MARCUS KWAME ANDERSON is an illustrator and fine artist. Much of his work explores the beauty and diversity of the African diaspora and often incorporates social commentary. He graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia with a degree in illustration. Anderson is the Eisner Award-winning co-creator of The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History (Ten Speed Graphic), the co-creator of the comic book series Snow Daze, and has illustrated stories in Action Lab’s Cash & Carrie series and F.O.R.C.E. He is currently the deputy director of the Underground Railroad Education Center. Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined (Ten Speed Graphic) is his most recent graphic novel.