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Kevin Young
Kevin Young 0000000109530225 Kevin Young, born in 1970, is a renowned poet and teacher influenced by Hughes, Berryman, Dickinson, and Basquiat. A Harvard graduate, Young authored multiple poetry book...
Andrew Young
Andrew Young 0000000109181731 Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist born on March 12, 1932. He started as a pastor, became a civil rights leader, and served as th...
Andrew Young and Ernie Suggs
Andrew Young and Ernie Suggs MULTIPLE Andrew Young and Ernie Suggs are renowned authors known for their insightful writing. Young, a former UN ambassador, and Suggs, an award-winning journalist, offe...
RJ Young
RJ Young 0000000499453076 RJ Young is a renowned author, known for 'Let It Bang: A Young Black Man’s Reluctant Odyssey into Guns', and a national college football analyst at FOX Sports. RJ Young is t...
Al Young
Al Young 0000000063058737 Al Young, born in 1939, is a respected author and poet from Mississippi. He attended the University of Michigan before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area and graduating fr...
Pamela Samuels Young
Pamela Samuels Young NONE Pamela Samuels Young is an award-winning author, attorney, and motivational speaker from Compton, California. Notably, she served as Toyota's Managing Counsel for 15 years a...
Kisha Green and Justin Q. Young
Kisha Green and Justin Q. Young MULTIPLE Kisha Green and Justin Q. Young are renowned authors, celebrated for their captivating storytelling. Green's work often explores social issues, while Young's ...
Alissa Holder and Zulekha Holder-Young
Alissa Holder and Zulekha Holder-Young MULTIPLE Alissa Holder and Zulekha Holder-Young are authors and creatives known for their first book, “I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything.” Committed t...
Tamika Newhouse and Justin Q Young
Tamika Newhouse and Justin Q Young MULTIPLE Tamika Newhouse and Justin Q Young are renowned authors known for their exceptional storytelling skills. They have made significant contributions to litera...
Damon Young and Panama Jackson
Damon Young and Panama Jackson MULTIPLE Damon Young and Panama Jackson
Pamela Samuels Young and Dwayne Alexander Smith
Pamela Samuels Young and Dwayne Alexander Smith MULTIPLE Pamela Samuels Young and Dwayne Alexander Smith
Tracy K. Smith and Kevin Young
Tracy K. Smith and Kevin Young MULTIPLE Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of four poetry books, including 'Life on Mars', and the upcoming 'Such Color: New and Selected Poems'. She ha...
Paula Young Shelton
Paula Young Shelton NONE Born in NYC during the 1960s, author Paula Young Shelton moved to Atlanta as a baby during the civil rights movement. An NAACP Image Award nominee, she has written children's...
Damon Young
Damon Young 000000006070529X Damon Young is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of VerySmartBrothas, a senior editor at The Root, and a GQ columnist. He has contributed to major outlets including the ...
Vershawn Ashanti Young
Vershawn Ashanti Young 0000000036865509 Vershawn Ashanti Young is a multi-talented performance artist, actor, and associate professor at the University of Kentucky. He's penned works like “Your Avera...
Rose Brock
Rose Brock 0000000107888362 Rose Brock, a professor at Sam Houston State University, is renowned for inspiring youth to love books. In addition to her career as a librarian and educator, she co-found...
shena j. young
shena j. young NONE Dr. Shena J. Young, a licensed psychologist-healer and artist, owns a private practice in LA offering holistic trauma healing services. Her work has been featured in prominent pub...
Akinyele Umoja, Karin L. Stanford, and Jasmin A. Young
Akinyele Umoja, Karin L. Stanford, and Jasmin A. Young MULTIPLE "Akinyele Umoja is a professor in African-American Studies at Georgia State University. Karin L. Stanford, PhD, teaches Africana studie...
Uzodinma Iweala
Uzodinma Iweala 0000000110334264 Uzodinma Iweala is a medical doctor and acclaimed author of 'Beasts of No Nation.' A Harvard and Columbia graduate, he has won the Young Lions Fiction Award and was n...
