (1883 –1941)
Kaba, Lansiné (1940?
King, Martin Luther (1929 – 1968)
Latimer, Lewis Howard 1848-1928
Locke , Alain (1886 – 1954)
Mazrui, Alamin (1933-
Muhammed, Elijah (1897- 1975):
Mohammed, Warith Deen (1933-2008)
Mora, Elizabeth Catlett (1915-
Obama, Barack (1961-
Obama, Michelle (1964- )
Powell, Colin (1937-
Rice , Condoleezza (1954-
Rillieux, Norbert (1806-1894)
Reason, Charles (1818-1893)
Robeson, Paul 1898-1976
Rogers, Joel Augustus (1880- 1966)
Sertima, Ivan Van (1935 – 2009)
Shakur, Assata (1947 –
Simon, Nina (1933-2003)
Stevenson, Karen (1956 –
Terrell, Mary Church (1863- 1954)
West, Cornel (1953-
Wheatley, Phillis (1753- 1784)
Woodson, Carter Godwin (1875 - 1950)