Collaborators
Book Illustrators
Joelle Avelino, Dream A Rainbow
Joelle Avelino is a Congolese and Angolan Illustrator and Animator. She has worked with many clients including; BBC, Malala Fund, Elle Magazine, The Guardian, Google's Women Tech Makers, The Washington posts: The Lily and In These Times. Her animation project with Malala fund was featured on Design Weekly’s favourite International Women's day projects of 2020.
joelleavelino.com
Audy Popoola, The Turtle With An Afro
Audy Popoola lives with her husband and three children in Upper Marlboro, MD. At Spelman College, she developed her skills as a visual artist by matriculating with a B.A. in Studio Arts. Audy enjoys writing and illustrating children's books that are whimsical, humorous and imaginative but with underlying topics that are educational, informative, encouraging, and emotionally nurturing.
https://www.amazon.com/Audy-Popoola/e/B0822VXJ4Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Artistic Consultant and Music Production
Kaleem
Kaleem is a multi-talented creative technologist, entrepreneur and artist. He currently holds a position with startup company PopCom as Head of Data where he is responsible for innovating data centered products and processes. Kaleem is a proud neighborhood advocate and resident of the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio where he resides with his wife and children.
Animators (The Turtle With An Afro)
Claudia Jackson
Claudia is a freelance Graphic Designer based in Columbus, Ohio. She specializes in branding, animation, film + digital photography, illustration ,and digital/print design.
Pedro Fequiere
Pedro “P. Blackk” Fequiere is a rapper, writer, producer, illustrator, animator, and educator. He worked as a Staff Writer for BuzzFeed, and his work has been featured on MTV, Huffington Post, and Afropunk. His music has received acclaim from Erykah Badu, Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg, and J. Rawls. He holds a BA in illustration from Columbus College of Art & Design.
Sound Engineer (The Turtle With An Afro)
Leticia Wiggins
Leticia Wiggins is constantly looking for innovative ways to engage the public in conversations on the connections between race, gender, and class. As a historian who’s made her way into public media, she’s excited for the potential to explore these connections through accessible and innovative platforms. She also loves the process of telling, recording, and sharing audio stories.