KHNUM “STIC“ IBOMUAuthor www.sticcreative.com Photo Download | Bio Download Khnum “Stic” Ibomu is one half of the duo that comprises Dead Prez, a hip hop group that is synonymous with raising awareness for social justice, unity and Pan-Africanism. Stic is widely considered to be one of the realest and most respected voices in hip hop,…
TRICIA ELAM WALKERAuthor www.triciaelamwalker.com Photo Download | Bio Download Tricia Elam Walker, is an award-winning author, attorney and educator. Her first novel, Breathing Room, was published, after an auction for the rights, by Simon & Schuster/PocketBooks in 2001. It was also published in Italy by Neri Pozza Editore and was nominated for a Hurston/Wright Legacy…
DENISE ROSARIO ADUSEIAuthor https://deniseadusei.com Photo Download | Bio Download Denise Rosario Adusei’s life mission is to inspire young children’s imagination and creativity. When she graduated from Columbia Business School, she utilized her MBA to develop a preschool and became a professional imagineer for children in Harlem. “My goal,” Denise says, “is to provide a playful…
AVA and ALEXIS MCCLUREAuthor www.themcclurefam.com Photo Download | Bio Download Named Forbes Magazine’s Youngest Top Influential Kids of 2017, Ava and Alexis McClure, 7, have taken the industry by storm. The YouTube stars captivated the hearts of millions when their parents, Justin and Ami McClure, captured Alexis being devastated to learn she was one minute younger…
AARON W. SMITHAuthor www.awsmithfinancial.com Photo Download | Bio Download Aaron W. Smith is founder of A. W. Smith Financial Group, and is a certified personal financial advisor in six states. Smith is a popular seminar leader and successful financial expert who has generated millions of dollars in revenue. He holds several securities and insurance licenses,…
PHILEMONA WILLIAMSONIllustrator www.philemonawilliamson.com Photo Download | Bio Download Philemona Williamson is a painter and art educator whose narrative paintings deal with topics of gender, race and adolescence. She has been exhibiting her work for over 25 years at the June Kelly Gallery in NYC, and in 2017-2018 held a mid-career retrospective at the Montclair Art…
GORDON C. JAMESIllustrator www.gordoncjames.com Photo Download | Bio Download Gordon C. James is the award-winning illustrator of CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT, written by Derrick Barnes, for which Gordon received the Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Honor and Ezra Jack Keats Honor awards, among others. Some of his other works include illustrations of…
APRIL HARRISONIllustrator www.april-harrison.com Photo Download | Bio Download South Carolina native April W. Harrison creates rich mixed-media paintings that reveal her unshakeable belief in the strength of faith, family and friendship. Her adept use of color and collaging with specialty paper and magazine prints, as well as her audacious re-purposing of found objects, add a…
