Kwame Alexander (’89) received an Emmy® for Outstanding Young Teen Series for The Crossover at the 2nd Annual Children's & Family Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on December 17.
Alexander is the executive producer, showrunner, and writer of The Crossover TV series. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Alexander and tells the story of basketball prodigy twins Josh and Jordan Bell. It airs on Disney.
Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, Emmy-award winning producer, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of 39 books, including Why Fathers Cry at Night, An American Story, The Door of No Return, Becoming Muhammad Ali (co-authored with James Patterson), Rebound, which was shortlisted for the prestigious UK Carnegie Medal, and The Undefeated, the National Book Award nominee, Newbery Honor, and Caldecott Medal-winning picture book illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
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