Stacey Patton

Dr. Stacey Patton is an award-winning journalist and child advocate who teaches digital storytelling and media literacy at Howard University. She writes frequently about race and child welfare issues for The Washington Post , Al Jazeera , BBC News, and The Root , and has won numerous journalism awards and academic honors. Dr. Patton also is the author of the memoir That Mean Old Yesterday . Not My Cat is her first picture book. Visit her at SpareTheKids.com.

Dr. Stacey Patton is an award-winning journalist and child advocate who teaches digital storytelling and media literacy at Howard University. She writes frequently about race and child welfare issues for The Washington Post , Al Jazeera , BBC News, and The Root , and has won numerous journalism awards and academic honors. Dr. Patton also is the author of the memoir That Mean Old Yesterday . Not My Cat is her first picture book. Visit her at SpareTheKids.com. See less