VICTORIA SCOTT-MILLERAuthor www.victoriascottmiller.com Photo Download | Bio Download Victoria Scott-Miller is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and global thought leader based in Raleigh, North Carolina. As the owner of Liberation Station Bookstore, North Carolina’s first Black-owned children’s bookstore, her groundbreaking work has been featured in major media outlets such as the Washington Post, Good Morning America,…
STONE E. MIMSAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Stone Mims is a writer who believes that the Black experience is often best explored through speculative writing. He graduated Magna Cum Laud from Bard College at Simon’s Rock with concentrations in English Literature and Creative Writing and went on to attain his…
JULISA MARCEL-CLARKEAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Julisa Marcel-Clarke grew up in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, where she nurtured her love for reading and writing from a young age. Throughout high school and college, she was an active patron of the arts, participating in poetry and writing competitions, and acting in plays at church…
WILL PACKERAuthor www.willpacker.com Photo Download | Bio Download Will Packer, one of Hollywood’s record-breaking filmmakers, has produced or executive produced a wide range of movies that have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide at the box office, including 10 films that have opened at number one. According to Blackfilm.com, Packer ranks #1 in terms of worldwide box…
IFFY IBEKWEAuthor www.iffyibekwe.com Photo Download | Bio Download Iffy Ibekwe is an award-winning attorney and owner of Ibekwe Law, PLLC. She is an estate planning attorney and evangelist for using effective wills and trusts to allow for generational wealth transfer. Iffy works to activate intentional women so they can take agency over their lives and build impactful…
LESLIE ANTONOFFAuthor www.thehautemommie.com Photo Download | Bio Download Leslie Antonoff has always been a person with drive. At six years old, she had a plan to become a prosecuting attorney and ultimately a Supreme Court Justice. While the plan has changed, her aspirations for success have not. Her ability to connect with the masses by…
J. DILLARDAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download “‘Follow Your Clippers’ is my motto, because my clippers helped lead me to where I am today.” Dillard calls himself the ‘barberpreneur’ which spins from his life of being a barber and an entrepreneur. He is a former shop owner and Managing Partner of ConAllegiance, a consulting firm…
LERA AUERBACHAuthor leraauerbach.com Photo Download | Bio Download Lera Auerbach is a Renaissance artist for modern times—a poet, writer, visual artist, composer, conductor, and concert pianist whose work has reached a global audience. Born in Russia, she now lives in the United States and Austria. She holds degrees from the Juilliard School and the Hannover…
ALEESA ALEXANDER, PH.D.Author Photo Download | Bio Download Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander is Assistant Curator of American Art at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. She was first introduced to the work of Thornton Dial and his peers while working on her Ph.D. in Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She conducted extensive…
DANIEL CARLTONAuthor www.danielcarlton.com Photo Download | Bio Download Daniel Carlton is an award-winning playwright, poet, director, educator, and actor who has appeared on New York, national, and international stages. His work has also been presented in schools, jails, homeless shelters, libraries, and every other imaginable performance space. He is the author of over a dozen…