Eva Clark
Eva Clark NONE Eva Clark, a psychologist and award-winning young adult novelist, specializes in mental health, social justice, and sports. Her novels inspire young individuals to discover their best ...
Dinah Johnson
Dinah Johnson NONE Dinah Johnson is a renowned author in children's literature, particularly in African American storytelling. Her books, which include titles like Hair Dance! and Sitting Pretty, cel...
Daisy Copelin
Daisy Copelin NONE Daisy Copelin, a graduate of Nyack College and self-made author, uses her personal experiences of overcoming adversity to inspire young people through her writings. She founded the...
Gary Golio
Gary Golio NONE Gary Golio is a multi-talented visual artist, musician, psychotherapist, and author, known for his New York Times-bestselling book about young Jimi Hendrix. His works focus on artists...
Phina Oruche
Phina Oruche NONE “Everything I am passionate about has storytelling in the center.” Phina Oruche, known for roles in BBC's Anthony and ITV's Footballers’ Wives, released a children's book...
Ray’Chel Wilson
Ray’Chel Wilson NONE Ray’Chel Wilson, an award-winning teacher and entrepreneur, focuses on educating young professionals about financial wellness. Originally from Ohio, she moved to Tulsa to teach h...
Susan Hood
Susan Hood 0000000116439796 Award-winning author Susan Hood has penned numerous books for young readers and has received notable accolades such as the E. B. White Read Aloud Picture Book Honor, the C...
Chris Young
Chris Young 0000000354841270 Chris Young is a consultant, author, and public speaker. Raised in Clarksville, Tennessee, he came of age in a community shaped by severe poverty, instability, and limit...
Rita Williams-Garcia
Rita Williams-Garcia 0000000067575336 Rita Williams-Garcia, a PEN/Norma Klein Award winner, is known for her distinguished young adult and middle-grade novels, including ALA Best Books and Coretta Sc...
Sassy Sinclair
Sassy Sinclair NONE "Sassy Sinclair is the pen name for acclaimed novelist Pamela Samuels Young, renowned for her captivating storytelling.” Sassy Sinclair is a pseudonym for novelist Pamela Samuels ...
Zetta Elliott
Zetta Elliott 000000003627950X Zetta Elliott, a Canadian-born Black feminist writer, is known for her poetry, plays, essays, and children's novels. She earned a PhD in American Studies from NYU, taug...
James Haskins
James Haskins 0000000109303938 James Haskins (1941-2005) was a celebrated author of over 100 books for adults and children, focusing on African American achievements, African history, and culture. Hi...
Margo Sorenson
Margo Sorenson NONE Margo Sorenson, born in Washington DC, spent her early years in Europe before graduating from UCLA. After teaching and raising two daughters, she became a full-time author of over...
Chris Crowe
Chris Crowe 0000000035515435 Chris Crowe, Ph.D. was born in Danville, Illinois, and is the author of several acclaimed books, most notably Mississippi Trial, 1955, which received numerous honors, in...
Angela S. Medearis
Angela S. Medearis NONE Angela Shelf Medearis combines a general love for children‘s literature with a particular attention to the reading needs of young African Americans. “I write the kinds ...
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds 0000000050509463 Jason Reynolds is a 2024 MacArthur Foundation’s “Genius” Grant Winner Jason Reynolds, an acclaimed author and professor, aims to engage readers, espec...
Lori Nelson Lee
Lori Nelson Lee NONE Lori Nelson Lee, author of children's books like 'Hillary’s Big Business Adventure' and 'Danica Dramatica - Queen Me', introduces entrepreneurship to young readers. Her works are...
Brandy Colbert
Brandy Colbert 0000000409932699 Brandy Colbert is an award-winning author hailing from Missouri. Her work primarily focuses on young adult and children's literature, with titles such as “Little & Lio...
Ashish J. Thakkar
Ashish J. Thakkar NONE Ashish J. Thakkar, CEO and Founder of Mara Group, is a renowned business leader with operations in 21 countries. Recognized by Forbes as one of Africa's most powerful men, he s...
