Author Biography

KTE Foundation produced several literary events in 2004 including, The "Silence the Violence" Youth Poetry Showcase, a afternoon showcase spotlighting four female finalists between the ages of 10 and 17 who wrote beautiful poems pertaining to the theme. The "Project Express Yourself" Youth Poetry Writing Workshop was a free, six-week workshop series for youth 9-17 and A "Cupcake and Cocoa Social" Library Card Drive in 2005. Tracie's first self-publishing effort resulted in the release of the first full-length book of her fictional trilogy, "The Black College Sabbatical - Fall Quarter" in December 2007.

Tracie is a proud product of the Detroit Public School system graduating in 1990 from Pershing High School. Central State University in Wilberforce, OH (GO MARAUDERS!) and Wayne State University in Detroit, MI were her destinations of higher education. Currently, Tracie lives with her family in Detroit, MI.