About Lalita Tademy
Lalita Tademy is an American novelist, speaker, businesswoman, and literary critic who is regarded as one of the central figures in African feminism of African diaspora. Her first novel and magnum opus, Cane River (2001), focused on history and black women in the 1950s and has shaped her perspective on the history of the United States. Along with Cane River, she has written Red River (2006) and Citizens Creek (2014). Her works are mostly historical non-fiction of feminist literature.
