Tamara is an author, speaker and entrepreneur. She is rewriting and updating her children’s book series. The seven-book series Just Imagine...What If There Were No Black People in the World? about African American inventors, scientists and other notable African Americans in history. The first book in the series Jaxon’s Magical Adventure with Black Inventors and Scientists and Jaxon and Kevin’s Black History Trip Downtown are published. She has also created companion books which include a coloring book, activity book and Jaxon's Journal to accompany the first book in the series. The other books in the series are (3) Women Inventors and Scientists (4) Jaxon’s Black History Trip to NASA and (5) Jaxon Meets Black Cowboys from the Old West (6) African American Artists, Sculptures and Other Arts and (7) African American Composers, Classical and Concert Musicians and Opera Singers. are forthcoming. She presently writes the weekly Black History column for the Post Newspaper; she’s written articles for the Richmond Pulse, and records 2-minute Black History vignettes for the gospel station KDYA. She also writes e a weekly eblast of regarding multicultural books and historical information. Tamara speaks on the importance of teaching Black History all year, including engagements as keynote speaker for the Las Vegas NAACP, Chevron’s Black History Month program, the Tuskegee Airmen Corporation’s 32nd Annual dinner in Denver; and speaking engagements with the El Cerrito NAACP, various Rotary groups, Richmond Kiwanis Clubs, Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, and various other organizations and schools. She teaches a Professional Development Class on how to incorporate Black History into lesson plans and curriculum – providing educators with information, examples and samples. She created an online version of the class also. Teaches a publishing class at the Renaissance Center. She is the owner of the Multicultural Children’s Bookstore in Richmond, CA. The bookstore focuses on children’s books from many cultures including African American, Latino, Asian/South Asian, Native American, Middle Eastern, as well as Biracial, Disability, Diversity and LGBTQI, as well as other genres for babies to adult reading. Website: www.tamarashiloh.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustImagineChildrensBooks/; Twitter @ tamarashiloh102; Instagram and LinkedIn. Email: tamarashiloh@gmail.com

By day, Gayla is a bank examiner, utilizing her intuition and curiosity to uncover facts and analyze complex figures. After hours, she enjoys cooking, hiking, looking at old photos, and researching LGBTQ+ history. She uses her communications talent as a public speaker and author. Born and raised in Southern California, she and her partner live in San Marino, California, and share their home with their adorable dog, Bailey. As a debut author, Gayla has honed her writing skills with private instructors, editors, and critique groups of established writers in the Los Angeles area. She is also a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Romance Writers of America, and the Historical Novel Society.

Telile (Lily) Yoseph was honored to be chosen to receive the Unsung Heroes of Compassion Award from the Dalai Lama. In addition, she was a Pathways to Peace delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March of 2019 where Lily was among 9,000 enlightened women from all over the world who are rising up against all forms of gender discrimination. Each participant, in her own way, is creating a new pathway for future generations of girls to walk into a brighter world of opportunity. This story is not meant to be a story just about gender inequality in Ethiopia, but a global story of women who are waking up and demanding their rightful place as equals alongside men bringing the balance that female voices can bring to all societies. Lily was born in Ethiopia. Although she was raised in a loving middle-class family, the fact that Ethiopia is one of the 20 poorest countries in the world with a long history of human rights abuses makes her birth country, along with its culture, a contributing character in her story. As you have heard , Lily has personally experienced some of the worst human rights abuses imaginable and was nearly killed on multiple occasions. “God has not only made me a survivor,” she writes. “He has given me the strength and courage to fight back against sexual predators, two of whom have served jail time for their acts of violence against me and other women.” This is Lily’s first attempt at revealing her personal story of survival, strength, and inspiration. She believes these God-given gifts not only enabled her to overcome unspeakable attacks, but inspired her to create a non-profit foundation to educate and empower young girls during their formative years when they are most vulnerable. Tangible Hope Foundation gives young Ethiopian girls the knowledge and skills they need to not only protect themselves from sexual predators, but to obtain the education they need to lift themselves and their future families out of the cycle of illiteracy and poverty. Today, Tangible Hope Foundation is making a difference in the lives of Ethiopian girls. Lily’s vision, however, is not confined to Ethiopia, it is global. Woman and girls all over the world are learning that they do not have to become victims of sexual violence or abuse any more than they have to let themselves become victims of the poverty that surrounds them. Together, they are rising.

Telile (Lily) Yoseph was honored to be chosen to receive the Unsung Heroes of Compassion Award from the Dalai Lama. In addition, she was a Pathways to Peace delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March of 2019 where Lily was among 9,000 enlightened women from all over the world who are rising up against all forms of gender discrimination. Each participant, in her own way, is creating a new pathway for future generations of girls to walk into a brighter world of opportunity. This story is not meant to be a story just about gender inequality in Ethiopia, but a global story of women who are waking up and demanding their rightful place as equals alongside men bringing the balance that female voices can bring to all societies. Lily was born in Ethiopia. Although she was raised in a loving middle-class family, the fact that Ethiopia is one of the 20 poorest countries in the world with a long history of human rights abuses makes her birth country, along with its culture, a contributing character in her story. As you have heard , Lily has personally experienced some of the worst human rights abuses imaginable and was nearly killed on multiple occasions. “God has not only made me a survivor,” she writes. “He has given me the strength and courage to fight back against sexual predators, two of whom have served jail time for their acts of violence against me and other women.” This is Lily’s first attempt at revealing her personal story of survival, strength, and inspiration. She believes these God-given gifts not only enabled her to overcome unspeakable attacks, but inspired her to create a non-profit foundation to educate and empower young girls during their formative years when they are most vulnerable. Tangible Hope Foundation gives young Ethiopian girls the knowledge and skills they need to not only protect themselves from sexual predators, but to obtain the education they need to lift themselves and their future families out of the cycle of illiteracy and poverty. Today, Tangible Hope Foundation is making a difference in the lives of Ethiopian girls. Lily’s vision, however, is not confined to Ethiopia, it is global. Woman and girls all over the world are learning that they do not have to become victims of sexual violence or abuse any more than they have to let themselves become victims of the poverty that surrounds them. Together, they are rising.