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About Ada Ari: Ada Ari is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, innovator, educator, and Nigerian immigrant promoting an awareness of and appreciation for African culture and legacy.

Inspired by her children, Ada has created the world's largest collection of African language board book sets and written a series of African folktales children’s books to preserve and share Africa's culture and heritage.

She works with school districts around the country to infuse African studies and cultural experiences in early childhood and k-12 curriculums.

Ada moves her audiences with her stories of thriving after trauma. She delivers career pathway presentations to school districts, libraries and college diversity events and conferences. As a black female entrepreneur, Ada also shares her inspiration and global experience with corporate audiences.

Ada has been a featured source for diversity, education and entrepreneurial topics for FOX, ABC, Essence, Parents Magazine and others. Committed to children in Africa, she donates 10% of all proceeds to African orphanages. Visit: https://www.ada-ari.com/

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Founder & CEO & Speaker

Ada Ari Books

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Economics

Virginia Tech University

2002 to 2006

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An Author's Journey

Preserving African culture & legacy through folktales & language books.

Raising Multicultural Children

Managing expectations and reality by embracing, cherishing and celebrating multiple cultures.

African Storytelling Reimagined

Interactive program provides students with a hands-on approach to discovering the beauty of African culture through dance, storytelling, and interactions with authentic artifacts.

Embracing Diversity

As a Nigerian immigrant, the importance of sharing Africa's culture and legacy as a global citizen and giving back to children in need.

The Entrepreneurial Journey

Career paths have many roads to explore. Dare to go against the grain and forge your own path.

Rising from Trauma

Striving to heal after experiencing trauma and in the process, discovering a passion that turns into a purpose.

Discovering Self in Teenage Years

For teens preparing for post high school life, what are some paths to consider, passions to follow, roads to get to goal and knowing all along the way, detours are ok.

Reinventing Self at Any Age

Pivoting and exploring new endeavors and passions regardless of what age, learn how to overcome fear and embrace a new career or purpose at any age.

Understanding Implicit Bias in an Increasingly, Culturally Diverse Workplace & Educational Settings

Global citizenship is the new reality, and it is increasingly more important to understand how differences in cultural norms can create friction and barriers to success in an educational setting. Implicit bias does not need to be a scary term. Awareness and self-assessment techniques have been proven to combat its unintended consequences. During this presentation, discover real examples of implicit bias, how it was identified, and how issues that stemmed from it were resolved.

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Ada leads an interactive cultural appreciation session for school children. Providing an overview to African culture and legacy.

Interactive Cultural Program - African Storytelling Reimagined

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Ada has presented to over 200 schools around the country. She was also a featured speaker for the Washington Archdiocese Librarian conference in March 2022 and a speaker for Happy Money company event in 2023.