Khefa Nosakhere

Khefa Nosakhere (Born as Kef Ventress Marks) is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from McMain Magnet High School, holds a BA in Literature and Language from the University of Southern California as well as a graduate degree in English. His literary passion includes: 20th century American literature, creative writing, major authors and African American literature. He credits Michael Jackson, A Tribe Called Quest, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Chinua Achebe, Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick, Africa Bambatta, Langston Hughes, Rod Serling, Marvin Gaye, Maurice White and Chuck D as his major creative influences.

In 2016 he will release his nonfiction work, No Fat Tuesday, the Trouble with New Orleans, poetry, magazine articles, as well as a series of scholarly articles that highlight selected works of Richard Wright, James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison.

Fiction. Satire. Political Science. Race Relations. Economics, Civics, History. The year is 2066. America is in it's second Great Depression, the president has been impeached and found guilty. An unlikely hero emerges from the chaos.