Press Kit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Seattle, WA – May 31, 2025 – Neua Publishing House proudly announces the release of My Black Job: A Story of Black Careers, a groundbreaking book for children and readers of all ages, authored, illustrated, and edited by Cedric J Strickland.

Debuting on June 19, 2025, in honor of Juneteenth, this inspiring book is a showcase of the limitless career possibilities available to dreamers young and old everywhere. My Black Job: A Story of Black Careers celebrates opportunity and excellence across a wide range of fields – from Astronauts to Entrepreneurs, Dancers to Nurses, Pilots to Zoologists.

“What is a Black job? The answer is simple: every job is a Black job,” Strickland explains.

My Black Job: A Story of Black Careers

My Black Job: A Story of Black Careers is an educational picture book that introduces readers to a variety of unique and exciting professions – one for each letter of the alphabet. The book is both a colorful career guide and a celebration of achievement and potential.

At its core, My Black Job carries a culturally affirming message: every job is a Black job, and every dream is within reach.

CEDRIC J STRICKLAND – AUTHOR, TECHNOLOGIST, AND EDUCATOR.

Cedric J. Strickland is the one-man team behind My Black Job: A Story of Black Careers. Cedric is the author and illustrator of the book, and the founder of Neua, an independent applied-AI product lab, and of Neua Publishing House. Based in Seattle, Washington, Strickland is Head of Product for Gmail Enterprise & AI at Google, and an entrepreneur and educator who has devoted his career to empowering the world.

Since 2013, Cedric has led teams at Microsoft and Google, driving AI innovations, delivering product features, and building strategic vision for product and engineering teams across the globe.