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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 -- WILLIAM WELLS BROWN

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 -- JOURDON ANDERSON

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 -- PAULINE HOPKINS

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 -- SUTTON E. GRIGGS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 -- ANNE SPENCER

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 -- GEORGE S. SCHUYLER

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 -- MELVIN B. TOLSON

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 -- ANN PETRY

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 -- CHESTER HIMES

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 -- WILLARD MOTLEY

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 -- CAROLYN RODGERS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 -- GIL SCOTT-HERON

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 -- FRAN ROSS

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 -- SAMUEL R. DELANY

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 -- PERCIVAL EVERETT

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 -- DANZY SENNA

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 -- SUZAN-LORI PARKS

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 -- BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 -- KEVIN YOUNG

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 -- VICTOR LAVALLE

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 -- TERRANCE HAYES

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 -- AKWAEKE EMEZI

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 -- BRYAN WASHINGTON

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 -- MORGAN PARKER

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 -- BRIT BENNETT

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