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Tab “Hot Boy Turk” Virgil Jr.

Tab “Hot Boy Turk” Virgil Jr. NONE New Orleans rapper Turk, discovered by Cash Money Records in 1996, made his debut on Juvenile's “Solja Rags.” He rose to fame with the Hot Boys before launching a s...

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Evan Turk

Evan Turk NONE Evan Turk is an award-winning author, illustrator, and animator known for his books like “The Storyteller”, “Heartbeat”, and “You Are Home.” He has also illustrated New York Times Best...

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Dana Canedy

Dana Canedy 000000011303526X Dana Canedy, SVP and Publisher at Simon and Schuster, is a former New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of bestseller “A Journal For Jordan.” With e...

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Kayla Harren

Kayla Harren 0000000498594643 Kayla Harren, a School of Visual Arts graduate and acclaimed illustrator of award-winning children's books like “A Boy Like You” and “The Boy Who Grew A Forest”, resides...

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Mark Mathabane

Mark Mathabane 0000000108774033 "Mark Mathabane is a South African author and human rights activist, known for his memoir 'Kaffir Boy' which sheds light on his life under apartheid. His works, transl...

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Danez Smith

Danez Smith 0000000529080232 Danez Smith is an award-winning poet from St. Paul, Minnesota. Known for his works such as [insert] boy, his poetry explores themes of race, class, sexuality, faith, and ...

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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...

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Richard Wright

Richard Wright 0000000079803105 Richard Nathaniel Wright (1908-1960), born in poverty and racial discrimination in Mississippi, was a prolific writer aiming to unite Black and White worlds. Known ini...

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Christopher Eliopoulos

Christopher Eliopoulos NONE Christopher Eliopoulos is a renowned illustrator, starting his career with Marvel. He wrote and illustrated popular comics like Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Pet Ave...

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Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty 0000000084014450 Paul Beatty, born 1962, the first American to win the Man Booker Prize in 2016 for his novel “The Sellout.” An LA native and graduate of Brooklyn College and Boston Unive...

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Damon Wayans

Damon Wayans 000000005928060X Damon Wayans, a NY Times bestselling author and award-winning actor from a renowned Hollywood family, is known for his roles in 'In Living Color' and 'My Wife and Kids'....

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Paul Davey

Paul Davey NONE Paul Davey is a London-based Jamaican illustrator and digital artist, known for his debut picture books, Little Black Girl and Little Black Boy. Paul Davey is a Jamaican illustrator a...

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Ken Daley

Ken Daley 0000000452047046 Ken Daley’s art has been featured in children’s books, print publications, and exhibitions across Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. He is the illustrator of pi...

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Tara Sullivan

Tara Sullivan NONE Tara Sullivan, born in Calcutta and raised across South America and the Caribbean, is a global-minded author with a dual Master's degree in Non-Profit Management and International ...

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Ali Kamanda

Ali Kamanda NONE Ali Biko Sulaiman Kamanda is an award-winning filmmaker and social entrepreneur from Sierra Leone, West Africa. He runs BIKO Studios, a cross-cultural film production company and is...

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David Lamb

David Lamb 0000000109308640 David Lamb, a native New Yorker, discovered his passion for writing at an early age. Despite studying Economics in college and attending law school, David's love for writi...

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Yewande Omotoso

Yewande Omotoso 0000000369299533 Yewande Omotoso, born in Barbados and raised in Nigeria, is an award-winning author and architect based in Johannesburg. She moved to South Africa in 1992 and has sin...

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Carl Gamble

Carl Gamble NONE “There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.” Carl Gamble, a former aviator, author and speaker, shares his inspiring journey from a...

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Mark Curry

Mark Curry NONE Mark Curry, born in 1971, is an Atlanta-based entertainer who worked with Bad Boy Entertainment and Sean “Puffy” Combs for over a decade. Besides music, his ventures include authoring...

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The Black Dot

The Black Dot NONE The Black Dot is renowned for his insight into the metaphysical aspects of Hip Hop, contributing to various media outlets and authoring the game-changing book, “Hip Hop Decoded.” A...

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Keely Hutton

Keely Hutton NONE Novelist and former teacher Keely Hutton collaborates with Ricky Richard Anywar, founder of Friends of Orphans and ex-child soldier, to pen her debut novel, “Soldier Boy.” Hutton al...

