L L McKinneyNamed one of The Root's and BET's 100 most influential
African Americans, Leatrice "Elle" McKinney, writing as L.L. McKinney, is an
advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing and the creator of the
hashtags #PublishingPaidMe an #WhatWoCWritersHear.

Elle is a lover of comics, anime, video games, sci-fi, and
fantasy, and strives to push these mediums toward representation that better
reflects the diverse world we live in. An adamant HeiHei stan living in Kansas
City, she spends her free time with her family or plagued by her cats--Sir
Chester Fluffmire Boopsnoot Purrington Wigglebottom Flooferson III, esquire,
Baron o' Butterscotch, and Lord Humphrey Blepernicus Zoomerson Wailingshire
Toboeans Chirpingston IV, Breaker of Things I Love. Or Chester and Humphrey for
short.

Her works include the Nightmare-Verse books, the
award-winning Nubia graphic novels through DC, Marvel's Black Widow: Bad Blood,
and many more.

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