We are so grateful to be named Semi-Finalists of the UpPrize: Social Innovation Challenge! Out of 70 companies, we made it to the Top 10. God is good, and we are so encouraged to continue this purposeful journey of The Young Dreamers’ Bookstore, and to curate books that inspire children with canvases of ideas, words and images by which they imagine their dreams and voice their greatness.

Thank you to BNY Mellon and Innovation Works for elevating social innovation for racial justice. We wish our fellow social innovators great success, and it was too fun celebrating with incredible people such as Andréa Stanford, Scott Wolovich, Sharnay Hearn Davis, William Generett Jr., Tammy Bey and Tanika Harris! Thank you all for making this region better and better.