• Facebook
  • X
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Youtube

Biographers International Organization

  • News
  • About
    • About BIO
    • Newsletters
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Advisory Council
    • Bylaws
    • Code of Conduct
    • Statement on Fair Use
  • Conferences
    • Biography Lab 2025
    • Annual BIO Conference
    • Montgomery 2025: Telling the Stories of Black Lives through Biography
    • Past Conferences
    • Past Biography Labs
  • Awards
    • The BIO Award
    • The Plutarch Award
    • The Hazel Rowley Prize
    • The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship
    • The Robert and Ina Caro Research/Travel Fellowship
    • The Chip Bishop Fellowship
    • Editorial Excellence Award
    • Biblio Award
    • The Ray A. Shepard Service Award
    • Kitty Kelley Dissertation Fellowship in Biography
  • Authors
  • Join
    • Become a BIO Member
  • Podcast
  • Donate
  • Members Area
  • Contact

Race, Racism, and Biography

Six BIO members shared their views on race and biography for the July issue of The Biographer’s Craft:

Black Lives/Young Readers by Ray Anthony Shepard

Archival Interventions: Reconstructing Life on the Margins of History by Pamela Newkirk

Biography Matters by Patricia Bell-Scott

Before There Was Karen, There Was Miss Anne by Carla Kaplan

The Sword and the Shield by Peniel E. Joseph

Biography Has Mattered to Black Lives by Eric K. Washington

 

July 10th, 2020
Published under: Biography, News Tags: Black Lives Matter, Carla Kaplan, Eric K. Washington, Pamela Newkirk, Peniel E. Joseph, Ray Anthony Shepard

  • Welcome to BIO!

    Biographers International Organization has a worldwide membership of biographers. We also welcome those working on documentaries and biographies for young adults or children. Whether you're a writer, editor, or agent, first-timer or veteran, published or unpublished, aspiring or merely looking, BIO is here for you.
  • Feeling Stuck?

    Whatever state your biography’s in—vague idea, proposal, well underway—BIO’s experienced biographers can help. BIO offers a one-hour coaching session via phone or email for a members’ discounted rate of $60. (Coaches may charge more for subsequent hours.) To learn more about the program and the coaches, click here.

  • Latest Podcast

    Podcast #217 – David Levering Lewis

    In this special episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, National Humanities Medal recipient, and New York University history professor emeritus David Levering Lewis discusses his latest book—a sweeping exploration of his own […]

  • Features

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • News
  • About
  • BIO Conference
  • Awards
  • Authors
  • Join
  • Podcasts
  • Donate
  • Members Area
  • Contact
© 2025 Biographers International Organization All Rights Reserved. BIO logo designed by Stephanie May.