| Summary: | Author, fiction writer, and scriptwriter Khephra Burns was born Keith Burns on October 2, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. Burns earned his B.A. degree in English and drama from the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1978, Burns joined the staff of WNET-13, the New York City PBS affiliate, as a writer and associate producer. Burns wrote one of the first series of salutes to outstanding African Americans to be televised for Black History Month. Burns is the author of several books including, Black Stars in Orbit, Mansa Musa, and Confirmation: The Spiritual Wisdom that has Shaped Our Lives, which he wrote with his wife, Susan Taylor. As a playwright, Harry Belafonte commissioned Burns to write Staggalee, a full-length stage drama. He also wrote African Odyssey, which premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and Tall Horse, which premiered in New York City in 2005. It also played in South Africa.
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