Category: BIPOC Representation

Hokeah
Oscar
Oscar Hokeah holds an M.A. in English from the University of Oklahoma, with a concentration in Native Ame…
Holbrook
Carolyn
Carolyn Holbrook is a writer, educator, and longtime advocate for the healing power of the arts. Her memo…
Jackson & Saira Rao
Regina
Regina Jackson Born in Chicago in 1950 Regina remembers an America where everything was in Black and w…
Jean
Emiko
Emiko Jean is the New York Times and indie bestselling author of Mika in Real Life—a GMA book club pick (…
Johnson
Kevin
Kevin Johnson (aka "Captain Create") is a proud Temple University alumnus, who grew up just south of Phil…
Johnson
Sadeqa
Sadeqa Johnson, a former public relations manager, spent several years working with well-known authors su…
Johnson
Kim
Kim Johnson has a rich history of leadership, beginning with her early roles in social justice organizati…
Joseph
Paterson
Paterson Joseph is a beloved British actor and writer. Recently seen on Vigil, Noughts + Crosses and Boat…
Joshi
Alka
Alka Joshi is the internationally bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist, The Secret …
Joy
Amanda
Amanda Joy grew up in a family of readers. Her father first gifted her a set of the Chronicles of Narnia …
Kamanda
Ali
Ali Biko Sulaiman Kamanda is an award-winning filmmaker and social entrepreneur from Sierra Leone, West A…
Katz
Susan B.
Susan B. Katz, NBCT is an award-winning, bestselling, Spanish-bilingual author/illustrator with Scholasti…