Lori L. Tharps is an associate professor of journalism at Temple University as well as an award-winning author, journalist, educator, podcast host, and popular speaker. She is the award-winning author of four critically acclaimed nonfiction books including Same Family, Different Colors: Confronting Colorism in America's Diverse Families. Lori lives in Philadelphia with her husband and three children. She is (almost) fluent in Spanish and can say I love you in seven languages.