About Walter Dean Myers
JD Jackson is a theater professor, aspiring stage director, and award-winning audiobook narrator. He is a classically trained actor, and his television and film credits include roles on House, ER, Law & Order, Hack, Sherrybaby, Diary of a City Priest, and Lucky Number Slevin. He is the recipient of more than a dozen Earphones Awards for narration and an Odyssey Honor for G. Neri’s Ghetto Cowboy, and he was also named one of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voices of the Year for 2012 and 2013. An adjunct professor at Los Angeles Southwest College, he has an MFA in theater from Temple University.
About Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Hakeem Kae-Kazim is a British-Nigerian actor who classically trained at the highly regarded Bristol Old Vic and soon after graduation was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. His list of impressive credits includes Pirates of the Caribbean III, Lost, Law & Order: SVU, X-Men: Wolverine, The 4th Kind, and Darfur. Hakeem is best known for his portrayal of Georges Rutaganda in Hotel Rwanda and as Colonel Dubaku in the hit television series 24. His distinctive voice has also been shared in many popular video games including Halo, Call of Duty, and The Bourne Conspiracy.