Background
She was born on September 24, 1948, in Harlem.
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Alexis Veaux
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Education
In 1976 she got her Bachelor from State University of New York Empire State College and got her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Buffalo.
Career
She chaired the Department of Women"s Studies, at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Her surname also appears as DeVeaux. She wrote for Essence magazine, from 1979 to 1991.
Achievements
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1972: Short story Remember Him, an Outlaw received National Black Fiction Award. 1972: First prize from Black Creation for a short story. 1973 best production award from Westchester Community College Drama Festival for Circles. 1974: NA-Northen Ireland received Brooklyn Museum of Art Books for Children Award. 1981: Don"t Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday appeared on the American Library Association"s Best Books for Young Adults list. 1981: National Endowment for the Arts fellow 1982: Unity in Media Award 1984: MADRE Humanitarian Award 1984: Fannie Lou Hammer Award 1988: An Enchanted Hair Tale received American Library Association Coretta Scott King Award. 1991: An Enchanted Hair Tale received Lorraine Hansberry Award for Excellence in Children"s Literature. 2005: Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde received the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award.
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Lorraine Hansberry Award; Wright Legacy Award; Black Fiction Award; Children Award 1972: Short story Remember Him, an Outlaw received National Black Fiction Award. 1972: First prize from Black Creation for a short story. 1973 best production award from Westchester Community College Drama Festival for Circles. 1974: NA-NI received Brooklyn Museum of Art Books for Children Award. 1981: Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday appeared on the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults list. 1981: National Endowment for the Arts fellow 1982: Unity in Media Award 1984: MADRE Humanitarian Award 1984: Fannie Lou Hammer Award 1988: An Enchanted Hair Tale received American Library Association Coretta Scott King Award. 1991: An Enchanted Hair Tale received Lorraine Hansberry Award for Excellence in Children's Literature. 2005: Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde received the Hurston-Wright Legacy AwardLorraine Hansberry Award; Wright Legacy Award; Black Fiction Award; Children Award 1972: Short story Remember Him, an Outlaw received National Black Fiction Award. 1972: First prize from Black Creation for a short story. 1973 best production award from Westchester Community College Drama Festival for Circles. 1974: NA-NI received Brooklyn Museum of Art Books for Children Award. 1981: Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday appeared on the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults list. 1981: National Endowment for the Arts fellow 1982: Unity in Media Award 1984: MADRE Humanitarian Award 1984: Fannie Lou Hammer Award 1988: An Enchanted Hair Tale received American Library Association Coretta Scott King Award. 1991: An Enchanted Hair Tale received Lorraine Hansberry Award for Excellence in Children's Literature. 2005: Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde received the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award