Andrew Aydin, author of the much anticipated Run: Book One, co-written with the late Congressman John Lewis, sat down with rolling out to discuss this
For over 20 years, Pamela Gurley has worked in various capacities; from being a family advocacy program educator, to a management and budget analyst, and
Morgan Harper Nichols is an acclaimed poet, visual artist, musician and bestselling author. Nichols recently released her new book, How Far You Have Come: Musings on Beauty
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Imagine being born a slave and ascending to the point where you can buy your freedom and the freedom of your family. Now, imagine that
Rodney Freeman is a bibliophile. The librarian and archivist believes the practice of preserving your stories and memories is essential. Originally from Chicago, Freeman currently
Brian Bradford enjoys lying. His fixation for lies is more in the literary sense, however. As an author, he said, “I am creating characters and
Allissa V. Richardson, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, journalism scholar, and professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She believes in empowering
When rolling out first met California native, Erica Soul, she opened up by telling us the origin of her name. “My given name is Erica
Maria Lloyd has always had an entrepreneurial drive. From the tender age of 5, Lloyd sold puppies made out of Mardi Gras beads. That drive
Hannah Sawyerr is a Sierra Leonean-American author and an MFA candidate at the New School for creative writing. In 2016, Sawyerr was named the Youth
Maryam Azeeza Muhammad is a 19-year-old journalism student and poet attending Temple University in Philadelphia. She is the author of the book Bantu Knots and
Vanessa Baden Kelly is an acclaimed actor, screenwriter, and author. Her career began as a child actress on the beloved TeenNick show “Kenan & Kel”
Okey Ndibe is an award-winning author and essayist. He published his first novel, Arrows of Rain, in 2000. The New York Times listed Ndibe’s second
Author of the popular sci-fi and fantasy novels Riot Baby and Beast Made of Night, novelist Tochi Onyebuchi is known for depicting complex social issues in
Life comes at young people fast and often before they are ready to receive it. This fact is doubly true for young, Black women, who
As a child growing up in Toledo, Ohio, Ingrid Crumby learned to escape and survive the hardships she faced through her vivid imagination. Today, the
