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Carolivia HerronCarolivia Herron (born July 22, 1947 - ) is a writer of children's and adult's literature. She was born to Oscar Smith Herron and Georgia Carol (Johnson) Herron, in Washington D.C. She has a B.A. in English from Eastern Baptist College in Pennsylvania (now Eastern College). She earned an M.A. in English from Villanova University in 1973 and and MFA in creative writing and a Ph.D. in comparative literature and literary theory from the University of Pennsylvania. Herron converted to Judaism in adulthood, and claims maternal-line Jewish descent from her grandmother via Jewish Geechees. Her debut novel, Thereafter Johnnie, a semi-autobiographical portrayal of African-American life, was critically well-received. Her critically-acclaimed picture book Nappy Hair, a call and response story based on her own experiences as a child, was the cause of massive controversy when a New York City public school teacher was accused of racism after using it in the classroom. Herron edited the papers of Angelina Weld Grimke for Oxford University Press. Herron has taught literature at many institutions, including Harvard University, Mount Holyoke College, Brandeis University, and Marien N'Guabi University in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. Her scholarship includes work on African-American Judaica, children's literature, multicultural literature, and Star Trek. She also teaches children directly. Herron is currently developing Epicenter Literary Software to assist in her work with children, literacy, and multiculturalism. Bibliography Adult Thereafter Johnnie, 1991 Children's Nappy Hair, 1997 Non-fiction Selected works of Angelina Weld Grimk, 1991 External links References 'Carolivia Herron.' Notable Black American Women, Book 3. Gale Group, 2002. Herron, Carolivia Herron, Carolivia Herron, Carolivia Herron, Carolivia
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