


Charles Rice-Gonzalez(2016)
WRITER & LGBT ACTIVIST
Charles Rice-González is a writer, Bronx LGBT activist, co-founder of BAAD!, the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, and a Distinguished Lecturer at Hostos Community College/CUNY. His debut novel, Chulito, received awards and recognitions from the American Library Association and the National Book Critics Circle.
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