My American Author

For this assignment i have choosen Sister Souljah a strong African American author who also happens to be a political activist. i hope to enjoy her readings and get a better understanding of her work.


Brittany Crawford
January 23, 2008
Block C
Author Proposal

For my American author project I am choosing an all time favorite author, Sister Souljah. She has always been one of my favorite authors and she has wrote many of my favorite books. Her style of writing and the way she relates to youth of today intrigues me. I can relate to Sister Souljah because she has been through a lot in her life and writes books about struggling through these times. Sister Souljah not only defines being an American author but she also is a great contribution to society.
She has set the bar very high for young African American aspiring for young writers all around the world. My author not only meets the standard, she exceeds it. My author is important because she has books that read mostly by youth. She has made many accomplishments and has had many intrigued by her books.
I want to take from this project a better understanding of my author and her motives when writing. I want to do this author for my project because I know it is a challenge and I know that many people may not know about her. She has great literature and I know that reading more of her work will help give me a better understanding of how she is as a person.
Sister Souljah’s work will enable me to write a good paper because her work is very versistyle. She has many styles and ways that she writes to different types of youth. Some people may argue that Sister Souljah may write very bluntly and explicitly, however her writing holds much truth. Her books hold values and morals that are taught when growing and she writes with many matephors. Many people are able to relate to her writing because it isn’t sugar coated and holds nothing back. At this point I plan on reading two of her books which include No Disrespect and The Coldest Winter Ever. From what I had read from Sister Souljah her books have made me enjoy reading. I plan on reading No Disrespect first because this book I haven’t heard of before and I want to read it first. I also noticed that this was one of her earlier books and that this one has an interesting title. I plan on reading her more well known book, The Coldest Winter Ever. A lot of my friends have read this book and really enjoyed it. The only thing that I am worried about is the fact that these book isn’t education and will not be accepted. My author is not only a writer but a political activist for the violence amongst African-american youth.