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iReadify is a Black-owned, multicultural digital library for children. They promote diverse characters and culture in every book. iReadify showcases the beauty of diversity in a safe and secure digital environment while keeping children engaged and developing their love for reading. Literacy Nation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Their goal is to increase the awareness and distribution of books that promote inclusion and positive representation of people of color. Rea

Tradesha Woodard was born and raised in Memphis, TN. She discovered that she loved to read, write, use her imagination and tell stories as an adolescent. In time, Tradesha realized the power behind stories as she transitioned into womanhood. What I mean in that sense is that they she realized that stories could be used to uplift the society. She resultantly decided to pursue academic studies at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) where she earned a Bachelor's degree in M

ᴋᴀʏʟᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀʀᴛʜᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ʙᴀᴄʜᴇʟᴏʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴇᴇʀꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ꜱᴄᴏᴜᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜɪᴄᴀɢᴏ, ɢɪʀʟꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜɪᴄᴀɢᴏ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴏꜱɪᴛᴏʀʏ. ᴋᴀʏʟᴀ ɪꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴋᴀʏʟᴀ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ꜱʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜰᴜɴ ᴡᴀʏ. ʜᴇʀ ɢᴏᴀʟ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛɪɴɢ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴄʏ

Virtuous Cornwall is an alumni of Rutgers University. She’s a military wife, mother, and the CEO/Founder of VNC Books. Writing is her passion and she gears it towards children and families. Her latest book, This is our History takes children on a journey to Africa, Elkins Castle, and so much more. While the book primarily targets people of African diaspora, it actually features characters of all ethnicities. It doesn’t paint one or the other in a bad light because it’s beyond

My daughter, Haelee was given the chance to stand on stage with 100 Black Children’s Book Authors (including herself) as part of Lit for Black Kids Black History Month programming (Black Kid Lit). Brianna Perkins, Founder, Lit for Black Kids has a personal mission to get young Black and Brown children to read more. She recognized that part of the problem is that they can't see themselves in the books that they read. This is especially true when you consider that a mere 13.8%

Virtuous Cornwall is an alumni of Rutgers University. She was born in the United States but was raised in Ghana, West Africa. She’s a military wife and the CEO and founder of VNC Books. Writing is her passion and she gears it towards children and families. Virtuous especially caters towards those in the inner city. She gave me a wonderful birthday gift on February 19, 2022. That gift was an opportunity to share my love of being a #GirlDad with members of Club 4 Kids on Clubho

As I’ve shared previously, I wrote Dear Daughter: A Love Story for my daughter. It’s part of her Valentines Gift. While that’s the case, I didn’t write it for her alone. I wrote it for daughters across the world. It’s in effect my way of pouring the deepest part of my heart into the world for everyone’s daughter. Towards the end, I say something to the effect of, “I pray that each one of you daughters that receive it can receive my gift of love in the writing of this book.” I

People have been clamoring to find out more about Dear Daughter after seeing and hearing about it on WGHP News’ In Black and White Series. A few people have asked if I could give them an advanced copy or if I could release it early. While my intent is to launch it on Valentines Day, my daughter reminded me that it would be nice to have the gift in time for it. I still wasn’t convinced to budge however. Moving along, I received notice yesterday from Literary Titan that I had w