Preserving Black History in Como, Mississippi, where the story is being erased… Will we be able to save this historical building? It was build as a masonic lodge, then served as a school house and Voter’s League meeting room, as the “colored” community fought for the right to vote during the Jim Crow era of the south. It’s the story of America we are trying to save through action and word. Don’t Call Me Boy by AC Johnson and Dayna Ault, coming soon.

Como water tower the backdrop to Como Primary School

We have returned from a bittersweet visit to Memphis. There was a sweet fellowship with dear friends, united in our love for Christ. “Bitter” is the growing understanding of how our country has treated our Black brothers and sisters, throughout history. I am using the “bitter” of history and the “sweet” of God’s love, to write the story of AC’s life in the south and the journey that connected him with Dr. Martin…

Young Sam Childs is caught up in the activism of his Martin Luther King-following parents, while his older brother is being…

There are very few Middle Grade books similar to the one I am writing. This one will be very well known for many of my readers, with similarities to my present work: Don’t Call Me Boy; a Black Man’s Quest for Freedom. 

Brown Girl Dreaming is the life story of Jacqueline Woodson, told in verse. She tells of being shuffled between family and never…

The book DON’T CALL ME BOY; a Black Man’s Quest for Freedom, is the story of AC Johnson’s life, raised as a sharecropper in Mississippi. As a young man, AC marched with Martin Luther King for the rights of his people. AC has allowed me the honor of telling his story.

The first time we met, AC told me that his name is on the Memorial Wall, at the I AM A MAN PLAZA.  I had never heard of this place, so AC enlightened me…