Tina McElroy Ansa

Tina McElroy Ansa (1949-2024) and her husband, filmmaker Joneé Pratt Ansa (1945-2020). The couple was attending the 2009 National Book Club Conference in Atlanta. (Photo by Ron Kavanaugh on Flickr) 

Tina McElroy Ansa in 2010, at the Cultural Day festival on Sapelo Island, Georgia. (Photo by Michele Nicole Johnson)

Tina McElroy Ansa and longtime friend and former Spelman College roommate, Wanda Smalls Lloyd. Both authors were trailblazers in newspaper journalism. They also collaborated on a podcast and as editors of a book. (Photo courtesy of Wanda Smalls Lloyd)

Tina McElroy Ansa on Tybee Island, Georgia. (Photo courtesy of Wanda Smalls Lloyd)