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Jesse J. Holland is a nationally known journalist, educator and author with a portfolio of stories that challenge perspectives, reshape narratives and inspire change.

He is the author of the award-winning nonfiction books, The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves Inside the White House and Black Men Built The Capitol: Discovering African American History in and Around Washington, D.C. He is also an accomplished fiction author, having written the novels Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther?, the first novel featuring the world’s most popular Black superhero, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Finn’s Story.

He is also a celebrated editor, having helmed the award-winning anthology Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda. He is also the editor of the upcoming anthology Captain America: The Shield of Sam Wilson, scheduled to be published in 2025.

Jesse is a guest host of Washington Journal on C-SPAN and the associate director of the School of Media & Public Affairs at The George Washington University. He was a longtime Race & Ethnicity Reporter at the Associated Press in Washington, D.C, where he also served as a White House, Supreme Court and Congressional reporter.

Jesse is currently working on his first documentary, The Invisibles: Slaves of the White House, and advising nonfiction authors on their books through his work with the Masters of Fine Arts in Nonfiction at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland.

Agent Contact: Stevie Finegan