Han Ly Hwang

HAN LY HWANGAuthor kjgpdx.com Photo Download | Bio Download Han Ly Hwang grew up in northern Virginia and started as a dishwasher and cook in a chain restaurant. Drawing, illustration, and painting have been his lifelong passions, and he attended a trade school for 3-D animation and computer sciences in Philadelphia. In 2005, he moved…

Weldon Angelos

WELDON ANGELOSAuthor www.theweldonproject.org Photo Download | Bio Download Weldon Angelos is a music producer who has worked with artists like Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur’s rap group, and Tory Lanez, among many others. In 2004, Weldon became the national face of criminal justice reform after he was sentenced to 55 years in prison for selling $900…

Arturo Nuñez

ARTURO NUÑEZAuthor www.aiecreative.com Photo Download | Bio Download Arturo Nuñez has been one of America’s most important creative executives for the past 30 years. He has led global marketing efforts for some of the world’s most iconic brands, such as Apple, Nike, NBA, Diageo, Colgate and PepsiCo, and created global campaigns for a pantheon of…

Reclaiming Our Health

By Dr. Michelle Gourdine According to the federal Office of Minority Health, African Americans “are affected by serious diseases and health conditions at far greater rates than other Americans.” In fact, African Americans suffer an estimated 85,000 excess deaths every year from diseases we know how to prevent: heart disease, stroke, cancer, high blood pressure,…

Silent Agreements

By Linda D. Anderson, Sonia R. Banks, and Michele L. Owens Silent Agreements will help readers define the unspoken beliefs and expectations that might be causing dissatisfaction, unhappiness, and resentment in their relationships, giving them the tools to explore these agreements and work toward healthier communication with a partner, friend, boss, or family member. If you…

Desert Blood

By Alicia Gaspar de Alba Its the summer of 1998 and for 5 years over a hundred mangled and desecrated bodies have been found dumped in the Chicuahua desert outside of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just across the river from El Paso, Texas. The perpetrators of the ever-rising number of violent deaths target poor young women,…

Sam Weinberg

Biography Born and raised in Evanston, a Chicago suburb, Sam Weinberg is the son of a psychologist and former probation officer. He attended Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Illinois before moving alone to the Middle East at the age of 17 to study peace-building diplomacy on the border of Israel-proper and the West Bank…

The Roving Tree

By Elsie Augustave Elsie Augustave’s debut novel, The Roving Tree, explores multiple themes: separation and loss, rootlessness, the impact of class privilege and color consciousness, and the search for cultural identity. The central character, Iris Odys, is the offspring of Hagathe, a Haitian maid, and Brahami, a French-educated mulatto father who cares little about his child.…

An Anatomy of Beasts

By Olivia A. Cole In the dazzling sequel to acclaimed author Oliva A. Cole’s YA sci-fi/fantasy debut, A Conspiracy of Stars, Octavia’s search to uncover the truth grows more dangerous as she becomes determined to protect her planet’s fate. This series is perfect for fans of Amie Kaufman, Veronica Roth, and Pierce Brown In the forty…

A Conspiracy of Stars

By Olivia A. Cole Enter the vivid and cinematic world of Faloiv in the first book of this dazzling YA sci-fi/fantasy series, perfect for fans of Carve the Mark, Red Rising, and These Broken Stars. Octavia has always dreamed of becoming a whitecoat, one of the prestigious N’Terra scientists who study the natural wonders of Faloiv. So when…