during next decade she will write a book, ´my struggle as an african american single mom`
first page, ´the selection at the pet store was no good, so i decided to adopt`
excerpt from second chapter, ´with my given name being charlize, uncommon in the oppressive anglo culture i somehow came to live in, i decided to give him a more authentic and vibrant name to celebrate his heritage: marquis. i pray to kabbalah, buddhism, scientology or whatever religion is 'in' this year, that everyone recognizes it is pronounced like marcus, and does not embarrass him by repeatedly saying it as mar-kees, prompting him to correct them. every. single. time.`