Bio

Dr. Brenda M. Greene, who has committed her life to teaching, scholarship, and literary activism, is Professor Emerita and Founder and Executive Director Emerita of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College. Professor Greene’s research and scholarship include African American literature, composition, and multicultural literature. She is 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. She has also written extensive essays, grants, and book reviews and has served as a featured speaker and presenter at forums in her areas of expertise. Dr. Greene is the visionary behind groundbreaking programs that support Black Writers and the mission of Medgar Evers College, CUNY. Most notably through the Center for Black Literature, Dr. Greene has pursued her passion of expanding, broadening, and enriching the public’s knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of the value of the literature produced by Black writers and worked to seek support for nurturing and cultivating the critical reading and writing habits of a cross-generation of readers. She is the book review editor for Our Time Press and co-host of Writers on Writing, heard on New York airwaves (WNYE, 91.5 FM) and globally online. Dr. Greene has been honored with awards.