Janeen Jackson

Janeen was a longtime resident of Santa Monica, CA, and in 2022 moved to Evanston, IL, with her husband, Ron Clark, and their two sons, Tyson and Phoenix. She received her B.A. from the HBCU Norfolk State University and completed her master’s in Education Leadership and Change in 2020 from Antioch University.

She has over 25 years of combined experience in art and design, and equity and justice and education. She currently works at Oakton College as an Equity Coordinator for Black student success.

At age 46, Janeen Jackson received unexpected news through DNA technology: she was adopted and biracial. Writing her first children’s book, Hello, Sweet Baby, was Janeen’s way of explaining her adoption, her mixed-race background, the family that released her, and the family that adopted her and loved her as their own.