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Biography

I was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. My mother had eight children, and none of us have the same father. Six are white and two are black. Though my novel, Two Kinds of Color, is fictional, my life growing up in the ghettos of Chicago was similar. Freddie Walker, the main character, is based on my mother who was also a victim of prostitution. My novel, Two Kinds of Color, is the story of a mother's love and sacrifice for her racially divided children; two of them are white, two of them black, raised in a hustler's brutal environment on the South Side of Chicago. There are wonderful Kindle, Nook, and Paperback reviews. As a child, I knew God had given me the gift of words. I've worked as a writer for producer/director George C. Wolfe (New York Public Theater), Robert Townsend (Tinseltownsend Productions), and Loretha Jones (Black Entertainment Television). I've written several screenplays with options on two. I'm working on a new novel.

Inspiration

To encourage children of all races to never give up, no matter what life throws at you.