RENEE KINGAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Renee King was born in Harlem and spent her early years in the Bronx, NY until her family relocated to Queens. Renee’s passion for storytelling ignited during her time in elementary and middle school. It was in those formative years that she discovered her love for crafting narratives,…
CANDI CARTERAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Before becoming Chief Content Officer for the e-commerce production company Knocking.com, Candi Carter spent fifteen years producing some of the most memorable hours of television in daytime history for The Oprah Winfrey Show. Carter became an executive producer/showrunner for ABC and had a first-look development deal with ABC…
CLAUDIO CABRERAAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Claudio E. Cabrera is an award-winning audience development expert [SEO], journalist, and future author. He began his journalism career in 2004 while in his second year at Brooklyn College, when he landed an internship at the historic Black newspaper, the New York Amsterdam News. At the Amsterdam News, he…
By Tiffany Yu Founder of advocacy organization Diversability and creator of the viral Anti-Ableism Series on TikTok, Tiffany Yu takes readers on a revelatory examination of disability–how to unpack your biases and build a disability-inclusive and accessible world. As the Asian American daughter of immigrants, living with PTSD and a permanent arm injury sustained at…
Written by Jack Jokinen Illustrated by Wendy Tan A stray dog finds her new home at Christmas in this heartwarming true story! It’s two weeks before Christmas, and a stray dog searches for shelter in the snow. Thankfully, the door of one house is slightly ajar, welcoming her inside. But what will happen after she…
ERIC BATTLEIllustrator Photo Download | Bio Download Eric J. Battle is an illustrator, curator & art director whose career has covered the spectrum of comic books and graphic novels, children’s books, fashion, and advertising. He is most recognized for his dynamic & compelling visuals, and has illustrated the stories of many popular icons, from Spider-Man…
CHRISTIAN GREGORY, DCAuthor https://gregorywellness.blog www.towerhill-ent.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. Christian Claxton Gregory is the eighth child of Dick and Lillian Gregory. Dr. Gregory practiced in Washington, DC for twenty-five years, caring for DC natives, leading entertainment figures, and friends in the movement, including Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, Dorothy Height, Cicely…
Moore Black Press, originally founded in 1997 by Detroit Poet Laureate jessica Care moore, has relaunched as an imprint of Amistad/HarperCollins, celebrating its first publication: Every Where Alien by poet Brad Walrond. Now co-run by moore and Regina Brooks of Serendipity Literary Agency, MBP is committed to publishing revolutionary works by leading and emerging Black…
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…
