Meet the Authors

Charmaine Russell

Sharon Cummings

Tamika Jones
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Authors of Estella's Legacy...” Grandma Estella...I Have a Question”.
Sharon Cummings, (Daughter) Charmaine Russell, (Daughter) Tamika Jones. (Granddaughter)
We are just a part of Estella's legacy as she had a total of seven children, many grandchildren & many great-grandchildren. We have diverse backgrounds in Business, Theatre, and Psychology.
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We are of a Caribbean heritage where Pride, Confidence, and Self-awareness were a part of our upbringing. Because our mom lived until the age of ninety-five, she instilled the same values in her Grand and Great-grandchildren.
Understanding our values made us appreciate who we are and from whence we came. We felt that we should do our utmost to make a difference in how our young children of color view themselves.
We decided to author this book (#1 of 6) to give parents a tool to share the knowledge of our history by instilling in our children a sense of Self-esteem and Self-worth.