Hey there, future scientists! Today, we're diving into the super cool world of soap-making. It's made through a process called saponification, and it's kind of like a science experiment for cleanline ...
How do you get more Black kids interested in STEM?
How do you get more Black kids interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)? Quite the question. The answer will depend on who you ask. So I asked some people. Dr. Nehemiah ...
Some Ideas to Keep Summer Boredom at Bay
Great news! "Ask Uncle Neil: why is my hair curly?" was featured in the latest Diversity in Action magazine. It’s on page 59. It was part of a bigger piece on natural hair being portrayed in the medi ...
Ask Uncle Neil is in the news!
I had the pleasure of doing an author visit at the San Ysidro library in San Diego during Black History Month 2023. ABC 10 News found out about the visit and did a piece about me and the book. How ex ...
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I was on LinkedIn and came across the profile of Dr. Sherry Hunt. She works for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service. She developed an activity guide to explain Soil ...
And the award goes to…
Winning awards is always an honor. Winning gold awards? Even better! Literary Titan provided a favorable review of “Ask Uncle Neil: why is my hair curly?”, and then gave it a gold book award. ...
Check me out on podcasts telling my story!
Appearing on podcasts to talk about the book and the motivation for writing it is always a treat. You can likely get a sense from reading the blog posts why I wrote the book, but perhaps you want ...
The Author Visit Podcast – what a gem!
As an independent author, it’s all on me to figure out the best ways to promote my book. Whenever I find a helpful resource, I take note of it. One such resource is the Author Visit podcast. I cam ...
My author visit to the Inglewood Public Library
This summer, I had the pleasure of visiting the Inglewood Public Library to read my children's book and even show the audience an invention I patented. What a treat! For those of you who don’t kno ...
Wherever you are is where you’re supposed to be
On September 21, 2018, I had the pleasure of visiting Beta Selam Academy, a charter school just outside San Diego. I read my book to the students and gave them each a copy. We then had an extensiv ...