U.S. Census Bureau Black History Month Daily Feature for Feb. 5: Dorothy West US NEWSWIRE WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the daily Black History Month "Profile America" feature for Sunday, Feb. 5 from the U.S. Census Bureau: Profile America for this 5th day of Black History Month. Dorothy West was one of the members of the creative outburst in the 1920s among young African-American artists and writers known as the Harlem Renaissance. By the time she was 14, she had won several writing competitions sponsored by the Boston Post, and never stopped writing until her death at the age of 91. Her main contribution to the Harlem Renaissance was as a magazine publisher, giving a forum to gifted writers such as Ralph Ellison. In her later years, new fans were found for such neglected works as "The Living is Easy," and "The Wedding," which was adapted for television by Oprah Winfrey. In the U.S. each year, more than 120-thousand new book titles are published. The largest category is fiction. This special edition of Profile America for Black History Month is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau. --- Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at 301-763-2812, fax at 301-457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov. http://www.usnewswire.com Contact: Rick Reed or Tom Edwards, 301-763-2812, both of the U.S. Census Bureau D.L.M.F OUR FAMILY GENEALOGIST http://www.geocities.com/pifox1/index.html