Hi I'm
Dr. Brenda M. Greene
Educator, Author, Researcher,
and advocate of the written word.
I’m a Professor of English and Founder and Executive Director Emeritus of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY.
My research and scholarship include African American literature, composition, and multicultural literature. I’m editor of The African Presence and Influence on the Cultures of the Americas and co-editor of Resistance and Transformation: Conversations with Black Writers; Meditations and Ascensions: Black Writers on Writing; Redefining Ourselves, Black Writers in the Nineties; and Rethinking American Literature and I’ve written extensive essays, book reviews, and grants in English Studies.
I’ve consistently pursued my passion of expanding, broadening, and enriching the public’s knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of the value of the literature produced by Black writers and I’ve spearheaded public and academic programs that support Black Writers.
My educational leadership and professional accomplishments span more than 50 years. I’ve has also been the host of the long-running weekly program, Writers on Writing, heard on New York airwaves (WNYE, 91.5 FM) and globally online. The program features writers of the African Diaspora discussing their lives, their creative process, and their work (novels, poems, plays, nonfiction, and more).