ABOUT ME
I am a lawyer, historian, and storyteller with a background in higher education leadership.
An aspiring author, I am writing my first book not only to challenge traditional narratives about the life and culture of Black, Indigenous, People of Color in eighteenth and nineteenth century America, but also to authentically tell their stories of resilience and persistence in their own words.
Rarely, until now, has the story of Black resilience during Antebellum America been told from the perspective of the Northern BIPOC protagonist, who searches for freedom while helping others find their own.
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I have poured my life into researching my family’s history. A story in and of itself, my journey of discovering my family’s origin story has taken me to Ghana and more than a dozen states over the last three decades. But, it wasn't until a cousin shared a box of more than 500 well-preserved family letters that I knew I had to write a book, not just for my family, but for all of us.
My work draws upon my personal research and these unpublished first-hand accounts of life in nineteenth century New England in my ancestors’ own words. From Frederick Douglass to W.E.B. DuBois, friends and associates cross paths with the family in an epic narrative that is part biography, memoir, and history lesson.
It is a family’s story driven by faith, education and service in their quest to achieve “the dream,” not just for themselves,
but for rising generations.
An aspiring author, I am writing my first book not only to challenge traditional narratives about the life and culture of Black, Indigenous, People of Color in eighteenth and nineteenth century America, but also to authentically tell their stories of resilience and persistence in their own words.
Rarely, until now, has the story of Black resilience during Antebellum America been told from the perspective of the Northern BIPOC protagonist, who searches for freedom while helping others find their own.
***
I have poured my life into researching my family’s history. A story in and of itself, my journey of discovering my family’s origin story has taken me to Ghana and more than a dozen states over the last three decades. But, it wasn't until a cousin shared a box of more than 500 well-preserved family letters that I knew I had to write a book, not just for my family, but for all of us.
My work draws upon my personal research and these unpublished first-hand accounts of life in nineteenth century New England in my ancestors’ own words. From Frederick Douglass to W.E.B. DuBois, friends and associates cross paths with the family in an epic narrative that is part biography, memoir, and history lesson.
It is a family’s story driven by faith, education and service in their quest to achieve “the dream,” not just for themselves,
but for rising generations.