When I was a little girl, my father used to make up stories about a character he called Princess Ebony. Princess Ebony was obviously me and I realized that immediately. What I didn't realize then is that he had to craft empowering stories about a young Black girl because they simply didn't exist.My first series, Alora Factor, is all of the things I wish I'd had as a child and all the things I want to see when content creators promote diversity and inclusion, but don't push for a Black female protagonist who is thick and athletic and is a bit of a nerd and has natural hair. As Toni Morrison said, "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." Every book I write will be inclusive and I will continue to write the books that haven't been written for as long as I possibly can.When I'm not writing books I'm writing about clean energy and good governance for Clean Virginia or helping audio storytellers build and engage their audiences through Williams Multimedia, a company I founded in 2019. And I'm a school board member - that alone made 2021 a very interesting year to say the least. Oh, and I'm still a princess. Just ask my husband and my two sons.
