First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

LITERATURE (noun)
1. the humanistic study of a body of literature
2. creative writing of recognized artistic value
FIRST (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
FIRST (adjective)
1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to set in motion
FIRST (adverb)
1. prominently forward
2. before anything else

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