Meet us at Freedom Fest | Celebrate Black Authors at Freedom Fest with Cleveland Public Library

Discover new literary gems and support creative, talented, and inspiring local authors. Each author will be available to personally sign copies of their books. Kathi Howard-Primes Author of the children’s book Walking in Ava’s Shoes, and the founder and chief executive officer of Momentuum, LLC. Meet Kathi Howard-Primes from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Shardae Webb […]

Discover new literary gems and support creative, talented, and inspiring local authors. Each author will be available to personally sign copies of their books.

Kathi Howard-Primes

Author of the children’s book Walking in Ava’s Shoes, and the founder and chief executive officer of Momentuum, LLC.

Meet Kathi Howard-Primes from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.


Shardae Webb

Author of the children’s book I See Me in the ABCs Book. Driven by her passions for early childhood nutrition education and instilling self-assurance in children, Shardae combined these interests to create her debut children’s book, I See Me in the ABCs: Exploring the world of fruits and veggies through the alphabet.

Meet Shardae Webb from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.


Jermel D. Carr

Author of Hi-Five to Winning: Why Winners Win, Jermel Carr is a veteran marketer, entrepreneur, and former NCAA Athlete. He is originally from the south side of Chicago, IL, where he was born and raised. He is a double graduate of the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and a Master of Business Administration Degree in Marketing. A proud 25-year plus member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Jermel is currently a resident of Cleveland, OH, is a motivational speaker to students and professionals and enjoys trying new restaurants and cuisines, analyzing television commercials, and watching and playing sports with and cheering on his teenage son, Jelani.

Meet Jermel D. Carr from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.