Jackie Carter

Jackie Carter (June 28, 1953 – April 13, 2016) was an American children's author. Her goal was to provide children of all races with images of themselves in the books they read.

Early life and education Carter was born on June 28, 1953, in Port Chester, New York. Both of her parents, William A. Carter and Earnestine Carter, were employees of the Middletown school district, and her father was the first African-American school principal there. Carter obtained a degree in early childhood education from Hampton University and a Master of Science in Educational Instructional Technology from New York University. She also participated in a reading and writing program at the University of Illinois at Chicago aimed at encouraging African-American boys to build self-esteem.