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June 20, 2026
Special guest appearance with children’s author Katelyn Williams
Saturday, June 20, 2026, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
What Can Brown Girls Do?
By Katelyn Williams
Author Katelyn Williams will be in the store signing books and visiting with customers on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
About the Author:
Katelyn Williams is a middle school counselor and sees herself as an educator, creator, advocate, and overall connector of people. She holds a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Gardner-Webb University and master of science in counseling from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she currently lives with her husband and daughter. Katelyn was inspired to write this book after she reflected on how deeply impacted she was by the first Black Disney princess, Tiana. She was a teenager when The Princess and the Frog premiered, yet she felt empowered to see someone like her being celebrated. Now, as she raises a little Brown girl herself, she’s motivated to tell this story to make sure her daughter-and Brown girls everywhere-see only endless possibilities.
About the Book:
When one bright and curious young Brown girl is told what she “can’t” do by a classmate and shares her hurt with her mom, her mother encourages her to learn the stories of brilliant and beautiful Black and Brown women who have made an impact in our world. As the girl learns about these incredible women, she feels a spark of pride and strength grow inside her. Each story she uncovers shows her that her dreams are valid and her potential is limitless. Inspired by these women’s accomplishments, she begins to believe in herself and her abilities.
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Jeffrey L. Smith received a BA degree in Public Administration from Elon University. In 1986 he returned to
Paul is a Winston-Salem native, a graduate of R.J. Reynolds High School and Wake Forest University, where he got his first taste of the media as an announcer for the student-run station, WAKE Radio. He has earned advanced degrees in liberal arts and journalism/mass communications from Johns Hopkins University and UNC-Chapel Hill. Paul has worked as a journalist for 30 years. Locally he has worked for The High Point Enterprise, the News & Record of Greensboro and the Winston-Salem Journal. Paul has been affiliated with 88.5 FM WFDD, public radio for the Piedmont and High Country, for the last 10 years. He also currently serves as an adjunct professor of the practice in Journalism at Wake Forest University.