Real Women Cook : A Celebration of Family, with Recipes That Stir the Soul

Yvette Moyo is the president and CEO of Resource Associates International (RAI), which was the market development firm for a series of U.S. Postal Service Black Heritage Stamps. She is also president of the nonprofit organization Real Men Charities, Inc., founded under the auspices of RAI in 2001, whose primary fundraising vehicle is Real Men Cook, America’s largest and longest-running Father’s Day celebration focusing on African American families. Media coverage of this event reaches an audience of more than 200 million annually. In addition to her other awards in the fields of business and entertainment, in 2002 Yvette and her former husband were presented with the Chicago Tribune Good Eating Award for outstanding contributions to food, culture, and community. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Sharon Leslie Morgan is the former vice-president of Burrell Communications, the largest black-owned advertising agency in the United States. She has lived in many reaches of the globe, from Jamaica and South Africa to Paris, France, where she opened a restaurant called Bojangles. She currently works independently as a marketing communications consultant and writer. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.