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Essex Hemphill(1957-1995)

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Essex Hemphill was born on 16 April 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Zaire (2025), Tongues Untied (1989) and Black Is... Black Ain't (1994). He died on 4 November 1995 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornApril 16, 1957
DiedNovember 4, 1995(38)
BornApril 16, 1957
DiedNovember 4, 1995(38)
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Known for

Carmen Banks and Benji in Zaire (2025)
Zaire
  • Writer
  • 2025
Tongues Untied (1989)
Tongues Untied
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1989
Black Is... Black Ain't (1994)
Black Is... Black Ain't
7.7
  • Self
  • 1994
Black Nations/Queer Nations? (1995)
Black Nations/Queer Nations?
  • Self - Panelist
  • 1995

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Writer

  • Carmen Banks and Benji in Zaire (2025)
    Zaire
    • writer: poetry
    • 2025
  • Tongues Untied (1989)
    Tongues Untied
    7.1
    • writer
    • 1989

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 16, 1957
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 4, 1995
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA(AIDS)

Did you know

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    The anniversary of Essex Hemphill's death, December 10, 1995, is now honored as a National Day of Remembrance at NYC's LGBT Center.

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