KING, Anita 1931-

PERSONAL: Born February 3, 1931, in Detroit, MI; daughter of Hugo P. (a skilled factory worker) and Almeta (a homemaker) King. Ethnicity: "Human." Education: University of Detroit, B.Mus., 1956; New York University, graduate study, 1961–62.

ADDRESSES: Home—10 E. 138th St., Apt. 8E, New York, NY 10037.

CAREER: Writer. FM Guide, New York, NY, associate editor, 1966–69; Essence, New York, NY, copy editor, 1969–71; freelance writer, 1971–80; Opera Digest, New York, NY, associate editor, 1980–83; freelance writer, 1983–. Graphic artist, specializing in sacred geometrical forms, 1992–; also works as photographer and translator.

WRITINGS:

(Editor) Quotations in Black, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1981.

An Introduction to Candomblé Roots of Brazil (Brooklyn, NY), 1987.

Samba, and Other Afro-Brazilian Dance Expressions, Roots of Brazil (Brooklyn, NY), 1989.

(Editor) Contemporary Quotations in Black, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1997.

Dance Herald: A Descriptive Index, 1975–1981, privately printed, 2002.

Author of booklets on Afro-Brazilian religion. Author of "Family Tree," a black history series in Essence, 1973–79. Contributor to periodicals, including FM Guide, Tuesday, and Schomburg Center Journal.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, October 15, 1997, review of Contemporary Quotations in Black, p. 426; February 15, 1999, Nora Harris, review of Contemporary Quotations in Black, p. 1087.

Library Journal, May 1, 1997, Carolyn M. Mulac, review of Contemporary Quotations in Black, p. 94.