Hilary Beard

Hilary Beard is an award-winning writer, editor, journalist, and book collaborator who focuses on African American life, health, history, and culture. A graduate of Princeton University, she has written or collaborated on numerous books, including Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide, Venus & Serena: Serving from the Hip, and the New York Times bestseller 21 Pounds in 21 Days. Stephenson and Beard, with Joe Brewster, co-authored Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life, which won the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Instructional Literature.