Dr. Linda J.M. Holloway is a Counselor Educator at Alabama State University and has been in academia for over 30 years. Dr. Holloway is also a story activist and multi-award-winning childrenās book author. She enjoys using storytelling to educate, elevate, and empower children to believe in themselves and love who they are. After hearing about the epidemic of young Black children being bullied about their hair. Dr. Holloway launched a 1,000 free book giveaway campaign for children in underrepresented, marginalized, and oppressed communities. She started locally in the state where she resided. To date, she has been successful in distributing over 2,500 free books. She chose to give away her first book, I Love My Happy Hair, to raise awareness around hair bullying, to have an Anti-Hair Bullying Campaign, and to fight against childhood literacy rates!!
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