R.J. Owens

R.J. Owens is an author who’s been engaged as a community storyteller with the Oakland Tribune, a retail advertising copywriter, and an attorney editor for a legal treatise. Walk the Walk is inspired by his interest in the civil rights movement and in portraying the resiliency and courage of children in trying situations. R.J. is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and a longtime resident of Oakland, California. He received a JD from Berkeley Law and pursued an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. R.J.’s picture books include A Song So Black, So Proud!, Cowgirl Dreaming, and Sunshine’s Coming Through. R.J. is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.