As the first Black person to work at The Atlanta Constitution, Tina McElroy Ansa paved the way for generations of Black storytellers.
Tina McElroy Ansa, the celebrated author, journalist, and trailblazer whose vivid storytelling gave voice to the beauty, complexity, and resilience of Black Southern life, has joined the ancestors.
On September 10, 2024, the author died at 74 in her home on the coast of Georgia. Following her unexpected passing, McElroy Ansa’s good friend Wanda Lloyd, whom she met as a freshman at Spelman College, penned a Facebook post announcing the news.
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