Banks, Madelyn

Madelyn Banks began writing poems, essays and plays as a way to express her feelings and thoughts about her faith and relationships as she journeyed from a pre-teen to a mature woman. This book is her first publication, and is the second edition. As a young girl, she once dreamed of being an actress like Ruby Dee, whose performance in "A Raisin in the Sun" captured her imagination. She remembers holding strong to the thought that "If Ruby Dee can do it, then so can I!" This conviction would give her strength and clarity throughout all of her creative expressions. It was church that would first...