Hari Ziyad is a screenwriter and author whose debut book, the bestselling Black Boy Out of Time, is the story of growing up Black and queer in Cleveland, Ohio as one of nineteen children of a Hindu Hare Krishna mother and a Muslim father, and was recognized among the best LGBTQ books of 2021.[1][2][3] They were previously a staff writer on The Neighborhood and a script consultant on David Makes Man.[4][5]
Hari Ziyad | |
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| Born | Hari-Gaura Ziyad February 5, 1992 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Black Boy Out of Time |
| Television | The Neighborhood |
| Mother | Krsnanandini Dasi |
They are an activist and the former creator and editor in chief of RaceBaitr,[6] an online publication centered around the topics of race, gender, and prison and police abolition, which rose to prominence as the Jessica Krug story broke.[7][8][9] They are also the former managing editor of the Black Youth Project, and their writing has been featured in Vanity Fair, Gawker, Out, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Ebony, Paste Magazine, and in the peer-reviewed academic journal Critical Ethnic Studies, among other publications.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Early life
editZiyad was born in Cleveland, Ohio to father Tariq Ziyad, an African-American Muslim and former member of the Nation of Islam, and mother Krsnanandini Dasi, one of the first African-American followers of the Hare Krishna religion. They have eighteen siblings.[17]
Ziyad has spoken extensively about how their multi-faith upbringing and being homeschooled before attending Cleveland Heights High School deeply affected their creative perspective and voice as a writer. They received their BFA in film and television from New York University.[18]
Personal life
editZiyad identifies as non-binary and queer, and they are a practitioner of Hoodoo.[19][20] They live in Los Angeles, California.
References
edit- ^ Specter, Emma (2021-03-25). "The 15 LGBTQ+ Books We're Most Excited About This Year". Vogue. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "The Best LGBTQ Books of 2021, According to American Librarians". 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ Magazine, Contexts. "RaceBaitr talks #HistoryByHillary, queerness - Contexts". Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "Hari Ziyad". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ Harling, Willem Finn (2021-02-28). "May We Present... Hari Ziyad's Black Boy Out of Time". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "Great 28: Meet Hari Ziyad, The Creator of RaceBaitR -". BET. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ Ziyad, Hari (2020-12-17). "The Stories and Lies of Jess Krug". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "Trans and Nonbinary Writers to Read on This National Transgender Day of Visibility and Beyond". 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "Hari Ziyad on cultivating a world where Black queer people can thrive". Mic. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ Ziyad, Hari (2020-12-17). "The Stories and Lies of Jess Krug". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ Ziyad, Hari. "Ghetto University: Lessons in Survival". Gawker. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "Hari Ziyad". www.out.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "Hari Ziyad | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "Hari Ziyad | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "Ebony". Ebony. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "Most Recent By Hari Ziyad :: Paste". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ Annie Nickoloff, cleveland com (2021-04-02). "Author Hari Ziyad explores Cleveland childhood in memoir 'Black Boy Out Of Time'". cleveland. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ Annie Nickoloff, cleveland com (2021-04-02). "Author Hari Ziyad explores Cleveland childhood in memoir 'Black Boy Out Of Time'". cleveland. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "BOMB Magazine | A Prayer for Another World". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "Hoodoo Plant Mamas: Ep 18: Misafropedia and Inner Child Work with Hari Ziyad on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
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