ALICIA D. WILLIAMS

Good question. Simon & Schuster says grades sixth through eighth. Some teachers say fifth graders can read it. Twitter, well, adults are...

I love teachers. I really do. Okay, you probably think I'm biased, right? Well, there may be some truth tucked in that statement. And,...

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I know, I know I'm a full grown woman, but I was as nervous as a little girl on the first day of school. It was, after all, my first...

Colorism is when we discriminate against people with darker skin tones, AND it happens within the same race. It is such a sensitive...

This article from Blativity by Alexa Lisitza was sent to me...and I'm gonna drop it right here and let it marinate....

#GENESISBEGINSAGAIN #MGLIT #KIDLIT #CHILDRENSBOOKS When I was a kid, I used to have pretty handwriting. Really, I did. Even teachers...

Had you asked me at any point during the writing and revising of GENESIS if I expected people to be excited about my story, I would have...

This beautiful review was forwarded to me the other day. I'm so grateful that readers genuinely connect to messages in this story. Thank...

In the sky, yes! But also for GENESIS from Kirkus Reviews! Singer Erykah Badu said it best: "Keep in mind that I'm an artist, and I'm...