Melba Joyce Boyd (born April 2, 1950) is an American writer, editor and academic, who is a significant figure in African-American poetry.
During the 1970s and early 1980s, she taught English at Cass Technical High School in Detroit and at Wayne County Community College.
[4] Boyd is a former editor at Broadside Press, which was once the best-known American publisher of African-American literature.
[6] She has written, produced and directed the documentary film The Black Unicorn: Dudley Randall and the Broadside Press.
Common themes include urban life and the divides created by class and race.