Ndija Anderson-Yantha is a second-generation Caribbean Canadian author, lawyer, speaker, university administrator, and a former Thomas J. Watson Fellow, who is passionate about EDI, promoting literacy, and combatting anti-Black racism through education. As a result of her Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Ndija wrote What Are You Gonna Do with That Hair?, a nonfiction children’s book about the beauty and historical significance of Black hairstyles; she is thus frequently called on to conduct school assemblies, EDI training and workshops, and panel discussions. Ndija graduated from Spelman College (BA in political science and French) and McGill University (LLB and BCL law degrees). She lives in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada.