Barbara Charles is an elementary school special education teacher who has read hundreds of childrens books. She is also a Haitian-American woman with natural hair who rarely saw characters who refl...view moreBarbara Charles is an elementary school special education teacher who has read hundreds of childrens books. She is also a Haitian-American woman with natural hair who rarely saw characters who reflected who she was or the ethnicities of her students. Lovemarks and Crowns, her debut book, seeks to remedy that, to inspire children, and build their self-esteem. She lives with her miniature Pomeranian, Killa, in Brooklyn, New York.view less