What do you want readers to take away from the book?
For years, I felt I could see only a limited range of possibilities for Blackness in popular storytelling. Those stories did not reflect who we really are — a broad and varied people. I would like this book to add just one small, additional facet to our understanding of this beautiful experience that we share.
What affirmations do you repeat to yourself that contribute to your success?
I remember how far my family has come in the span of so few generations. My ancestors had children old; slavery is not that far in our rearview. I feel some sense of duty must come with that sort of inheritance.
