American Anthems

Make Tomorrow Come Today

Meredith McKinney provides underserved children with books featuring diverse characters. Grammy nominee Cam, a diversity advocate in the music industry, teams with songwriter Dre Williams to perform a stirring original folk anthem for Meredith.

Make Tomorrow Come Today

22m 55s

Meredith McKinney provides underserved children with books featuring diverse characters. Grammy nominee Cam, a diversity advocate in the music industry, teams with songwriter Dre Williams to perform a stirring original folk anthem for Meredith.

Previews + Extras

  • Meredith McKinney Collects and Distributes Books: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meredith McKinney Collects and Distributes Books

    S1 E5 - 2m 43s

    Meredith McKinney, founder of Black Book Project, receives and distributes books with African American protagonists and donates them to children who might have not had the opportunity to see the likes of themselves represented in literature. The children express their excitement to take the books home.

  • Cam and Meredith McKinney Connect: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cam and Meredith McKinney Connect

    S1 E5 - 3m

    Meredith McKinney, founder of the Black Book Project sits down with singer/songwriter Cam to discuss the importance of representation in children's literature, how Cam finds inspiration for writing her songs, and how Meredith found her calling. The two then join a young volunteer and help label books for donation.

  • Cam and Dre Williams Writing "Make Tomorrow Come Today": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cam and Dre Williams Writing "Make Tomorrow Come Today"

    S1 E5 - 3m 18s

    Singer/songwriter Cam sits down with friend and songwriter/musician Dre Williams to write an inspired ballot. Cam discusses her reasoning behind key lyrics and even vocal arrangement that is meaningful to the story of Meredith McKinney and the importance of the Black Book Project.

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