Wild Women Don't Wear No Blues: Black Women Writers on Love, Men and Sex (1993).Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent (1992, ed.Saving Our Sons Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World (1994).A Miracle Everyday: Triumph and Transformation in the Lives of Single Mothers (1999).Don't Play in the Sun – One Woman's Journey Through The Color Complex.
Īs a literary activist, she co-founded the Washington, D.C.-based African-American Writers Guild, as well as the Hurston/Wright Foundation, named in honor of Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright, which serves the national and international community of Black writers and administers the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award.
She has held previous Writer-in-Residence positions at Brandeis University, University of the District of Columbia, Hampton University, Simmons College, Columbia College, William and Mary, Old Dominion University and Howard University. She holds the position of Writer in Residence at the University of the District of Columbia, in Washington, D.C. She has taught at many colleges and universities, including the University of Lagos in Lagos, Nigeria, Roxbury Community College, Emerson College, American University, George Mason University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Golden's first book, Migrations of the Heart (1983), was a memoir based on her experiences coming of age during the 1960s and her political activism as well as her marriage to a Nigerian and her life in Nigeria, where she lived for four years. After graduating from Columbia, she worked in publishing and began a career as a freelance writer, writing feature articles for many magazines and newspapers including Essence Magazine, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. degree in American Studies and English from American University and a M.SC. Marita Golden was born in Washington, D.C., in 1950 and attended the city's public schools. Marita Golden (born April 28, 1950) is an American novelist, nonfiction writer, professor, and co-founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, a national organization that serves as a resource center for African-American writers. Woman of the Year Award from Zeta Phi Beta in Journalism from Columbia UniversityĢ002 Authors Guild Award for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community,Ģ001 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award presented by Poets and Writers
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