Obari Cartman
Obari Cartman NONE Dr. Obari Adéye Cartman is a Chicago-based psychologist, educator, and author, specializing in issues concerning mental health, cultural identity, and manhood. He works as a resto...
Shelia M. Goss
Shelia M. Goss NONE Shelia M. Goss is a national best-selling author of over 20 novels in various genres, including Christian fiction and romance. Known for her easy, flowing prose, she has been reco...
Dina C. Tate
Dina C. Tate NONE Dina C. Tate, founder of Global Girls Squad in NYC, creates books for young girls of color, promoting cultural exploration and empowerment. She's an adjunct at NYU School of Profess...
K. L. Brady
K. L. Brady NONE K. L. Brady, a D.C. native and successful author, began writing at a young age and published her first novel, The Bum Magnet, after an inspirational Oprah moment. Her writing include...
Marion Dane Bauer
Marion Dane Bauer 0000000114318536 Marion Dane Bauer, a Newbery Honor recipient and New York Times bestselling author, has written numerous books for young readers. After serving as the first Faculty...
Alice Faye Duncan
Alice Faye Duncan 0000000067711692 Alice Faye Duncan is a librarian and author, crafting books for young readers and adults. She aspires to write lyrical prose that compels children to read repetitiv...
Megan Frazer Blakemore
Megan Frazer Blakemore NONE Megan Frazer Blakemore is a notable children's and young adults' author, known for her middle grade novels like “The Firefly Code” and “The Water Castle,” the latter being...
Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson 0000000083968439 Jacqueline Woodson, born in 1963, is a renowned author who has received multiple awards, including the National Book Award. She writes primarily for young adults a...
C.J. Watson
C.J. Watson NONE Former NBA star, C.J. Watson, penned a children's book in 2020, “C.J.'s Big Dream”, inspiring kids to work hard for their dreams. The book, potentially a series, follows a young boy ...
Joan Wright Lewis
Joan Wright Lewis NONE Jamaican-born author Joan Wright Lewis, now a US citizen, is known for her works that inspire youth and young adults to embrace self-love, pursue dreams, and foster genuine fri...
Lorisa Bates
Lorisa Bates NONE Lorisa Bates, a passionate storyteller since childhood, is an executive in the film and TV industry. She's developed 30+ projects and focuses on creating uplifting, inspiring, and e...
Nonku Kunene Adumetey
Nonku Kunene Adumetey NONE Nonkululeko “Nonku” Kunene Adumetey is a devoted wife, mother, and children's author. Born in eSwatini, educated in Canada and the US, she's passionate about inspiring chil...
Latina McIntyre
Latina McIntyre NONE Latina Sharmain McIntyre, born in North Carolina and raised in New York, is a dedicated wife, mother, Air Force Veteran, and educator. She founded the non-profit “Super Smart Gir...
Nikki Marsh
Nikki Marsh NONE Florida-based author Nikki Marsh, a former educator and counselor, writes young adult historical fiction. She loves jewelry making, antiquing, and exploring international art and cul...
Sifiso Mzobe
Sifiso Mzobe 0000000115082502 Sifiso Mzobe, a distinguished South African author, was born and raised in Umlazi, Durban. His debut novel, Young Blood, won multiple awards, including the 2011 Herman C...
Elizabeth Wein
Elizabeth Wein 0000000058378066 Elizabeth Wein, a recreational pilot and avid map collector, is a celebrated author of young adult novels. Her works include the NY Times bestseller 'Code Name Verity'...
Crystal Hubbard
Crystal Hubbard NONE Crystal Hubbard is a versatile author, known for her picture books, contemporary and historical romance novels, and short stories. Her debut title is part of the Who HQ series. C...
Tanisia Moore
Tanisia Moore NONE Tanisia “Tee” Moore is an author who uses her writing to inspire and empower. Her picture books 'I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams' and 'When Black Girls Dream Big' promote strengt...
Lakita Wilson
Lakita Wilson NONE Lakita was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland. A 2017 recipient of SCBWI's Emerging Voices Award, Lakita received her MFA in writing for childr...
