Jadi is a writer, publisher, and teacher. She has had poetry published most recently in Temba Tupu! Africana Women’s Poetic Self-Portrait, Essence magazine, Cave Canem Anthologies 2003 and 2004, Welter, and the Black Review. She is a Cave Canem fellow, and has attended the Hurston-Wright Writer’s Week. Jadi is an English instructor for Stevenson University and the Community College of Baltimore County. She is currently at work on a collection of poetry and a novel.

Michelle was born and raised in Frederick, Maryland. She attended Dartmouth College Hanover,New Hampshire shere she earned a B.A. in English and Art History. Michelle furthered her career at The Ohio State University where she e arned an M.A. in Black Studies and and M.S. in Political Science, and also taught the course Introduction to Black Studies and Introduction to Political Science. Since then, Michelle has been involved with a number of projects ranging from journal publications to book design. For five years, she published Natural Alternatives, an Afrikan centered guide for holistic living, enjoying a readership of close to 10,000. She also edited The Case of Marshall Eddie Conway, a book exploring the legal battles of a former Black Panther and political prisoner, and wrote Let's Learn Swahili. Michelle has been published in the Western Journal of Black Studies, the Afro American Newspaper, and numerous other publications nationwide. An accomplished artist, Michelle has exhibited at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center in Baltimore and has provided original artwork for various books and CDs. Michelle currently lives in Baltimore with her daughter Alexandra.

Natalie is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from the Cleveland Public School system and went on to graduate with a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University. After graduating in 1989, Natalie worked with Procter & Gamble for 13 years with managerial responsibilities in manufacturing, logistics, organizational capability and distribution systems. In 1995, while still working full-time with Procter & Gamble, she started and continues to operate her own custom framing business, Frame of Mind. In 2002 Natalie "retired early" from P&G to pursue her passion in book publishing.