A Visit to Cuba
I made my second trip to Cuba this February, as part of a delegation of Black publishers & writers. The purpose of our visit was to...
A Space to Create
Creativity was a big focus for me this year. I wanted to step up my support of Black creatives in particular, and invest more in my own...
Jayde's Book Review: I'm A Big Sister Now
If you follow Jayde_Robinson1 on Instagram, you already know she is a GREAT big sister. I'm so glad she could relate to my new book. It's...
Just Us Books Turns 30 - A Special Brown Bookshelf Interview
My parents love to put us on the spot in interviews and ask me and my brother what it’s like working with them and for Just Us Books, the...
Celebrating Langston's Legacy
The perfect end to Black History Month 2018 - in Harlem at the I, Too Arts Collective gala to raise funds to help continue Langston...
Back for the First Time - African American Children's Bookfair
I’ve been going for years but February 3, 2018 was my first time attending the African American Children’s Bookfair in Philadelphia as a...
Co-operative Economics in Weeksville
Back in October, I received an invitation to a holiday pop-up coordinated by the Young Brown Collective. The location was the Weeksville...
Well-Read Black Girl
Brooklyn, September 9, 2107 - the first Well-Read Black Girl Festival. So much brilliance, talent, passion, wisdom, support, and...
Harlem Book Fair 2017
I did my first reading at the 2017 Harlem Book Fair. My dad interviewed me after. What question was I answering?? Look at my face!...
Black Boy Joy: Picture Books ft. Black Male Protagonists
I was scrolling Facebook and saw an article titled Black Boy Joy - a Brightly piece about picture books featuring Black male...
