Education:B.A., University of Memphis, 1964; M.A. in 1966; Ph.D in English, Brandeis University, 1974.
Known for:Essays on African-American literature
Occupations:Professor, literary critic, feminist scholar, black studies scholar
Notable work:"Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: An American Grammar Book", 1987; Comparative American Identities: Race, Sex, and Nationality in the Modern Text, 1991