Brenda M. Greene

Brenda M. Greene
Born (1950-10-29) October 29, 1950 (age 74)
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationNew York University (BS, PhD)
Hunter College (MA)
Occupation(s)Scholar, educational leader, author, literary activist, and radio host
TitleFounder and Executive Director of the Center for Black Literature
AwardsLynnette Velasco Community Impact Award (2015)

Percy E. Sutton SEEK Women’s Empowerment Award (2016)

Brenda M. Greene, is an American scholar, author, literary activist, and radio host at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York. Greene is also the founder and executive director of the Center for Black Literature,[1] the director of the National Black Writers Conference,[2] and the former chair of the English department at Medgar Evers College.[3] Prior to her work in the academy, Greene also worked as an educator in the New York City Public School system, and with civic and political organizations, to enrich and engage the community-at-large. Since 2004, she has served as a radio host on WNYE radio, connecting listeners to some of today's most accomplished writers. She is the former board chair of the Nkiru Center for Education and Culture, co-founded by hip hop icons Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli. Greene is a member of The Wintergreen Women Writers Collective.[4]

  1. ^ "Center for Black Literature".
  2. ^ "NBWC". Center for Black Literature.
  3. ^ "Brenda Greene". Medgar Evers College.
  4. ^ "The Wintergreen Women Writers Collective".