DR. LATATIA STROUD

​Dr. LaTatia Stroud, known by her Choctaw name, Rain Angeni, is an Earth steward, writer, and multi-genre artist. Rain is the founder and CEO of BLACK TRIBE, a thriving community of over 167,000 members who unite to support each other on the journey to self-sufficiency through land, home, and business ownership. Additionally, she established the popular Black Women Homesteading Facebook group. Rain has earned a bachelor's in behavioral science, master's in human services administration, second master's in special education (supervisory and teaching), and a doctorate in curriculum design & educational leadership. She has developed award - winning programs for accreditation and received the "Educator of the Year" award from the Chicago Chamber of Commerce. ​In 2010, Rain founded International Online High School, which focuses instruction on social justice and advocacy, while providing a rigorous college prep curriculum. Her school now services students from PreK through adult education. Since its opening, over 6,200 students have successfully completed classes and have gone on to excel in colleges and universities abroad. "The Green Green Book - The Traveler's Guide to: Black-Owned Homesteads, Farms, Orchards, Vineyards, Foraging Forests, Apiaries, Ranches, and Markets" is Rain's debut solo book and will certainly leave a lasting impact!