LESLIE ANTONOFFAuthor www.thehautemommie.com Photo Download | Bio Download Leslie Antonoff has always been a person with drive. At six years old, she had a plan to become a prosecuting attorney and ultimately a Supreme Court Justice. While the plan has changed, her aspirations for success have not. Her ability to connect with the masses by…
J. DILLARDAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download “‘Follow Your Clippers’ is my motto, because my clippers helped lead me to where I am today.” Dillard calls himself the ‘barberpreneur’ which spins from his life of being a barber and an entrepreneur. He is a former shop owner and Managing Partner of ConAllegiance, a consulting firm…
LERA AUERBACHAuthor leraauerbach.com Photo Download | Bio Download Lera Auerbach is a Renaissance artist for modern times—a poet, writer, visual artist, composer, conductor, and concert pianist whose work has reached a global audience. Born in Russia, she now lives in the United States and Austria. She holds degrees from the Juilliard School and the Hannover…
ALEESA ALEXANDER, PH.D.Author Photo Download | Bio Download Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander is Assistant Curator of American Art at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. She was first introduced to the work of Thornton Dial and his peers while working on her Ph.D. in Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She conducted extensive…
DANIEL CARLTONAuthor www.danielcarlton.com Photo Download | Bio Download Daniel Carlton is an award-winning playwright, poet, director, educator, and actor who has appeared on New York, national, and international stages. His work has also been presented in schools, jails, homeless shelters, libraries, and every other imaginable performance space. He is the author of over a dozen…
MIA ARAUJOAuthor/Illustrator art-by-mia.com Photo Download | Bio Download Mia Araujo is an Argentine American artist and writer, born and raised with her twin sister in Los Angeles, California. She co-hosts Painted in Color, a BIPOC art podcast on YouTube. Mia graduated as valedictorian from Otis College of Art and Design, with a BFA in Illustration…
ANDREA LONGTON, CFA.Author thesocialjusticeinvestor.com Photo Download | Bio Download Andrea Longton, CFA is a mom with a day job. She is most proud of her family: three beautiful children, Cora, Lucy, and George – all born at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington; husband, Kyle; and family dog, Fritzi. Andrea’s joy is found on sunny days…
ROSE-ANNE CLERMONTAuthor rose-anne.clermont.com Photo Download | Bio Download Rose-Anne Clermont, a New York-born child of Haitian immigrants, has been writing fiction since she was six years old. She studied fiction and dance at Sarah Lawrence College and later became interested in helping others tell their stories. She subsequently attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.…
The Black Comics Collective”Connecting comic creators of color with the communities that crave them”Our Story The Black Comics Collective “celebrates cultural diversity in comics and seeks to amplify awareness of creators, writers, illustrators, and publishers who are producing independent comics that depict a dynamic range of global Black experiences, aesthetics, and social issues in both…
Moore Black PressOur Story Moore Black Press, founded in 1997 by poet jessica Care moore, is committed to uplifting, publishing, and celebrating cutting edge voices in Black poetry. Some of the first poets signed to the press were Saul Williams, asha bandele, Danny Simmons, and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. MBP’s mission for the future is…
