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Dr. A. Angélique Roché, JD. LL.M. is an author, researcher, journalist, educator, and professional host from New Orleans, LA.

She is an adjunct professor at Xavier University of Louisiana, teaching Black Press and African American Rhetoric and Culture, and served as the Religion and Public Life Fellow for Arts and Popular Culture at the Harvard Divinity School from 2024 to 2025.

A multi-hyphenate storyteller, her work sits at the crossroads of history, current events, and their impact on pop culture. Her first graphic novel, "Trinity City" #1, a collaborative Afrofuturist community-based project, debuted in 2023. Her upcoming graphic novel, "First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth," will be released in February 2026. She is the ...more

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	Marvel's Voices: Pride by Luciano Vecchio, Angelique Roche (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marvel's Voices: Indigenous Voices #1 by Rebecca Roanhorse (Goodreads Author), Jeffrey Veregge (Artist), Darcie Little Badger (Goodreads Author) (Artist) 4.05 avg rating — 388 ratings — published 2020 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Free Comic Book Day 2022: Marvel's Voices #1 by Nadia Shammas, Various (Artist), Luciano Vecchio (Artist) 3.48 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marvel's Voices: Pride (2022) #1 by Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author), Christopher Cantwell, Andrew Wheeler 4.12 avg rating — 228 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Free Comic Book Day 2023: Marvel’s Voices #1 by John Jennings, Paris Alleyne (Artist), Angelique Roche (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 254 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storm: Lifedream #1 by Angelique Roche (Goodreads Author), Karen S. Darboe (artist), Taurin Clarke (cover_art) 3.52 avg rating — 73 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth by Angelique Roche (Goodreads Author), Alvin Epps (Illustrator), Millicent Monroe (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth by Angelique Roche (Goodreads Author), Alvin Epps (Illustrator), Millicent Monroe (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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