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E. Lynn Harris has died

July 24th, 2009
Black gay author E. Lynn Harris

Black gay author E. Lynn Harris

UPDATE: Other news outlets have confirmed that E. Lynn Harris has died. Word from some sources is that he died of cardiac arrest.

A news report posted about 10:30 this morning on Arkansas Sports 360.com says that black gay author E. Lynn Harris has died.

I have not yet seen the report confirmed elsewhere.

The report describes Harris, 54, as a “cheerleading sponsor/coach for Arkansas and a passionate Razorbacks fan.” It says he was on a book tour of the West Coast.

Harris authored 11 books, mostly about the experience of being black and gay. His most recent book, “Basketball Jones,” was about a closeted gay NBA player and his lover.

— Tammye Nash

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  1. JW Richard Says:
    July 24th, 2009 at 10:45 am

    http://www.bvnewswire.com/2009/07/24/e-lynn-harris-dead-at-53/

  2. Jenna Marie Christian Says:
    July 24th, 2009 at 10:47 am

    I am so saddened by this. I am a huge E Lynn Harris Fan…Such a Heartbreaking situation

  3. deanna Says:
    July 24th, 2009 at 11:48 am

    Awful! He will be truly missed. I’ve reread his novels numerious times. My prayers go out to his family and close friends.

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  5. Fanita Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    It is so said to hear that a man that taught women black and white so much about the black man and his sexual ways has left us so soon

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