Essex Hemphill

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:activist
gptkb:poet
essayist
gptkbp:activeYears 1970s–1995
gptkbp:awardReceived National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry
gptkbp:causeOfDeath AIDS-related complications
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1957-04-16
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1995-11-04
gptkbp:editor Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_the_District_of_Columbia
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Essex Hemphill
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Audre_Lorde
Joseph Beam
gptkbp:movement African-American literature
LGBT rights
Black gay literature
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men
Ceremonies: Prose and Poetry
Conditions: Poems
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:writer
actor
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:sexualOrientation gay
gptkbp:subjectOf Looking for Langston (film)
Tongues Untied (film)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LGBT_Poetry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6