Black Brave Beautiful

MJ is widely read in the French Caribbean http://ile-en-ile.org/fievre/ She has authored nine books in French Her short stories and poems in English have appeared in various anthologies and magazines Her plays have been performed at the Miami MicroTheater, at the O, Miami Festival, at Poetry Press Week, and at Compositum Musicae Novae. In 2016, Aesop Coconut Grove hosted an installation representing the meters of M.J.’s poem, “On Charles Avenue.” She founded Sliver of Stone Magazine She obtained an MFA from the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University. She taught writing for 8 years at Nova Middle School in Davie, and later became a writing professor at Broward College and Miami Dade College. She’s been a key note speaker at Tufts University (Massachusetts), Howard University (Washington, D.C.), the University of Miami (Florida), and Michael College (Vermont), and a panelist at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP).  She’s taught ekphrastic poetry and haiku workshops at the Miami Art Museum, and in various schools, including iTech @ Thomas A. Edison Educational Center, in Miami, and Tedder Elementary, in Pompano Beach. She’s an ambassador for Lip Service, a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation award-winning organization and a Miami institution. She’s also a proud member of the Miami Poetry Collective, famous for its Poem Depot, a regular feature of Wynwood’s Second Saturday Art Walk. She’s participated to Haiti en Livres, the Anancy Festival, and the South Florida Book Festival, and at various literary events at Miami  City Hall, Miami Dade College, Broward College (“Caribbean Week” and “Literary Feast”), and the University of Miami. She’s an educator who wrote several educational scripts for the University of Miami, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. The scripts, turned into short films, were written in both English and Haitian Creole and aim at educating the Little Haiti community about diabetes, cervical cancer, and the HPV vaccine. In March 2015, M.J. received the “Beacon of Hope and Achievement Award” from the Consulate General of Haiti in Miami. M.J. currently serves at the ReadCaribbean program coordinator for the Miami Book Fair.

Black Brave Beautiful is jam-packed with intricate designs to color and empowering quotes that will inspire Black girls and young women.A Girl Power Coloring Book for Teens, Tweens, and Black Young LadiesThe cool companion to MJ Fievre’s life guide Badass Black Girl is finally here. Black Brave Beautiful is a coloring book for girls jam-packed with intricate designs and empowering quotes from notable Black figures. We all know Black girls rock—but they also relax. Coloring books for teens are a great way to get inspired, relieve stress, and now—unleash your inner badass In this unique coloring book, teen girls can relax by coloring soothing images of some of their favorite things, like mandalas, animals, flowers, sweets, and more. A girl's coloring book like no other, Black Brave Beautiful provides stress relief alongside words of encouragement to make the perfect addition to any collection of young adult and girl power coloring books.   Quotes for black women and girls to unleash creativity. With this coloring book, black girls can finally color and shade in a palette of their own choosing. A twist on traditional  teen coloring books, Black Brave Beautiful urges girls and women to gain self-confidence through inspirational quotes from notable and visionary Black women while colorfully guiding them in the direction of their dreams.  Inside, young girls will find excerpts from inspirational books and quotes by badass Black women like: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Gabby Douglas Oprah Winfrey Maya Angelou And more! If you’re looking for a quotes book for women tailored to young girls, or enjoy African-American coloring books or teen coloring books for girls—like Color My Fro, An Inspiration Coloring Book for Everyone, or An African American Coloring Book for Girls—then you’ll love, Black Brave Beautiful.