Quincy Troupe is the author of 17 books, including American Book Award winners Snake-Back Solos and Miles: The Autobiography. In 1991, he received the prestigious Peabody Award for “The Miles Davis Radio Project,” broadcast in seven parts on National Public Radio. Troupe co-authored the best seller The Pursuit of Happyness with Chris Gardner, which chronicled Gardner’s journey from homelessness to success on Wall Street. The book became the basis of an award-winning movie of the same name, starring Will Smith. Troupe is professor emeritus of creative writing and American and Caribbean literature at the University of California, San Diego, and the founding editorial director for Code Magazine. He is currently editor of Black Renaissance Noire, published by the Institute of African American Affairs at New York University.
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