Hari Ziyad is an author whose debut novel , Black Boy Out of
Time, a story of growing up black and queer in Cleveland Ohio was
recognized amongst the best LGBTQ books in 2021.
Black Canon, like a shot across the bow, is a literally show that showcases writers from the African diaspora, the beauty and pain in their work, their struggles,, in a tentative to bring African literature back to America and restore a glory lost due to centuries of migrations.