Joseph "yusef" Harris 1955-2022
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Born and reared in Washington, D.C., Joseph “Yusef” Harris graduated from Morehouse College and moved to Nashville in 1977 to pursue his doctorate at Vanderbilt University. Inspired by the Black Studies/Psychology movements of the 1960s and 1970s, Harris founded Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore on April 1, 1986.
With the mantra "Power Now, Reading Is How," his work fostered pride in heritage and culture among African American communities in Nashville and beyond.
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