Era Bell Thompson (Agosti 10, 1905 - Desemba 30, 1986) alikuwa mhitimu wa Chuo Kikuu cha (North Dakota) (UND) na mhariri wa jarida la Ebony. Alikuwa pia mpokeaji wa gavana wa Dakota ya Kaskazini.Kituo cha tamaduni nyingi cha UND kilipewa jina lake. Thompson alizaliwa Agosti 10, mwaka 1905, huko Des Moines, Iowa, Cromwell, Adelaide M. (1969). Apropos of Africa: sentiments of Negro American leaders on Africa from the 1800s to the 1950s. Routledge, 272. ISBN 0-7146-1757-1.  Includes brief bio and a selection from Africa.