Marcia Ann Gillespie, Date of Birth

Marcia Ann Gillespie

American activist

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1944

Profession: writer, professor, editor, activist, consultant, management consultant

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Marcia Ann Gillespie (born 10 July 1944) is an African-American magazine editor, writer, professor, media and management consultant, and racial and gender justice activist.
She previously served as editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine and Ms.
Magazine.
She co-authored the authorized biography Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration, and is currently working on her own memoir titled When Blacks Became Americans.
She teaches media and communications at SUNY Old Westbury College as a visiting professor.