Jessica B. Harris (New York, 18 Machi 1948) ni profesa, na mwandishi wa vitabu wa Marekani Jessica B. Harris ni mtoto pekee. Kati ya mwaka 1953 mpaka 1961, Harris alisoma United Nations International School huko New York City. Alihitimu elimu ya sekondari ya Sanaa High School of Performing Arts wakati alivyokuwa na miaka 16 alikuwa akifaulu kwa Alama A na B katika somo la kifaransa huko katika chuo Cha Bryn Mawr Mwaka 1968. Her junior year at Bryn Mawr, Harris studied in Paris. Following graduation, Harris returned to France to study at the Nancy-Université|Universite de Nancy]] for one year. She then earned her master's degree from Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College(1971) and a Ph.D. from New York University mwaka(1983). In 1972, Harris traveled to West Africa to work on her doctoral dissertation. Mwaka 1970 Harris alifanya kazi kama mwandishi wa Habari In kabla hajawa Mwandishindi wa vitabu Cha chakula , Alikuwa mwariri kwenye gazeti la Essence Essence na mkosoaji wa ukumbi wa michezo huko New York Amsterdam News the United States' oldest black newspaper.