Personal Info: Single.  No kids.  Perpetual student.  Have a BS in Criminal Justice, MS in Criminal Justice and have a JD Juris Doctorate of Law.  Have two nieces and a sister, Tiffany and a brother, Christopher.

Hobbies:  Reading, reading, reading, traveling, reading and buying shoes.

Most Proud of / Greatest Accomplishment:  This book club is the one thing I am most proud of.  I began it with a prayer and it has grown beyond my expectations.  However, it sustaining is a testament to the commitment of my members.  Without them, there is no Imani Book Club. 

Favorite Book (s) :  I hate this question.  I read too much!  I love too many books.  Hummm!  I love The Color of Love by Sandra Kitt - the romance is so real, true, honest.  Mama by Terry McMillan - because it reminds me of my own mama.  Waiting in Vain by Colin Channer - no one can coin such sensuous and provocative phrasing for lovemaking better than Colin.  What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage - beautiful prose.  The Trilogy of E. Lynn Harris - He dared me to be more open-minded.  Between Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey - the style in which the main character was never given a name and the beauty of the phrasing.  Black Boy by Richard Wright - it made me laugh, cry and think.  Anything by James Baldwin.  Malcolm X - made me get in touch with my blackness.  All of Me by Venise Berry - taught me to accept the skin I am in and not to worry what others may think.  A Day Late and A Dollar Short by Terry McMillan - again it reminded me of my mother.  Until by Timmothy McCann because he was the first author I connected with by email and I miss him.  Shattered Souls by Dywane D. Birch - because sometimes you gotta laugh through the pain as you learn to get over it and move on.  Butterscotch Blues - Margaret made me cry Hard. There are many more but when you read on average 10 books a month, you just can't name them all.    

Favorite Author (s):  E. Lynn Harris, Terry McMillan, Eric Jerome Dickey, Timmothy McCann, James Baldwin, Dywane D. Birch, Pearl Cleage, Venise Berry and of course, Colin Channer, wrote a poem about him want to hear it... just joking but I did write a poem about him.  They all inspire me, touch me, encourage me and give me what I need to sustain outside of the necessities...

What have you gained from being in the book club?: 

The ability to share with others my love of reading.  My mother encouraged me to read at a young age.  Even at a young age, I knew reading was an outlet my mother thrived on.  I too live to read.  If I can get one person, just one person to pick up a book and read it -- my role is done.  My life would be so empty if I could not read and I want everyone to read anything, just read and this book club gives me that outlet to spread my own simple gospel - reading.  I have garnered some lifelong friends who have filled my life with joy and love.  They accept my anal ways, my moodiness and quiet spirit of faith.  They encourage me when I find it hard to find courage within me.  They make me proud and mere words could never express how blessed I am to be a part of such a diverse, strong, beautiful, faith-filled group of African-American women.  IMANI!   

     I wasn't going to spotlight myself but my members would not cooperate and complete the forms, etc.  Anyway, hope this gives you an insight in to me!