Yolande Clark-Jackson is a multidisciplinary storyteller, award-winning children's book author, and speaker who holds an MFA in creative nonfiction. Her most recent works-in-progress include a memoir and a family archive project that combines multi-media art, poetry, and photography. Before expanding on her artistic practices through multimedia arts and performance, Yolande was a classroom teacher and adjunct professor in Miami. Her current artistic goals are to continue creating works that elevate personal and collective histories and highlight the power of love and resilience. You can find her articles and essays in HuffPost, Parents, Prevention, Care.com, Sisters from AARP, Moon City Review, University of Arizona Poetry Center, Chicken Soup for the Soul and others. You can follow her weekly writing installments on Substack at Between Grief and Joy. https://betweengriefandjoy.substack.com/