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Gary D. Schmidt

Gary D. Schmidt 0000000026752412 Gary D. Schmidt is a celebrated author of over 15 children and young adult books. His notable works include 'Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy' and 'The Wednesday...

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James Earl Hardy

James Earl Hardy 0000000042416478 James Earl Hardy is the author of the bestselling B-Boy Blues series, including B-Boy Blues, which has been praised as the first gay hip hop love story and is celeb...

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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 ...

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Skip Hill

Skip Hill NONE Skip Hill is a renowned mixed-media visual artist with works in collections globally. He illustrated “Opal’s Greenwood Oasis” and contributed to “13 Ways of Looking at a Black Boy.” He...

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Karyn Langhorne Folan

Karyn Langhorne Folan NONE Karyn Langhorne Folan, a former law professor and accomplished author, is known for her work in various genres including nonfiction, screenplays, and novels. She developed ...

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Hari Ziyad

Hari Ziyad NONE Hari Ziyad, a bestselling author, screenwriter, and Editor-in-Chief of RaceBaitr, hails from Cleveland and currently resides in Brooklyn. They are known for their book, Black Boy Out ...

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Marchánt Davis

Marchánt Davis NONE Marchánt Davis is a Philadelphia-born actor, writer, and producer. Notable for his roles in films like 'The Day Shall Come', and 'A Journal for Jordan', Davis debuted as a pictur...

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Ishmael Beah

Ishmael Beah 0000000368812665 Ishmael Beah, a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist, became known for his memoir, “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.” A former child soldier, Beah w...

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John Frank

John Frank 0000000109166945 John Frank is an acclaimed author, known for his award-winning books 'The Toughest Cowboy', 'The Tomb of the Boy King' and 'How to Catch a Fish'. His captivating tales hav...

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Alton Carter

Alton Carter NONE Alton Carter, a former foster child and police officer, now serves as the director of youth ministries in Oklahoma. An OSU graduate and father of two, he's the award-winning author ...

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Earl G. Graves

Earl G. Graves 0000000082499693 >Graves was a nationally recognized authority on Black business development and serves on the boards of the Black Business Council, Howard University, the Boy Scouts o...

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Shandon D. Allen

Shandon D. Allen NONE Born in South Carolina to a Marine and martial artist father, and raised in South Memphis by a mother who dedicated more than 40 years to social work and property management, S...

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Christopher Myers

Christopher Myers NONE Christopher Myers, son of renowned author Walter Dean Myers, is an award-winning illustrator with a deep appreciation for storytelling through images. Myers extends his family'...

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Jonah Winter

Jonah Winter 0000000028122430 Jonah Winter, an award-winning author of 25 non-fiction picture books, is known for his bestsellers like Diego and Here Comes the Garbage Barge!. His works, including ac...

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Sharon Bell Mathis

Sharon Bell Mathis 0000000063330251 Sharon Bell Mathis, initially a teacher, became an acclaimed author known for her middle-grade novels and picture books. Her works such as 'Sidewalk Story', 'Tea C...

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Stubbs

Stubbs 0000000109147509 OHIO PLAYER Coming Of Age… When I was nine-years-old, I’d known early on in my heart that I was my own man. While most of my friends in Cleveland were running to ...

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Sean Williams

Sean Williams 0000000116864899 Sean Williams is a dedicated father and the CEO of The Dad Gang, a community aiming to reshape the image of Black fatherhood. He authored his first children's book, Gir...

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Gillian Berry

Gillian Berry NONE Dr. Gillian Berry, an expert in clinical social work with over 25 years of experience, is known for her innovative methods. Crediting her skills to her grandfather's indigenous phi...

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Bill Murray

Bill Murray 0000000117750359 Bill Murray, a renowned comic artist and illustrator, started at Johnson Publishing Company before founding BAM Productions in 1985. He works with Real Times Media and ha...

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Antonio Michael Downing

Antonio Michael Downing 0000000117037422 Antonio Michael Downing is the author of the acclaimed memoir Saga Boy and children’s book Stars in My Crown. Antonio Michael is the current [2025] host of t...

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Brian Egeston

Brian Egeston NONE Brian Egeston, a writer and former engineer, uses his jovial demeanor and humor to transfer emotion through his words. He began writing to combat boredom, turning his short stories...

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Cathie Wright-Lewis

Cathie Wright-Lewis NONE Cathie Wright-Lewis, a lover of linguistics, ancient history, and metaphysics, is a former NYC high school English teacher with a passion for diverse cultures and dialects. O...

