All the women in the photo are reknown authors/editors. (l-r) top - Louise Meriweather, Pinky Gordon Lane, Johnetta Cole, Paula Giddins. (l-r) middle row - Pearl Cleage, Mother Gwendolyn Brooks, Toni Cade Bambara. (l-r) bottom: Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Mari Evans. Susan Ross took the photo