GA HR1594

Georgia House Resolution recognizing and commending Dr. Daniel Black, a novelist, scholar, and professor of African American studies and English at Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College since 1993

Dr. Black is author of multiple novels including They Tell Me of a Home, The Sacred Place, Perfect Peace, Twelve Gates to the City, The Coming, and Listen to the Lambs

Nominated for several literary awards including the Townsend Literary Prize, Ernest J. Gaines Award, Ferro-Grumley Literary Prize, Lambda Literary Award, and Georgia Author of the Year Prize

Founder of the Ndugu and Nzinga Rites of Passage Nation, a mentoring organization teaching character principles to African-American youth

Delivered a viral commencement speech at Clark Atlanta University in May 2024; resolution directs the Clerk to provide a copy to Dr. Black