Haki R. Madhubuti
American poet and publisher (born 1942)
Haki R. Madhubuti (born Don Luther Lee on February 23, 1942) is an African-American author, educator, and poet, as well as a publisher and operator of black-themed bookstores. He is particularly recognized for co-founding Third World Press in 1967, considered the oldest independent black publishing house in the United States.2
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Born Feb 23, 1942.1
About
As a poet and lecturer, Madhubuti has convened workshops and served as guest or keynote speaker at colleges, universities, libraries, and community centers in the U.S. and abroad.
The name Haki means "just" or "justice," and Madhubuti means "precise, accurate and dependable," both names deriving from the Swahili language. He changed his name in 1974.
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Companies
- Third World PressFounder19
Early life and education
- 1984University of Iowa Master of Fine Arts3 4
- Date not recordedDunbar Vocational High School3
- Date not recordedCity Colleges of Chicago3
- Date not recordedRoosevelt University3
Early years and education
Born Donald Luther Lee in Little Rock, Arkansas, Madhubuti adopted his Swahili name after visiting Africa in 1974. He was raised in Detroit, Michigan, with his mother until the age of 16, when she was murdered. His mother, Maxine, was the prime force behind his creativity and interest in black literature and arts. After serving in the United States Army from 1960 to 1963, Madhubuti received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa in 1984.
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Career
Occupation: poet, university teacher, writer, editor, publisher.8
- Date not recordedWorked at Chicago State University5
- Date not recordedWorked at Cornell University5
- Date not recordedWorked at Northeastern Illinois University5
- Date not recordedWorked at DePaul University4 5
- Date not recordedWorked at Columbia College Chicago4 5
- Date not recordedWorked at Morgan State University5
- Date not recordedWorked at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign5
- Date not recordedWorked at Howard University5
- Date not recordedFounded Black Literary Hall of Fame6
- Date not recordedFounded Third World Press7
Known for: Third World Press.9
Personal life
Madhubuti's 2005 book, Yellow Black, is an autobiographical novel detailing the first 21 years of his life. He lives in Chicago with his wife Safisha Madhubuti, professor emeritus at Northwestern University.
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Awards
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- 1WikidataHaki R. Madhubuti on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHaki R. Madhubuti on Wikipedia
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- 19WikidataThird World Press, Founder
- 20Wikimedia CommonsHaki R. Madhubuti photo by Slowking4, GFDL 1.2