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Synopsis

Celebrate Black Joy, Black Resilience, and Black Storytelling and enjoy conversations steeped in laughter, advice, and encouragement. The Freedom Fire Podcast is hosted by best-selling author Kwame Mbalia, who leads joyful interviews with fellow authors, friends, and inspirational creatives as they explore their journeys, from their art to their process.

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About Kwame Mbalia

Kwame Mbalia

Kwame Mbalia is a #1 New York Times best-selling author and the publisher of Freedom Fire, an imprint of Disney Hyperion devoted to stories about the Black diaspora by Black creators. His debut middle-grade novel, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, was awarded a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, and it was followed by Tristan Strong Destroys the World and Tristan Strong Keeps Punching. Kwame lives with his wife and children outside Raleigh, North Carolina, where he is currently working on the next Jax Freeman adventure.

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