Haki R. Madhubuti

Biography

Haki R. Madhubuti (born Don Luther Lee on February 23, 1942) is an African-American author, educator, and poet, as well as a publisher and operator of black-themed bookstores. He is particularly recognized for co-founding Third World Press in 1967, considered the oldest independent black publishing house in the United States. As a poet and lecturer, Madhubuti has convened workshops and served as guest or keynote speaker at colleges, universities, libraries, and community centers in the U.S. and abroad.

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