Cheryll Y. Greene (December 20, 1943 – December 19, 2013) was an

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editor and scholar. Her work focused on history, culture, and social justice issues. She served as executive editor of ''Essence'' magazine and was involved in major projects about the life and times of

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. Between 1979 and 1985, Greene used ''Essence'', a fashion magazine for

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women, as a platform for publication of work about the

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. While at the Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS) at

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between 2001 and 2004, she was managing editor of the Malcolm X Project, as well as managing editor of ''Souls'', an

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journal. At IRAAS, she collaborated with

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in developing and conducting oral history interviews with associates of Malcolm X. Greene was a curatorial and research consultant for the 2005 exhibition ''Malcolm X: A Search for Truth'' at

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Selected publications

* ''Tight Little Island: Chicago's West Woodlawn Neighborhood, 1900-1950, in the Words of Its Inhabitants''. Robert L. Polk, Executive Editor. Cheryll Y. Greene, Editorial Designer and Editor. CNG Editions, 2008. * "Writing the World" by Cheryll Y. Greene. ''Essence'' magazine: Volume 28, Issue 12 (April 1998). * ''Malcolm X: Make It Plain''. Text by William Strickland with the Malcolm X Documentary Production Team. Oral histories selected and edited by Cheryll Y. Greene. Viking, 1994. * ''Voices From the Battlefront: Achieving Cultural Equity''. Edited by Marta Moreno Vega and Cheryll Y. Greene. Africa World Press, 1993. * "Women Talk: A Conversation with June Jordan and Angela Davis" by Cheryll Y. Greene. ''Essence'' magazine: Volume 21, Issue 1 (May 1990). * "Word from a Sister in Exile" by Cheryll Y. Greene. ''Essence'' magazine: Volume 18, Issue 10 (February 1988). * "Angela Davis: Talking Tough" by Cheryll Y. Greene. ''Essence'' magazine: Volume 17, Issue 4 (August 1986).

References

External links

Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
* Alexis Pauline Gumbs (2016) "Spelling Soul: For Cheryll Y. Greene", ''Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society'', Volume 18, Issue 1: Black Women’s Labor: Economics, Culture, and Politics, pp. 135–143, DOI: 10.1080/10999949.2016.1162612 * Alexis Pauline Gumbs
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