Alice Faye Duncan is the author of multiple children's books, including
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop, which received a 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor and five starred reviews. Her most recent books include
Opal Lee and What it Means to Be Free,
Evicted!, and
Yellow Dog Blues, illustrated by Chris Raschka.
Keith Mallett is a painter, etcher, and ceramic artist, who has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award. In 2017, he created the Google doodle celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. He has multiple picture books, including
Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge, and
Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams.