Angela Shelf Medearis

Angela Shelf Medearis, known as the Kitchen Diva, is the author of 7 cookbooks, including The New African-American Kitchen. She has also written 100 award-winning books for children with more than 12 million copies translated into seven languages worldwide. She is one of the founders of Book Boosters, a non-profit organization that provides support for community literacy and health projects. Angela’s Kitchen Diva Health Outreach provides information about health, nutrition, diabetes and diet-related illnesses in underserved communities through speeches, workshops, and cooking demos that spotlight healthy versions of culturally-based dishes. She has been a regular guest chef and recipe segment creator on the Food Network and “The Today Show.”