R J Owens

R.J. Owens is an author who’s been engaged as a community storyteller with the Oakland Tribune, a retail advertising copywriter, and an attorney editor for a legal treatise. Walk the Walk is inspired by his interest in the civil rights movement and in portraying the resiliency and courage of children in trying situations. R.J. is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and a longtime resident of Oakland, California. He received a JD from Berkeley Law and pursued an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. R.J.’s picture books include A Song So Black, So Proud!, Cowgirl Dreaming, and Sunshine’s Coming Through. R.J. is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

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R.J. Owens es un autor que se ha desempeñado como narrador comunitario en el Oakland Tribune, redactor publicitario minorista y editor abogado de un tratado legal. Walk the Walk está inspirado en su interés por el movimiento de derechos civiles y en retratar la resiliencia y el coraje de los niños en situaciones difíciles. R.J. es nativo de Chicago, Illinois, y residente desde hace mucho tiempo de Oakland, California. Recibió un doctorado en derecho de Berkeley Law y realizó una maestría en bellas artes en la School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Los libros ilustrados de R.J. incluyen A Song So Black, So Proud!, Cowgirl Dreaming y Sunshine’s Coming Through. R.J. es miembro de la Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.