Ed Bullins is a prolific playwright whose work emerged during the Black Arts Movement. His work received numerous accolades, including a Drama Desk Award, an Obie Award, and the Guggenheim Fellowship for playwrighting. In addition to his successful career as a playwright, he was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panthers.
The Helper appears in The Hungered One: Short Stories, published by Akashi Classics: Renegade Reprint Series.