Nathan Thompson
Born:
Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Thompson is a native Chicagoan. Biography: Nathan Thompson is a critically acclaimed freelance writer whose works on Policy, and Bronzeville, have been published in ''Source Magazine'', ''Chicago Defender'', ''Lakefront Outlook'' and ''South Street Journal'' newspapers. As a preservation activist, he was a driving force in saving such Bronzeville landmarks as the Palm Tavern, Metropolitan Community Church, and the Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments from the wrecking ball.Founder of the Bronzville Press & Screenworks, Thompson has been featured in numerous media outlets including: WTTW-TV's Chicago Tonight, Tavis Smiley's National Public Radio Show, The Cliff Kelley Show on WVON and WVAZ radio, the Hot Springs Sentinel, Michigan Chronicle, Pittsburgh Courier, Tri-State Defender, Rolling Out, N'DIGO, Chicago Sun-Times, and Dawn Turner Trice's Chicago Tribune column. Thompson is a member of the Society of Midland Authors, Bronzeville Historic Preservation Society, the Bronzeville Merchants Association, and an Advisory Board Member of the Black Metropolis Convention and Tourism Council. He has been honored by the Vivian Harsh Society and by the Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago.
Awards:
- 2005 Black Excellence Award for Non-Fiction Literature from the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago
Website: http://www.policykings.com
Nathan Thompson on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=nathan+thompson
Selected Titles
Kings : ISBN: 0972487506 OCLC: 52692236 Bronzeville Press, Chicago : ©2003. |