I was raised in North Philadelphia, a middle daughter in a family of six children. My father was a pastor, a Civil Rights activist, a writer, and poet, who passed down his love of writing to me; my mother was a homemaker. After high school, I traveled back to their original hometown in Nashville to attend Tennessee State University, where my father was an alumnus. I earned a BS in Chemistry, married, had a family, and for 15 years worked in biomedical research. In 2001, a family tragedy upended my life, and I searched for a new direction that led me back to school. I earned a Master of Education and a Doctorate in Education at Tennessee State University in 2009.
Totally inspired by the inauguration of Barack Obama as president and my love of history, I published my first book: A Reflection: What a Difference a Day Makes, What About 100 Years? in 2012. It’s decade by decade representation of black history covering 1909-2009. I have been a prolific writer since, writing two nonfiction books, and ten novels. I am current a high school chemistry teacher. I live with my husband and daughters in Nashville, Tennessee.