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Charnaie Gordon
Charnaie Gordon is a Diversity and Inclusion Advocate, author and editor of more than six children’s picture books, Digital Creator, and Founder of a 501c3 non-profit organization, 50 States 50 Books, Inc. She is also an active member of The Society for Diversity and previously served as a member of the National Advisory Board for Reading is Fundamental for their Race, Equity and Inclusion (REI) initiative. She currently resides in Connecticut with her husband and two children.