Memoirs of a Black Girl

The Memoirs of a Black Girl writing series and companion website/blog, and podcast were created to be the online outlets for author/poet and performance artist Lela Jefferson to showcase her literary works.

An African-American female native New Yorker, raised and being re-invented in Brooklyn, NY; Lela Jefferson’s life journey is still being charted. Reared by a mother who was already a grandmother two times over by the time she was born, she recorded her life through audio journals and drawings.

Her father, a recovering alcoholic, said his life was changed the day Lela entered it; his creative outlets were a camera’s lens and the canvas of recycled materials.  He frequently used scraps of wood, cotton and metal in his artwork.

Both her parents passed away before her 30th birthday; their stories of deliverance and restoration were the initial fuses that sparked their daughter’s passion for self expression and love of the arts.

Lela’s professional career has had her in pivotal roles in entertainment and sports management, direct marketing (specializing in web production) and most recently non-for-profit religious office administration management; support and special events coordination.

Lela is a change agent. That strives to make positive marks and long standing relationships with each person she comes in contact with; may that be directly or indirectly through her creative works.

Vision

The vision behind Memoirs of a Black Girl is to provide its readers glimpses into the life and experiences of its visionary Lela Jefferson. Through Lela’s writings, and other creative works she hopes to encourage, motivate and engage others to pursue their own dreams and become the best that they can be.

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