Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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DONATE TO THE BOOK DRIVE: bit.ly/crown-bookdrive
DONATE TO THE BOOK DRIVE: bit.ly/crown-bookdrive
DONATE TO THE BOOK DRIVE: bit.ly/crown-bookdrive

Hippo Campus is partnering with children's author Crown Shepherd to raise funds for the publication of her book Black Boy, Black Boy, which will be distributed to Black youth across our hometown, Minneapolis. Every $10 donated gets this book into the hands of Black boys across the greater Minneapolis area.

Thanks for being here. Please read below for more info from Crown. Anything you're able to give is sincerely appreciated!

Follow Crown Shepherd:
crownthewriter.com

FEATURING:
Interviews with (in order of appearance)
Mychal Batson (@mycdazzle)
Megan Tate (@aurum.oro)
Crown Shepherd (@crownthewriter)
Mikhail Martt
Gerald Shepherd Jr.
Deveraux Martt

Performances from Miloe (@miloemusic)

Footage FROM Shanoaleigh Marson (@wildbyhabit)

CREDITS
Written & directed by DeCarlo Jackson, Whistler Allen, & Zach Sutton
Produced by Hippo Campus
Videography by Christian Spraungel & Shanoaleigh Marson
Edited by Krystal Duong & Whistler Allen