Herb Boyd Explained

Herb Boyd
Birth Date:1 November 1938
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation:Journalist, teacher, author, and activist
Alma Mater:Wayne State University

Herb Boyd (born November 1, 1938)[1] is an American journalist, teacher, author, and activist. His articles appear regularly in the New York Amsterdam News. He teaches black studies at the City College of New York and the College of New Rochelle.[2]

Biography

Boyd was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan.[1] [3] He met Malcolm X in 1958 and credits him as an inspiration: "[Malcolm] set me on the path to become the writer-activist I am, to try to live up to the very ennobling things that he represented."[4]

Boyd attended Wayne State University, graduating with a BA degree in philosophy.[5] During the late 1960s, he helped establish the first black studies classes there and went on to teach at the university for 12 years.[6] He also co-developed and instructed the initial curriculum in jazz studies at the Oberlin Conservatory.[7]

In addition to the Amsterdam News, Boyd's work has been published in The Black Scholar, The City Sun, Down Beat, Emerge, and Essence.[1] [2] He has been recognized with awards from the National Association of Black Journalists and the New York Association of Black Journalists.[2] In 2014, the National Association of Black Journalists inducted Boyd into its Hall of Fame.[8]

Brotherman, which Boyd co-edited with Robert L. Allen, was given the 1995 American Book Award.[9] His biography Baldwin's Harlem was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2009.[10]

Boyd was managing editor of The Black World Today, a now-defunct online news service.[1] [11]

In 2018, Boyd was honored with the Outstanding Career Achievement Award at the James Aronson Social Justice Journalism Awards at Hunter College. Boyd credited his wife, writer and professor Elza Dinwiddie-Boyd, for editing his published books.[12]

Selected works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Contemporary Authors . Herb Boyd . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107113027/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3416600022.html . November 7, 2017 . May 31, 2012 . January 1, 2005 .
  2. News: Veteran Author Nominated for an NAACP Image Award . February 5, 2009 . . .
  3. News: African Voices Honors Four Treasures . Angaza . Maitefa . June 10, 2010 . . .
  4. News: Recollecting and Defending the Legacy of Malcolm X Today . May 26, 2011 . New York Amsterdam News . . . Also at New York Amsterdam News, December 13, 2012.
  5. Web site: Herb Boyd. The History Makers. December 2013. February 24, 2022.
  6. News: Attacks on Afrocentrism Threaten Black Studies . Anderson . Rhonda . April 3, 1996 . . .
  7. Web site: Outrage at Oberlin College . Herb . Boyd . January 28, 2016 . New York Amsterdam News . January 30, 2016 .
  8. Web site: 2014 NABJ Hall of Fame Induction and Reception . National Association of Black Journalists . November 29, 2013 .
  9. Web site: Department of Energy To Hold Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325115035/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1328488101.html . March 25, 2016 . January 5, 2007 . US Fed News Service . May 31, 2012 .
  10. Web site: The 40th NAACP Image Awards . May 31, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511031457/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/nom_lit.php . May 11, 2012 .
  11. Web site: Interview with Herb Boyd . Claire E. . White . November 1997 . The Internet Writing Journal . January 30, 2016 .
  12. Web site: May 24, 2018. Herb Boyd receives social justice award. December 18, 2021. New York Amsterdam News. en-US.

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