by Marcus Anthony Hunter A timely groundbreaking book in the vein of Derrick Bell’s Faces at the Bottom of the Well, one of the country’s foremost voices on reparations, offers a radical and vital new framework going beyond the current debate over this controversial issue. For over a century, the idea of reparations for the…
Illustrated by April Harrison Written by Breanna J. McDaniel From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s services at all branches of the New York Public Library. Before Augusta Braxton Baker became a storyteller, she was an excellent…
KEVIN KREIDERAuthor kevinkreider.com Photo Download | Bio Download Kevin Kreider left Philly in 2008 to navigate his way in entertainment as a Korean American adoptee. His career started in the fitness industry, when he signed with one of the most prestigious modeling agencies in NYC. In 2014, Kevin was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata. He took a…
Written by Derrick Barnes Illustrated by Courtney Lovett The number one thing on Monte and Mabel’s Christmas wish list is the chance to hang out with Santa Claus. So when his sleigh breaks down in their yard as he’s finishing up his last delivery, they couldn’t be more delighted–Santa’s gonna stay with them while he…
by Madison Margolin Through the perspective of having grown up among “HinJews” in the Ram Dass community and cannabis legalization movement, journalist Madison Margolin takes the reader on a journey inside New York’s Jewish counterculture and the Hasidic underground, reconciling her roots, tackling ancestral Jewish trauma, and finding intersectionality between the Jewish and psychedelic experience.…
by gina Breedlove “The medicine of Grace is sound,” says gina Breedlove. “Sound is an immediate point of entry to the mind, body, and spirit, and has been sourced as a healing modality since humans appeared on the earth.” With The Vibration of Grace, this extraordinary teacher and healer shares a sweeping, glorious guide to…
Written by Derrick Barnes Illustrated by Jez Tuya From superstar author Derrick Barnes, here is a middle-grade celebration of the people and stories that helped shape the game of basketball, from unsung pioneers to unforgettable moments of the game. Capturing all the joy and energy that mark the sport of basketball, bestselling and award-winning superstar author Derrick Barnes…
TAMALA EDWARDSAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Tamala Edwards is a Philadelphia-based, award-winning news anchor. She joined 6abc in January of 2005 and is currently the weekday co-anchor of Action News Mornings and a regular co-host of Inside Story, conducting probing interviews with newsmakers like Governor Tom Corbett, Senator Bob Casey, Mayor Michael Nutter and…
Former president Barack Obama, A.K.A. “Skinny Santa”, surprised children at a Chicago school with a live holiday reading of Santa’s Gotta Go, a hilarious new picture book written by Serendipity Lit author Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Courtney Lovett! The event was covered by CBS, NBC, and MSNBC. Look for your own copy of Santa’s Gotta…
The New Brownies’ Book by Dr. Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer was recommended by Oprah Daily as a perfect 2023 holiday gift! This acclaimed anthology of Black creative work that “consoles, explains, entertains, and inspires” has also been featured in Essence, CNN, The New York Times, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, The Philadelphia Tribune, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.…
