Always Remember, You Got This!

  • Super Power

  • My Hair Defies Gravity and My Skin Embraces Sunbeams. What's Your Super Power?

  • Rooted and Saluted

  • "We must remind our young boys and girls that they descend from kings and queens of the past which means they must walk and lead as kings and queens of the present and furture"--Dr. Cook

  • Create

  • "Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations." --Dr. Mae Jemison

  • Express Yourself

  • "Wear what you want because you will be judged regardless. Matching is cool, but not matching is even cooler. When you look good, you feel good and when you feel good, you do great!"-- Alisa

  • Representation Is Key

  • "One of the greatest needs of Negro children is to have books about themselves and their lives that can help them be proud." --Langston Hughes

Super Power

My Hair Defies Gravity and My Skin Embraces Sunbeams. What's Your Super Power?

Rooted and Saluted

"We must remind our young boys and girls that they descend from kings and queens of the past which means they must walk and lead as kings and queens of the present and furture"--Dr. Cook

Create

"Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations." --Dr. Mae Jemison

Express Yourself

"Wear what you want because you will be judged regardless. Matching is cool, but not matching is even cooler. When you look good, you feel good and when you feel good, you do great!"-- Alisa

Representation Is Key

"One of the greatest needs of Negro children is to have books about themselves and their lives that can help them be proud." --Langston Hughes

Descendants of Royalty

Descendants of Royalty reminds the world of who we are and where we come from (e.g., Kings, Queens, Ambitious, Intelligent, Creative People). --That's It, That's The Assignment!

Meet The Author

Alisa is a Philadelphia native, a loving mother and a doctor of psychology. She is very passionate about helping others, teaching, learning and supporting her community. Alisa holds a tender place in her heart for the world of special education, mental health and autism. Her goal is to help the youth embrace their beauty, history, intellect and regal essence.

Golden Minds On The Rise

Golden Minds On The Rise represents literacy and books about children who embrace themselves and others. Our goal is to allow boys and girls to strive to become amazing individuals. It is important to recognize that our children's minds are are golden, pure and consistently on the rise. Always remember that children are indeed the leaders of today, tomorrow and beyond.

Testimonials

Same Roots, Same Crown, Different Shades of Brown, the inaugural book by Dr. Alisa Cook explores the African American diaspora and culture by depicting the everyday life in an African American family. Young readers get to see visions of themselves in the pictures and will readily relate to the bright and colorful pages of the book. Same Roots, Same Crown also provides a welcomed lesson in African American history as Dr. Cook presents information on a few notable African Americans who played a part in her journey to self awareness. The book is extremely empowering for young readers who will understandably enjoy reading it over and over again.  

B. Herbert

Same Roots Same Crown Different Shades of Brown is everything I needed to read as a child. I'm so happy that I get to read this beautifully written book with my children. I loved the representation of every shade of brown and how Alisa highlights what's special about each and everyone.

S. Jones

Loved the self love message and the mini history lesson of the Phenomenal Figures!

M. Ellis

I have so many different shades of brown in my household and Alisa was able to see the need and the importance of this story. This is huge! This seed needs to be planted all over the world so that we can grow away from colorism and self hate. I absolutely love it and have read it so much that I know it by heart.

S. Harris

Great message for the kids. It's nice to see representation of how families come in all different shades and how that's okay.

B. Williams

Easy read and loved the representation.

J. Brown

Same Roots Same Crown Different Shades of Brown is a favorite in our house. I love that my daughter sees beautiful children around her age who look like her. From the crowns to the skin, she will learn about all of the beautiful shades of our people. I also enjoy the Five Phenomenal Figures at the end of the book, as she is also learning about history and our roots.

K. Thomas

Our Mission

EDUCATE

Teach our children about the simple things in life. Teaching and Learning exceeds beyond ABC's and 123. Educate our children about their history, self-love, financial literacy, responsibility, acts of kindness, emotional intelligence, accountability and putting in the work to get the results that they desire. Teach our children what we wish someone taught us and allow them to teach us in return.

EMPOWER

Empower our children by speaking positivity into them each and every day. Empower our children by reminding them to always reach for the stars and beyond. Empower our children to be resilient. Empower our children to follow their dreams and never be afraid to fail, but always afraid to never had tried.

ELEVATE

Show our children where we originated from compared to where we are today. Let's teach our children to elevate ourselves back to our royal roots and show the world that we are indeed descendants of royalty. Understand that we have so much to offer and we deserve the best of the best with everything we could ever imagine.