ERICA SIMONE TURNIPSEEDAuthor ericasimoneturnipseed.com Photo Download | Bio Download Erica Simone Turnipseed is a multifaceted author who writes in several genres for both children and adults. She has published two adult novels, A Love Noire and Hunger (Amistad/HarperCollins), and a children’s picture book, Bigger Than Me (Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, Atheneum). Erica was also a collaborator…
CANDACE KELLEY, J.D.Author candacekelleytv.com Photo Download | Bio Download Candace is an Emmy-nominated reporter, commentator, host, producer, and law professor who has covered headlining news, legal, and pop-culture stories for more than two decades. She is widely respected for making the law accessible, teaching through real cases, plain language, and lived-experience analysis that helps audiences…
ALEX BOSTICAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Alexander Bostic is a nationally recognized illustrator, painter, art professor, and author with nearly 50 years of experience, known for his contributions to children’s literature and the visual art world. His recent picture books include Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem and Small Shoes, Great Strides. Bostic’s vibrant…
PETER GROFFAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Peter C. Groff is a nationally respected public servant with more than 35 years of experience in public leadership and policy. Over his career, Groff has held senior-level leadership positions at the local, state, and federal levels. His barrier-breaking career led to his induction into the Denver Public…
VASHTI MCKENZIEAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie is the President/General Secretary of the National Council of Churches (NCC). She provides executive leadership to 37 denominations representing 100,000 churches and 30 million people. In this position, she provides leadership that helps these denominations to advocate and represent God’s love and promise of…
KERI WYATT KENTAuthor www.keriwyattkent.com https://keriwyattkent.substack.com Photo Download | Bio Download Keri Wyatt Kent is the author or co-author of more than two dozen books (see her portfolio and published works at www.keriwyattkent.com). Her latest book is Live Like a Guide Dog, a collaboration with Michael Hingson, published in 2024 by Tyndale Publishers. Her books have…
DENEA MARABLEAuthor www.deneamarable.com Photo Download | Bio Download Autistic author, Bible teacher, and host of the Neurodivergent Bible Teaching podcast, Denea Marable loves teaching people how to study the Bible and encouraging autistic individuals to love and accept themselves. She is currently studying Biblical Studies at Birmingham Theological Seminary and is a disability rights advocate. As…
REAGAN JACKSONAuthor www.reaganjackson.com Photo Download | Bio Download Reagan E. J. Jackson (she/her) lives in Seattle, Washington and dedicates her time to being a writer, artist, community organizer, facilitator, international educator, and ukulele singer-songwriter. She was the Co-Executive Director of Young Women Empowered, where she spent 10 years supporting young women, trans, and non-binary youth…
LAKEESHA WALROND, PH.D.Author lakeeshawalrondphd.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. Walrond is an educator, visionary leader, sought-after speaker, and consummate change agent. In June of 2019, she became the first woman president of the New York Theological Seminary (NYTS). During her tenure, she assisted in preserving the NYTS’s mission and legacy by developing a Master…
SIMBA KUNDIZEZAAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Simba Kundizeza is a Zimbabwean writer based in Harare. His debut novel manuscript, Freelance, won the 2024 Island Prize for Debut African Fiction. A finalist in the 2018 Africa Book Club Short Story Competition, Kundizeza’s short fiction has appeared in Transition Magazine (Indiana University Press), The Shallow Tales…
