Zora Neal Hurston (1891 - 1960) was a fearless, spirited, collector and keeper of the culture. She was a Black woman who lived in the historic town of Eatonville, Florida. She lived...studied, researched and documented oral histories, praise songs, work songs, folklore, home remedies, survival stories, negro dialect ...just to name a few. She was a folklorist, prolific writer, actress, playwright, anthropologist; and she published many works of varying genres. Unfortunately, she died indigent… Continue

In my work in education, I encounter many families and children dealing with unbelievab le challenges, and they never see or read about their story in a picture book. Yet, a picture book focused on the situation from a child's perspectiv e, would validate a child's experience, let em know they are no alone and also give them some hope. I am in the planning stages of writing a group of children's books highlighti ng children who live under socially and emotionall y challengin g circumstan ces… Continue

Greetings to those of you that already know me and to those I have not had the pleasure of meeting yet. I am a black woman, mother, grandmother, educator, artist, and fighter for children…still a work in progress. In this particular “conversation” I want you to have some sense of who I am and what I am about. I raised 4 children (now adults at various stages in their development) and I am a Grandma of 5. I have been blessed to work with children for over 30 years in various ways…and there are… Continue

Eagle Island home of bald eagles, writer’s retreat, luxurious elegance! Sapelo Island, steeped in history, first inhabited by the Guale Indians, site of parallel lives – Reynolds Mansion, legacy of Thomas Spalding, enslaver; 434 acre Hog Hammock, 75 member community dwindled from 400 enslaved Saltwater Geechees, pristine beaches. Eagle Island and Sapelo Island are barrier islands on the coast of Georgia, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Intercoastal Highway, forested with cyprus, pine,… Continue