CEALLAIGH MACCATH-MORAN, Ph.D.Author www.csmaccath.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran holds a B.A. in Celtic Studies from the University of Toronto, an M.A. in English and Creative Writing from the University of Maine, and a PhD in Folklore from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. She is also an author, poet, and…
CARMIA MARSHALLAuthor www.carmiamarshall.com Photo Download | Bio Download Stylist, educator, upcyclist, sustainable fashion savant, TV/film costumer, and storyteller Carmia Marshall has worked on some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, such as “Ocean’s 8,” where she star dressed Rihanna; George C. Wolfe’s movie adaption of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” for Netflix, star dressing Viola Davis;…
LESLEY WAREAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Lesley Ware is a successful author, art instructor, and fashion designer with multiple store locations in New York City. She has penned several books on sewing, fashion, and style for youth, including Sew Fab: Sewing and Style for Young Fashionistas, Style File, How to Be a Fashion Designer,…
ALYSSA JOY MILLERAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Alyssa Joy Miller (she/her) is an author-poet who explores themes of faith, interconnectedness, justice, and race in America through stories for youth and adults. She is a Cave Canem regional workshop acceptee, a 2024 Mirrors & Windows Loft Literary Fellow, a recipient of the 2025 MN State…
NATALIE R. PERKINSAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins serves as Executive Minister for Digital Church at Middle Collegiate Church, helping to build and hold its online church and community. She received her Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in 2015 and was awarded the Karen Ziegler Feminist Preaching Prize. She…
NIA I. GILLIAMAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download As one of the few Black female airline pilots in the United States, Nia I. Gilliam’s journey from being a wide-eyed ten-year-old with big dreams to flying the Boeing 777 on international routes, and becoming an Airbus Captain for a major US airline, is a tale of…
KATARA PATTONAuthor katara.pattonhome.net Photo Download | Bio Download Katara Washington Patton is Executive Editor at Our Daily Bread Publishing, and the author of eight books, including her latest Navigating the Blues: Where to Turn When Worry, Anxiety, or Depression Steal Your Hope, an Amazon best-seller. She is also the author of a series of books on…
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…
