L.L. McKinney

L.L. McKINNEY is an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing. Named one of the Root’s 100 most influential African Americans and BET’s 100 entertainers and innovators of the year, she is the creator of the hashtags #PublishingPaidMe and #WhatWoCWritersHear. A lover of comics, anime, video games, sci-fi, and fantasy, she strives to push these mediums toward representation that better reflects the diverse world we live in. Her works include the Nightmare-Verse books, Nubia graphic novels through DC, Marvel’s Black Widow: Bad Blood, Power Rangers: Heir to Darkness, and more. Visit her online at llmckinney.com.