"The Love of 10,000!" Gift-A-Book Campaign

Our Goal: Reach 10,000 readers ages 5+!!!

The Love of 10,000 Gift-A-Book Campaign will donate copies of the book to students in underresourced communities to support the emotional, spiritual and mental wellbeing of our next generation leaders!

As our youth continue to deal with “business as usual,” there is a lot of discussion about their mental health and overall wellbeing. In addition, there is great concern for their understanding of history, both social and personal. In our children's book, we look to connect both by looking at the journey of our protagonist, a little Black leader, her friends and her Ancestors. This journey reminds us all that, in the face of what we see on a daily basis, we are surrounded by a lasting legacy of love, courage and power.

During this time of crisis when there is a push to ban books that educate our children into their full personhood, I would like to donate copies of my book to school districts and to students directly in order to support the emotional wellbeing of our next generation leaders.

I originally published "The Love of 10,000," my first children's book in 2019. The book is a visual love poem from me to my daughter (who serves as the Editor for the book). Inspired by Dr. Maya Angelou's poem "Our Grandmothers," this poem reminds us all that as we navigate life, we are surrounded by those who love and guide us every day.

My book is connected to the work of my coaching practice, KB Coaching. The practice focuses on the overall wellbeing of leaders at every level of leadership. With this focus leading the charge of all of our endeavors, "The Love of 10,000" allows us to educate, coach and motivate our young leaders in a digestible way.

The all women-led team consists of:

Editor and Protagonist: Mak Imani (my child)

Illustrator: Ros Webb

Graphic Designer: Shawndra Cox

Language Translators: Lety Cantero Román, Clarice Glahn and Rebecca Leah D’mello

Author: Kecia Brown

Thank you to everyone who has supported this project: families, educators, “Loving Guides” and most important, our next generation leaders! Our words of love and appreciation for you come from the poetic inspiration of Mother Ancestor, Dr. Maya Angelou:

“I go forth alone, and stand as ten thousand.”