Before Columbus Foundation

Before Columbus Foundation
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
FounderIshmael Reed
Websitewww.beforecolumbusfoundation.com

The Before Columbus Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by Ishmael Reed, "dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary American multicultural literature".[1] The Foundation makes annual awards for books published in the US during the previous year that make contributions to American multicultural literature.[2]

  1. ^ "Our Story". Beyond Columbus Foundation. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Before Columbus Foundation, American Book Awards", Poets & Writers.