Author
Bri James, Charnaie Gordon
CHARNAIE GORDON is a diversity and inclusion expert, podcast host, and digital creator. She has authored, coauthored, and edited multiple books about diversity and inclusion. Charnaie serves as a member of the National Advisory Board for Reading Is Fundamental on its Race, Equity, and Inclusion (REI) initiative. Charnaie s blog, Here Wee Read, is where she expresses her creativity and passion for reading, diverse literature, and literacy. In addition to her blog and social media, you can find Charnaie s work at Brightly (http://readbrightly.com), where she is a contributing writer. She s also the founder of the children s literacy nonprofit organization 50 States 50 Books, Inc. (http://50states50books.net), which collects and donates diverse children s books to deserving kids in each of the 50 US states. Find her online at hereweeread.com and @hereweeread on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.BRI JAMES comes from a long line of storytellers: musicians, preachers, visual artists, singers, academics, and orators. Her childhood was surrounded by the wondrous power of storytelling, and that has cemented a lifelong appreciation for sharing, listening, and learning. As a designer and storyteller, she brings over a decade of communications experience to her work. Her writing is grounded in ideas of humanity, interrogation, reflection, and authenticity, augmented by her background in communications design.