MEET THE AUTHOR

 

Kenyatta Scott is the author of the Globally recognized morally based children's book series, The Violet Book Series, educator, philanthropist, and motivational speaker. In 2020, Scott made history as the first African American woman invited to host a book launch at the third largest International Airport in the U.S., with .Violet Takes Flight. She is firm in her choice to have her books characters, Violet and Derek, learning life lessons in every book in the children's series from their Dad, as she takes a very public stance of combating the mass stereotype that fathers are not present in communities of children of color. She has been celebrated for keeping her faith at the forefront of all entrepreneurial endeavors, which her choice of celibacy stems from.  She has appeared on camera for a range of media outlets including WCIU-TV and Fox 32 News, as a progressive up and coming change agent in the African American community.  She has been featured in various newspapers including the nation's oldest historically black owned newspaper, The Chicago Defender, Chicago Voyage Magazine, and Art Soul Magazine.  Her writing appears in Black Enterprise and Black Doctor.Org 

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She is the Executive Director of The Violet Foundation, NFP, based in Chicago, a non profit that supports access to high quality education for children from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Her foundation for her heart-work stems from her Montessori training received at Yale University at the young age of 20.  She resides in Chicago, IL