Katrina Brownlee
Katrina Brownlee NONE Katrina Brownlee a retired NYPD police officer, is a sought-after speaker regarding her triumph over domestic violence; she also regularly teaches seminars to law enforcement o...
Lisa Springer
Lisa Springer NONE Lisa Springer is a writer from Barbados currently living in New York with her family. She is passionate about writing thrillers and horror fiction for young people. Her...
Shelia P. Moses
Shelia P. Moses 000000004377316X Shelia P. Moses, a North Carolina-born poet, author, playwright, and producer, is best known as the co-author of Dick Gregory's memoir and the award-winning author of...
Anne F. Rockwell
Anne F. Rockwell 000000008004082X Anne Rockwell is a renowned author specializing in nonfiction for young children, with over a hundred books including titles in the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science s...
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley 0000000110310916 Tavis Smiley, a prominent African-American voice, is a renowned host and political commentator. Known for his work on BET Tonight and The Tom Joyner Morning Show, he is ...
Terrance Dean
Terrance Dean 000000003396662X Terrance Dean, a former MTV producer, became a philanthropist and “Cardio-Spiritualist” after leaving his jet-set job. He founded Men's Empowerment and co-created “The ...
Barbara C. Cruz
Barbara C. Cruz NONE Barbara C. Cruz is a renowned author known for her children's and young adult books, covering diverse topics from celebrating African-American culture to discussing school violen...
Travis Hunter
Travis Hunter 000000001976938X Travis Hunter, author and mentor, gained recognition with his debut novel, The Hearts of Men. His published works include several successful novels and a young adult se...
Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith 000000012276857X Zadie Smith, born Sadie Smith in 1975, is a renowned British author of Jamaican-English heritage. Her debut novel, “White Teeth,” won numerous awards, and subsequent nove...
Kelly Cunnane
Kelly Cunnane NONE Kelly Cunnane, a former African resident, now lives in Beals, Maine. She penned her first children's book, “For You Are a Kenyan Child” in 2006, published by Atheneum Books for You...
Lauren DeStefano
Lauren DeStefano 0000000080644615 Lauren DeStefano is an author specializing in young adult and middle grade novels. She published her first picture book, The Unicorn Came To Dinner, in August 2020. ...
Princess F.L. Gooden
Princess F.L. Gooden NONE Born and raised in Atlanta, Princess F. L. Gooden is a gifted writer, poet, and dramatist. She started writing at a young age, and by 13, she had written and directed plays ...
Nadia L. Hohn
Nadia L. Hohn 0000000451136119 "Nadia L. Hohn is a versatile author specializing in non-fiction, middle-grade, young adult and picture books. Her work often explores themes of Carnivals, music, media...
Wade Hudson
Wade Hudson 0000000067647969 Why I Publish Children’s Books Wade Hudson, born in 1946, is an author, journalist, and civil rights activist. Known for his children's books promoting positive Afri...
Pat Sherman
Pat Sherman NONE Patrice Sherman is a Cambridge-based author, library professional, and writing teacher. Known for her book 'The Sun’s Daughter' and various historical nonfiction works for young read...
Bethany Hegedus
Bethany Hegedus NONE Bethany Hegedus, an award-winning author of children's books and middle-grade novels, is a former educator who loves mentoring young writers. She owns the Writing Barn, a writing...
Sherri L. Smith
Sherri L. Smith 0000000368912826 Sherri L. Smith is a renowned author of young adult, middle-grade novels, children's nonfiction, and comics. Originally from Chicago, she's lived coast-to-coast and n...
Raymond Antrobus
Raymond Antrobus 0000000504487984 Raymond Antrobus, London-born author of English-Jamaican heritage, winner of the 2017 Geoffrey Dearmer Prize and 2019 Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer...
Winnie Harlow
Winnie Harlow NONE Winnie Harlow (born Chantelle Whitney Brown-Young in July 27, 1994) is a Canadian fashion model, actress, entrepreneur, and advocate best known for challenging conventional beauty...
Polly Dunbar
Polly Dunbar 0000000081091215 Polly Dunbar, a partially deaf author-illustrator from England, is renowned for creating numerous books for young children. Polly Dunbar is a partially deaf author-illus...
