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- Larry D. Alexander (born 1953) author and artist
- Clarissa Minnie Thompson Allen, author & educator
- Zamounde S. Allie Jr. (born 1965) author and poet
- Muhammad Ali
- Maya Angelou (born 1928), author and poet
- Tina McElroy Ansa
- M.K. Asante, Jr., author, poet, screenwriter, professor
- Jabari Asim
- William Attaway
- Mechelle Avey
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