By Will Packer You know Will Packer’s movies. From “Stomp the Yard” to “Ride Along” to “Girls Trip”, they’ve grossed more than $1 billion at the box office, including ten films that opened at number one. And, in the vein of Shonda Rhimes, he did it by featuring authentically diverse stories that highlight Black culture—something that Hollywood…
By Brad Walrond Every Where Alien is Brad Walrond’s dazzling afro-futuristic, afro-surrealist journey through New York City’s underground art movements, including the New Black Arts Movement, Black Rock Coalition, the Underground House Music-Dance community, the HIV/AIDS Black Queer Artivists, and the House Ballroom Scene. Every Where Alien catapults us to New York City mid-1990s, early-2000s…
ELLIE YANG CAMPAuthor www.ellieyangcamp.com https://substack.com/@eeewhysee Photo Download | Bio Download Ellie Yang Camp is an artist and educator from the San Francisco Bay Area. The proud daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, she has been a high school history teacher, a full-time parent, a calligrapher, an anti-racist educator, and now an author. She has a Bachelor’s degree…
KARMETRIA DUNHAM BURTON, PH.D.Author www.karmetriaburton.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. Karmetria Dunham Burton is Senior Director of Global Supplier Diversity and Inclusion for McDonald’s. An executive with over twenty years of experience in HR, supply chain, and diversity, Karmetria has worked for major corporations, including Delta Air Lines, Xerox, AT&T, IHG, and Union Pacific…
LEFTIE AUBÉAuthor https://link.chtbl.com/LeftieAubeWritingPodcast Photo Download | Bio Download Leftie Aubé is a horror writer who lives near Québec City. She’s a supporting member of the Horror Writers Association. Her flash fiction, CAN’T STAND IT ANYMORE, was published in the collection WHEREVER WE ROAM, where it was chosen as an honorable mention. She’s the host of…
Written by Vera Ahiyya Illustrated by Jennifer E. Morris and Kenneth Townsend “When we look around, we see all different people, beautiful as can be!” Spend a day with the familiar faces from Little People(R)! Fisher-Price believes that introducing the world to a child through play makes conversations about big topics like kindness, belonging, and acceptance a…
Written by Vera Ahiyya Illustrated by Debby Rahmalia Get Ready for Kindergarten in this exciting new series for kids embarking on new adventures! Vera Ahiyya, the Tutu Teacher, knows everything your family needs to get ready… and to celebrate every precious moment! It’s almost the first day of school and everyone is busy getting ready. A…
Written by Vera Ahiyya Illustrated by Debby Rahmalia Get Ready for Preschool in this exciting new series for kids embarking on new adventures! Vera Ahiyya, the Tutu Teacher, knows everything your family needs to get ready… and to celebrate every precious moment! It’s almost the first day of preschool and everyone is busy getting ready. A…
Written by Denise Rosario Adusei Illustrated by Priscila Soares In this powerful and inspiring picture book, a Deaf girl stands up for herself and takes off her shoes while dancing at her Carnival performance so she can feel the music through her bare feet. Cesaria is going to perform for the seaside Carnival. She skips past…
by Diane Richards In the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of “biographical fiction” that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgerald, arguably the greatest singer of the twentieth century. When fifteen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald’s mother dies at the height of the Depression…
