Traverro Harden is an unschooling-homeschooling mom of 5 children. She is a blogger, published author, women's empowerment speaker, workshop facilitator, and Afrikan-centered homeschool activist. In 2007, she started the Fayetteville Women's Empowerment Council which aimed to provide access to resources for women in her local community. In 2007, this organization hosted its first Women's Empowerment Conference to an audience of over 200 women from around the nation. After completing her Masters of Public Health degree in 2013, Traverro began her career in medical education, coordinating training schedules and professional development for 3rd and 4th year medical students. In 2016, after much research and contemplation, she decided to use her knowledge and skills to build and cultivate her family's burgeoning Afrikan-centered homeschool, the Djehuti Institute.