Born in Milwaukee, Myles's parents moved their family to Menomonee Falls when she was ten. There her mother was the first black female principal and her father was Wisconsin’s first black game warden.[1] Myles's grandmother was one of 16 children in rural Mississippi, and was a direct descendant of enslaved people. Myles received a dual bachelor's degree at Alverno College in Community Development and Global Studies.[2]
Musicedit
Myles's father is a blues guitarist, and inspired an early love of music. After college Myles performed as a singer in and around the Riverwest area, getting her start performing at homeless shelters.[3] She also performed at local breweries and jazz clubs.[1]
Book Advocacyedit
Myles partnered with Penguin Random House to organize a read-a-thon called 'Black Like We Never Left' featuring works by Toni Morrison. Penguin Random House offered Myles a job curating an Instagram platform centered on Black books. The platform was named All Ways Black, based on a suggestion from her husband. It includes chats with Black authors, interactive read-a-thons, and awards galas for Black Bookstagrammers.[4] Penguin Random House reports that the platform has the highest average engagement rate of all their content groups.[5] Myles's video 'Introducing All Ways Black' won for Medium-Length Video at the 14th annual Shorty Awards.[6]
Referencesedit
^ ab"This Is Milwaukee interview". www.thisismilwaukee.us. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
^"Cree Myles Artist Profile". riverwestcurrents.org. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
^"Q & A With Cree Myles". www.milwaukeeindependent.com. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
^"How one book influencer championing Black authors is changing publishing". www.npr.org. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
^"Penguin Random House Launches New Platform to Spotlight Black Authors and Stories". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
^"'Introducing All Ways Black' Wins for Medium-Length Video at the 14th annual Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
cree, myles, american, influencer, writer, organizer, living, milwaukee, creator, manager, ways, black, instagram, contents, early, life, music, book, advocacy, references, external, linksearly, life, editborn, milwaukee, myles, parents, moved, their, family, . Cree Myles is an American influencer writer and organizer living in Milwaukee She is the creator and manager of All Ways Black on Instagram Contents 1 Early life 2 Music 3 Book Advocacy 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editBorn in Milwaukee Myles s parents moved their family to Menomonee Falls when she was ten There her mother was the first black female principal and her father was Wisconsin s first black game warden 1 Myles s grandmother was one of 16 children in rural Mississippi and was a direct descendant of enslaved people Myles received a dual bachelor s degree at Alverno College in Community Development and Global Studies 2 Music editMyles s father is a blues guitarist and inspired an early love of music After college Myles performed as a singer in and around the Riverwest area getting her start performing at homeless shelters 3 She also performed at local breweries and jazz clubs 1 Book Advocacy editMyles partnered with Penguin Random House to organize a read a thon called Black Like We Never Left featuring works by Toni Morrison Penguin Random House offered Myles a job curating an Instagram platform centered on Black books The platform was named All Ways Black based on a suggestion from her husband It includes chats with Black authors interactive read a thons and awards galas for Black Bookstagrammers 4 Penguin Random House reports that the platform has the highest average engagement rate of all their content groups 5 Myles s video Introducing All Ways Black won for Medium Length Video at the 14th annual Shorty Awards 6 References edit a b This Is Milwaukee interview www thisismilwaukee us Retrieved 2022 05 11 Cree Myles Artist Profile riverwestcurrents org 31 December 2015 Retrieved 2022 05 11 Q amp A With Cree Myles www milwaukeeindependent com 19 May 2016 Retrieved 2022 05 11 How one book influencer championing Black authors is changing publishing www npr org Retrieved 2022 05 11 Penguin Random House Launches New Platform to Spotlight Black Authors and Stories penguinrandomhouse com Retrieved 2022 05 11 Introducing All Ways Black Wins for Medium Length Video at the 14th annual Shorty Awards shortyawards com Retrieved 2022 05 18 External links editCree Myles on Instagram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cree Myles amp oldid 1210910464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
