2. Gayl Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayl_Jones

3. Connie Porter, Author of the Addy Walker, American Girl Doll books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Porter

4. Copper Sun by Sharon Draper A book about a slave girl from Africa and a white indentured servant girl becoming friends and finding freedom during the American Slavery Era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Sun

5. Sharon Draper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Draper

6. Gina Prince-Bythewood, director of Love & Basketball and the Secret Life of Bees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Prince-Bythewood