The Color of Play / Color Me Human (ePub)

Writing has been a passion for author Nneka J. Howell since she was five years old, writing short stories and poetry her whole life and earning her the nickname Lady Poet. Nneka says, "Every idea I own is birthed from the nouns around me." She finds inspiration in pain and healing equally and is adept at translating the things around her into an interactive message on paper. She likes to compel her readers to use their imaginations and challenge them to think on a deeper level when reading her stories and poems.

Writing comes natural for Nneka, who used to consider it a hobby until she published her first book in 2009 and again in 2012. She finds writing to be a medicine for her soul, a purpose for her life. The current (and past) issues of the world involving racism and a lack of cultural awareness hits home for Nneka as an educated woman of color. She knew she needed to find a way to incorporate her thoughts into her projects. She is inspired by the importance of cultural awareness, particularly for children, and the certainty that until we learn to love each other despite all of the hatred that aims to poison us, we will never reach our true potential as people.

Nneka is the founder of Ink'd Xpressions, an organization that "speaks life" via different methods of creativity and which fosters six important principles: unity, community, justice, love, diversity, and creativity. Through her creative outlets, Nneka seeks to challenge people all over the world to embrace different races, cultures, identities, and stories.

Her debut children's book "The Color of Play" acknowledges realistic cultural differences, including white privilege, challenging the concept of color blindness in terms of race, while showing children and their parents that love wins. She hopes that her storybook provokes healthy conversations in homes, classrooms, and libraries.

When she isn't writing thought-providing and inspiring stories and poems for children and adults, Nneka

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