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A native of Henrico County, Virginia, Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from George Mason University and a Masters in Adult Education and Doctor of Philosophy in Education, both from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews is the author of Forever Friends: Angela released in 2023, Images of America: Richmond’s First African Baptist Church, released in 2023, Forever Friends: Kimberly released in 2022, Forever Friends, released in 2020, Images of America: The Richmond 34 and the Civil Rights Movement, released in 2020 and Images of Modern America: The Richmond Crusade for Voters, released in 2017.
Her projects focus on empowerment, diversity and inclusion, and leadership, with the goal to engage and educate a new generation to the sacrifices of our ancestors and to encourage a continued quest for empowerment and equality for all.
Playing teacher and writing stories were her two favorite childhood pastimes. She is currently writing a book of poetry. Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews is the aunt to six wonderful nieces and nephews.
Contact Information
Full Name: Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews
Email: kmatthews95@yahoo.com
Website: drkimberlyamatthews.com
Facebook: @kimberly.matthews5667
Twitter: @kamatthews95
Instagram: @kimberlymatthews28
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlymatthews3/
Books
Title: Forever Friends: Angela
Author: Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews
Illustrator: Gus Rasich
ISBN: 979-8-9857802-2-2
Publication Date: 06.13.2023
Publisher: KWE Publishing
Formats available: Paperback and EBook
Available: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Bookshop.org and drkimberlyamatthews.com
Pages: 34
Synopsis: It is the girls’ second playdate at the beach with Angela. They meet her family, eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and swim in the ocean. A wonderful story of friendship. This is the third book in this delightful Forever Friends series.
Title: Images of America: Richmond’s First African Baptist Church
Authors: Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews, Dr. Raymond Pierre Hylton and Dr. Rodney D. Waller
ISBN: 9781467108720
Publication Date: 01.30.2023
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Formats available: Paperback and EBook
Available: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Bookshop.org and drkimberlyamatthews.com
Pages: 128
Synopsis: First African Baptist Church has served the Richmond community since 1780,
proving to be a pillar of strength for African Americans in the former Confederate capital. The
First African Baptist Church congregation endured slavery, the tumultuous years of Civil War,
Reconstruction and repression from the white supremacist regime that dominated Virginia
politics; and persevered as a vibrant force through the Civil Rights struggle and the daunting
challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement. Such notables as
Lott Carey, Gilbert Hunt, L, Douglas Wilder, Maggie Lena Walker, Bill “Bojangles Robinson,
Mary Lumpkin, and Henry “Box” Brown were church members.
Title: Forever Friends: Kimberly
Author: Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews
Illustrator: Gus Rasich
ISBN: 979-8-9857802-1-5
Publication Date: 01.25.2022
Publisher: KWE Publishing
Formats available: Hardcover and EBook
Available: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Bookshop.org and drkimberlyamatthews.com
Pages: 34
Synopsis: It is the girls’ first playdate at Kimberly’s home. They meet her family, watch movies, and eat her favorite meal. The girls end the day by playing outside in the snow. A wonderful story of friendship. This is the second book in this delightful Forever Friends series.
Title: Forever Friends
Author: Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews
Illustrator: Gus Rasich
ISBN: 979-8-9857802-0-8
Publication Date: 06.30.2020
Publisher: KWE Publishing
Formats available: Hardcover and EBook
Available: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Bookshop.org and drkimberlyamatthews.com
Pages: 34
Synopsis: It is the first day of kindergarten and five girls meet. While they are from different backgrounds, races, and walks of life, they are all drawn together by their love of reading, figuring out puzzles, and playing on the playground. Find out how this group of girls become Forever Friends. A wonderful story of friendship.
Title: Images of America: The Richmond 34 and the Civil Rights Movement
Authors: Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews and Dr. Raymond Pierre Hylton
ISBN: 9781467104517
Publication Date: 02.03.2020
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Formats available: Paperback and EBook
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Pages: 128
Synopsis: February 22, 1960, bore witness to an event that would forever change the social, political, and economic life of a city, a state, and millions of inhabitants. The arrest of 34 Virginia Union University students during a sit-in protest at the most upscale department store in Richmond, Virginia, heralded the upending of a long-established way of life and a change of direction from which there would be no turning back. The students would see their actions galvanize a community into affecting wide-ranging reforms in desegregation and play a significant role in ending the nearly 70-year grip on power of one of the nation’s strongest political machines. Bafflingly, their achievement faded into obscurity, and only in recent years has its importance been recognized.
Title: Images of Modern America: The Richmond Crusade for Voters
Author: Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews
ISBN: 9781467124928
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Date: 06.12.2017
Formats available: Paperback and EBook
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Pages: 96
Synopsis: The Richmond Crusade for Voters, founded in 1956 to directly oppose Massive Resistance and the Stanley Plan, has served the city of Richmond for 60 years. Despite efforts to suppress minority voter turnout, the Richmond Crusade for Voters thrived at motivating voters to participate in local, state, and national elections. The organization was skilled at mobilizing African American voters, and its purpose, then and now, is to increase the voting strength of the citizens of Richmond. Images of Modern America: The Richmond Crusade for Voters provides a pictorial history of one of the nation's most influential voter education and voter registration organizations through vintage and contemporary images.