Janaka Bowman Lewis
Janaka Bowman Lewis, Ph.D. is a professor of African American Literature at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She and her husband Daryl are passionate educators and proud parents of Justus and Delany Nia. She is the author of two previous children's books: Brown All Over and Bold Nia Marie Passes the Test and creator of the Vanilla Bowman Foundation for Educational Impact.