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Viashti is an artist originally from Only, Virginia. "She earned her BA from the University of Virginia with a double major in Media Studies and Studio Art with concentrations in Film and Cinematography. She received her MFA in Film and Video from CalArts where she rekindled a love for drawing and painting" (About).

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Author and Illustrator of...
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History - a collection of short bios of accomplished African American women
Little Legands: Exceptional Men in Black History - true stories of black men in history

Illustrated...
Hair Love - "It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this story of self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters" (Reporter).

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Vashti Harrison

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f46YdP8I92s

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Hair Love | Meet author Matthew Cherry & illustrator Vashti Harrison

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http://www.matthewacherry.com

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Book Awards
New York Times Bestseller

Short Film Awards
Academy Awards USA
Oscar - Best Animated Short Film, Hair Love

African-American Film Critics Association
AAFCA Award - Breakout Director, Hair Love

Black Reel Awards
Black Reel - Outstanding Short, Hair Love

(https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1525794/awards)

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Hair Love - "It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this story of self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters" (Reporter).

This book represents an African American father and daughter. The book shows respect and appreciation for black hair.

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Cherry is a Chicago native and a former NFL wide receiver who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers and the Baltimore Ravens.

"In 2007, Cherry retired and moved to LA to pursue a career in entertainment landing work initially as a production assistant for commercials and music videos before transitioning to being a Set PA for the final season of the hit CW TV series Girlfriends and the third season of Heroes for NBC" (Matthew).

After learning on set behind the scenes, Cherry started directing music videos for numerous  different artist. He also started to direct live action short films.

The film “The Last Fall” is loosely based on the difficulties Cherry’s experienced after he retired from the NFL and attempted to transition back into the real world. it received awards at the American Black Film Festival.

Cherry has also been featured on many television shows, such as, "Abbott Elementary" and "Black-ish."

His latest project, an animated short film, "Hair Love", is about an African American father attempting to do his daughters hair for the first time.

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Matthew A. Cherry