Complex sentence: Jackie Carter (June 28,1953--April 13,2016) was an African-American children's book editor and author whose goal was to provide children of all races with images of themselves in the books they read.
Split into simpler sentences: Jackie Carter (June 28,1953--April 13,2016) was an American children's author. Her goal was to provide children of all races with images of themselves in the books they read.