JOEMY ITO-GATESAuthor https://littlekotoscloset.wixsite.com/littlekotoswords Photo Download | Bio Download Joemy Ito-Gates (she/her) is the great granddaughter of a tea master, the granddaughter of a calligrapher, and the daughter of a koto and shamisen player. She volunteers with the grassroots activist organization Japanese American Families for Justice, teaches Dharma School at her local Buddhist temple, and is…
GREG ANDERSON ELYSÉEAuthor https://webwaycomics.ecwid.com Photo Download | Bio Download Greg Anderson Elysée is a Brooklyn-born Haitian-American writer, educator, filmmaker, personal trainer, and model. He has taught various forms of filmmaking, including narrative and documentary, from elementary level to the elderly, since 2012. A former journalist for theOuthousers.com, he also ran his own column, “(Heard It…
SHARICE BRYANTAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Sharice Bryant writes stories that keep young readers on the edge of their seats. As an author and filmmaker, she specializes in mystery and horror for middle-grade and young adult audiences, always aiming to capture that spark of wonder and suspense she loved as a kid. Sharice’s love…
CINDY RUNGERAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Cindy Runger is the author of The Imperial Order of Mystics and a Pacific Northwest Writers Association Award winner. Although Cindy spent decades as a lawyer and business executive, she has been writing ever since she was first able to grip a crayon. When not strategizing about financials…
DONNA ORIOWO, LICSW, CSTAuthor www.donnaoriowo.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. Donna Oriowo (oreo-whoa!) LICSW, CST is an award-winning DEI advocate, international speaker and certified sex and relationship therapist in the Washington, D.C. metro area. She is the owner of a private practice, AnnodRight, through which she works with Black women on issues related to…
PATRICK DOUGHERAuthor www.godbodyart.com Photo Download | Bio Download Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Patrick Dougher is a self-taught fine artist, musician, poet, author, and actor. He has performed and recorded with Sade, the Grammy award-winning Dan Zanes and many others. He has played drums with many notable reggae artists, such as Black Uhuru’s…
DEIRDRE HOLLMANAuthor www.blackcomicscollective.com Photo Download | Bio Download Deirdre Hollman is the founder of the Black Comics Collective, a cultural, educational, publishing and digital forum for connecting comic creators of color with the youth and communities in New York City. She is also a doctoral student in social studies education at Teachers College, Columbia University.…
TIFFANY YUAuthor tiffanyyu.com Photo Download | Bio Download Tiffany Yu is the CEO & Founder of Diversability, an award-winning social enterprise that aims to elevate disability pride, and a content creator with 170k+ followers across platforms. She is a 3x TEDx speaker and has been named a TikTok API (Asian & Pacific Islander) Trailblazer and…
VANESSA M. REISER, LCSWAuthor tellatherapist.net Photo Download | Bio Download Vanessa Reiser is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), licensed in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Florida. She is a psychotherapist and the founder of the nonprofit TellaTherapist.org. She is also a long-distance runner and two-time Ironman who is best known for running the…
GINA BREEDLOVEAuthor ginabreedlove.com Photo Download | Bio Download gina Breedlove calls herself an abolitionist for the lost parts of the self. She is a grief and joy doula, a guide for the soul’s journey. Over the past 30 years, she has traveled all over the world performing in concerts and musical theater and…
