Shelia P. Moses
BIO
SHELIA P. MOSES is an African American poet, historian, producer, and author of 32 books. She has written two plays, produced the Dick Gregory tribute at the Kennedy Center, and authored notable works such as The Sittin’ Up, Callus on My Soul (comedian Dick Gregory’s memoir), We Were the Fire: Birmingham, 1963, and I, Dred Scott. In 2004, she was nominated for the National Book Award and received a Coretta Scott King Honor for The Legend of Buddy Bush. In 2009, her novel Joseph’s Grace was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.
Moses is also the founder of the George Moses Horton Book Festival and chairs the committee that has established 10 Little Free Libraries in her hometown of Northampton County, North Carolina. Her recent works include African American and Educated: The Legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Sharing the Dream. Sharing the Dream is illustrated by Keith Mallett.
SHARING THE DREAM