Jemele Hill

About the Author

Jemele Hill is an Emmy-award winning journalist, podcaster, and contributing writer for The Atlantic. She joined ESPN as a sportswriter in 2006 and went on to host the popular shows His & Hers and SC6, an evening edition of the network’s flagship SportsCenter broadcast. In 2018, she was named journalist of the year by the National Association of Black Journalists. She now cohosts the popular SPOLITICS podcast and is a frequent commentator on CNN. Her memoir, Uphill, was published in 2022.

Jessica Gibson is an illustrator from Detroit, Michigan. Her many books include Acorn Was a Little Wild, which won four state awards and was nominated for five more; Layla, the Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish; and Welcome to Jazz from Workman Kids.