Leisl Adams
Leisl Adams NONE Leisl Adams is a talented director and storyboard artist, best known for authoring and illustrating the young adult graphic novel, Batter Royale. Leisl Adams is a director, storyboar...
Jerry Jordan
Jerry Jordan 0000000383125839 Jerry Jordan is a contemporary realist painter influenced by Harlem Renaissance artists. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, he's authored his first book for young readers. Con...
Nikki Shannon Smith
Nikki Shannon Smith NONE Nikki Shannon Smith, a seasoned elementary educator from Oakland, now resides in Central Valley with her family. She's an accomplished author, crafting everything from pictur...
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Andrea Davis Pinkney 0000000083413599 Andrea Davis Pinkney is a bestselling author of children and young adult books, awarded multiple honors such as Coretta Scott King Awards and NAACP Image Award n...
Dana Marie Miroballi
Dana Marie Miroballi NONE Dana Marie Miroballi, a biracial ex-teacher now speech-language pathologist, authors books for young readers. With experiences from Germany, Uzbekistan, and now Chicago, she...
Tanita S. Davis
Tanita S. Davis NONE Tanita S. Davis, award-winning author of six novels for young readers, is known for “Serena Says,” “Peas and Carrots,” and the Coretta Scott King Honor book, “Mare’s War.” A chat...
Brenda Woods
Brenda Woods NONE Brenda Woods, an award-winning author and artist, is known for her children's books like The Red Rose Box and Zoe in Wonderland. A graduate from California State University, she has...
Joyce Hansen
Joyce Hansen 0000000122135457 Joyce Hansen, an author of children's and young adult books for over 20 years, used her New York City upbringing as inspiration for her works. With a BA from Pace Univer...
Renée Watson
Renée Watson 0000000060818307 Renée Watson, acclaimed author of young adult and children's literature, uses art to help youth deal with trauma and discuss social issues. Known for her book “This Side...
Lisa Allen-Agostini
Lisa Allen-Agostini 0000000072635073 Lisa Allen-Agostini is a Trinidadian author and journalist known for her impactful work in Caribbean literature and social issues advocacy. Her novels, poetry, an...
Richard Morris
Richard Morris 000000002791695X Richard A. Morris is a Harvard Business School alumnus, Vietnam war veteran and former building code specialist turned novelist. Known for his critically acclaimed nov...
Kirby Roy III
Kirby Roy III NONE Kirby Roy III, introduced to literature at a young age, left Hampton University to pursue writing. After graduating from Clark Atlanta University and while working as a financial a...
Margaree K. Mitchell
Margaree K. Mitchell NONE Margaree K. Mitchell is an award-winning author of children's, teen, and adult books. Known for titles like Uncle Jed’s Barbershop and Granddaddy’s Gift, she uses history to...
Bern Nadette Stanis
Bern Nadette Stanis 0000000356944687 Bern Nadette Stanis is best known as the quick-witted, sexy savvy and the original “It” girl, Thelma Evans, from the groundbreaking, first African American sit...
Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Sharon Dennis Wyeth 0000000074254004 Sharon Dennis Wyeth is an African American author and educator from Washington, D.C., known for her award-winning children's and young adult books. She holds degr...
Patrick M. Oliver
Patrick M. Oliver NONE Patrick Oliver is a program manager and literary consultant promoting literacy as empowerment. He hosts Literary Nation Talk Radio, is a publisher and editor, and has worked in...
Reality Way
Reality Way NONE Reality Way, a Queens-born author, faced several life obstacles leading him to prison. It was there he developed a passion for writing, leading to his first published work, “Young Go...
Una LaMarche
Una LaMarche NONE Una LaMarche is a prolific author of young adult novels and humor essays, and a contributing writer for The New York Observer and The Huffington Post. She blogs at The Sassy Curmudg...
Shirley Perry-Church
Shirley Perry-Church NONE Shirley Perry-Church, an educator, author, and artist, has written her debut book, The Hunt for the Magic Pearl, to inspire struggling young readers. With degrees in Psychol...