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Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher 0000000120179050 Antwone Fisher is an American screenwriter, poet, lecturer, and best-selling author known for his autobiographical book and film, “Antwone Fisher.” Born in an Ohio pri...

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Charles L. Blockson

Charles L. Blockson 0000000082151240 Charles L. Blockson, a renowned black studies scholar and author, amassed one of the world's largest private collections of African American history. His signific...

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Yemi Toure

Yemi Toure NONE Yemi Touré, born Ronald Leroy Finney in 1948, was a renowned book editor and freelance writer. Raised in South Carolina, he moved to Los Angeles in his teenage years. He is well-know...

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Dominic Carter

Dominic Carter NONE Veteran newsman Dominic Carter has been described as the best political reporter working in New York television today. A fixture at NY1 since the news channel launched in...

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William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer MULTIPLE William Kamkwamba is a Malawian inventor, engineer, and author who gained international fame for building a windmill to power several electrical appli...

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W. Kamau Bell

W. Kamau Bell 0000000478245710 W. Kamau Bell, Emmy-nominated host of CNN's United Shades of America, is a socio-political comedian renowned for his FX comedy series Totally Biased. Also an NAACP Imag...

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Victor Headley

Victor Headley 0000000066512106 Victor Headley, born in Jamaica in 1959, is a renowned author known for his debut novel 'Yardie'. His work, exploring the life of a Jamaican courier, helped launch X P...

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William Demby

William Demby 000000011041394X William Demby was a prominent author born on December 25, 1922, and passed away on May 23, 2013. William Demby (December 25, 1922 – May 23, 2013) was an African-A...

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Tato Laviera

Tato Laviera 0000000078432517 Jesus “Tato” Laviera Sanchez (1950-2013) was a renowned Nuyorican poet and human rights advocate. Born in Puerto Rico, he immigrated to the U.S. where he became known fo...

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Frank C. Matthews

Frank C. Matthews NONE Frank C. Matthews grew up with aspirations of one day becoming a household name as an NBA Superstar. His dream took a detour. The lure of the streets and its fast money too...

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Laura Jackson

Laura Jackson NONE Evelyn Perkins, writing as Laura Jackson, is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse and author with over 30 years' experience. As a past President of the American Psychi...

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Ben Crump

Ben Crump NONE Renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump is nationally recognized for representing high-profile cases such as Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. Named 2014 NNPA Newsmaker of the Year, a...

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Sean Anderson

Sean Anderson 0000000078343215 Sean Anderson, son of Jamaican immigrants, is a New York-based writer, educator, and youth advocate. His works reflect his unique experiences growing up in 80s NYC and ...

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Kwame Mbalia

Kwame Mbalia 0000000501737490 Kwame Mbalia, previously a part-time pharmaceutical calibration tech, is now a full-time writer and father. Kwame Mbalia is a husband, father, writer, a New York Times b...

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Kwame Onwuachi

Kwame Onwuachi NONE Kwame Onwuachi, winner of the 2019 James Beard Foundation Award, shares his inspiring journey in his memoir. From selling candy on the subway, to running a failed acclaimed restau...

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Bernard N. Lee, Jr.

Bernard N. Lee, Jr. MULTIPLE Bernard N. Lee, Jr., also known as Bernie, is a former military kid whose childhood experiences shaped his memoir series, “A Look Back in Time.” He studied engineering an...

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John Valentine

John Valentine NONE John Valentine, born in 60s' Mississippi, is a writer and cultural historian. From a background of poverty and racism, Valentine channeled his experiences into understanding the h...

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Mukuka Chipanta

Mukuka Chipanta NONE Mukuka Chipanta, an Aerospace Engineer and Program Manager from Zambia, has contributed to the design of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Based in Washington DC, his academic backgroun...

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Jerald LeVon Hoover

Jerald LeVon Hoover NONE Jerald L. Hoover is a multi-talented author and entertainment figure, known for his best-selling novella “My Friend, My Hero.” He has received various accolades, including th...

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Neil Thompson

Neil Thompson 0000000109892699 Neil Thompson is an engineer, podcaster, and entrepreneur who focuses on science. His company, Teach the Geek, aids engineers and scientists in improving presentation s...

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Jamar J. Perry

Jamar J. Perry NONE Dr. Jamar J. Perry is a debut author and PhD holder in Literacy Education from the University of Maryland. A former middle school Language Arts teacher, his work now focuses on pr...

