Book Signing with Nikki Lanier

Description

Meet Author Nikki Lanier, author of Uncommon Ground which is a guided journal created just for moms who want to raise children who are multicultural fluent, comfortable navigating differences, and confident engaging across race, culture, and identity—even if they live in communities that feel racially or culturally homogenous.
This journal is both gentle and powerful. It acknowledges that most children grow up surrounded by sameness—in their neighborhoods, schools, social circles, and even in their family’s daily routines. These well-meaning environments can unintentionally teach our kids that safety lies in sameness and that “different” equals “danger.” But we, as mothers, have the power to lovingly rewrite that narrative.
Through daily prompts, reflection questions, child-friendly activities, and gentle progress check-ins, Uncommon Ground becomes a trusted tool to guide moms in having age-appropriate conversations and creating simple, yet powerful, experiences that shape a new worldview—one that embraces difference, values equity, and fosters empathy.
This isn’t about “fixing” anything—it’s about building something better: a future where your child is prepared to lead, collaborate, and thrive in a world more diverse than any generation before them has known.
 
Nikki Lanier bio:
Dr. Nikki R. Lanier is a distinguished labor attorney, public speaker, author, and advisor, renowned for her expertise in equity, human resources, systems thinking and organizational effectiveness and the future of work. She is the CEO and founder of Harper Slade, a firm dedicated to creating workplaces where multiculturalism thrives as a risk mitigation strategy and macroeconomic imperative. ?
Having held executive positions in various industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, education, and consulting, Dr. Lanier has served as a three-time Chief Human Resources Officer in both the private and public sectors and held an executive position with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis as the Senior Vice President and Regional Executive of the Louisville Branch. In this capacity, she connected the public, business leaders, and community bankers with the Federal Reserve, overseeing community development and economic education initiatives. 
Dr. Lanier earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Hampton University. She also holds a certification in Collective Bargaining from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.