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Bella Makatini

Bella Makatini NONE Bella Makatini, born 1980 in Den Bosch, NL, has been writing since childhood. She successfully blends her passion for writing with her background in communication sciences and soc...

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Kerry G. Johnson

Kerry G. Johnson NONE Kerry G. Johnson, a talented cartoonist, caricaturist, and graphic designer from Nashville, is known for his webcomic, Harambee Hills, which was nominated for a 2010 Glyph Comic...

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Kimberly R. Lock

Kimberly R. Lock NONE Kimberly Rochelle Lock is a multitalented individual, known for her advanced academic abilities and musical prowess. She began pre-college courses at 11, was a state spelling be...

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Yaba Baker

Yaba Baker NONE Yaba Baker is a renowned author, scriptwriter, and speaker, known for his Black History activity books. His work, which includes Princess Briana and Super CJ, has been widely recogniz...

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L. E. Rainey

L. E. Rainey NONE L.E. Rainey, a first-time children's book author and experienced grandmother, penned 'Sad Sam, Glad Sam' using her knack for storytelling developed from years of reading bedtime sto...

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C.T. Vivian

C.T. Vivian 0000000114902644 Dr. C.T. Vivian was a civil rights leader, known for working with Martin Luther King Jr., and for developing VISION, an educational program that helped 700 Alabama studen...

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Leda Schubert

Leda Schubert NONE Leda Schubert, an accomplished author of children's books and former Vermont College of Fine Arts faculty, is known for works like 'The Princess of Borscht' and 'Monsieur Marceau'....

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Ronald Fair

Ronald Fair 0000000116782340 Chicago-born African-American author, Ronald L. Fair, inspired by Richard Wright, carved his own literary path. Born in 1932, Fair served in the U.S. Navy before becoming...

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Kelly J. Baptist

Kelly J. Baptist NONE Kelly J. Baptist's work resonates deeply with readers because she crafts authentic, relatable characters who navigate difficult circumstances with heart and hope. Her storytelli...

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Neal Hall

Neal Hall 0000000050176742 Dr. Neal Hall, a poet and experienced ophthalmologist, challenges racial inequality in America despite his extensive education and career. His experiences, from studying at...

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Keenan Jones

Keenan Jones NONE Keenan Jones is an author who currently resides in Plymouth, Minnesota, and spent his childhood in Gary, Indiana, and south suburban Chicago. He comes from a family of educators, p...

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Cameron Barnett

Cameron Barnett NONE Cameron Barnett's work explores the complexity of race, place, and relationships for Black people in America. He teaches middle school English language arts and social studies at...

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Brianna Peppins

Brianna Peppins NONE Brianna Peppins is the author of young adult contemporary novels, including Briarcliff Prep and As Long as We’re Together. She was raised in PG County, Maryland and graduated fro...

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William Attaway

William Attaway 000000007689315X William Attaway (1911–1986) was born in Mississippi, the son of a physician who moved his family to Chicago to escape the segregated South. Attaway was an indi...

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Marcus Guillory

Marcus Guillory NONE Born in Louisiana, Marcus Guillory rose from humble beginnings to become a renowned screenwriter, author, musician, and producer. He initially pursued law before dedicating himse...

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Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman 0000000114886816 Oneta Malorie Blackman OBE, FRSL (born February 8, 1962) is a British writer who held the position of Children’s Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes li...

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John Lewis

John Lewis 0000000114586629 Born to sharecroppers, John Robert Lewis became a key figure in the US Civil Rights Movement. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a speaker at...

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Jonathan Birruete

Jonathan Birruete NONE Jonathan Birruete is a middle school student from the Washington, DC area. He wrote a review of the book Jelani’s Key by D. Amari Jackson: Jelani’s Key is a short but power...

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Ryan Douglass

Ryan Douglass NONE Ryan Douglass is a queer author and poet from Atlanta, Georgia. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling YA horror novel, The Taking of Jake Livingston, which was an ALA...

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William Kamkwamba

William Kamkwamba 0000000109290196 William Kamkwamba’s inspiring story is told in his New York Times bestselling memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, co-authored with Bryan Mealer, and in the Netf...

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Micah Johnson

Micah Johnson NONE Micah Johnson is a multidisciplinary artist, author, and former Major League Baseball player. A “proud Hoosier” and dedicated “girl dad,” Johnson has transitioned from a professio...

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