Austin Macauley’s proficient author, Bessie Emily Coleman was featured in an article by Atlanta Journal-Constitution for her book, Mamma and Me. The article was published on Friday, July 17th, and discussed the first and only Vice President of the Confederacy, Alexander Stephens. It also highlighted his ancestral connection with the author as it relates to the history she pulls from in her book. Read the complete and amazing article here. The book, Mamma and Me reveals African-American thoughts, culture, and progress from the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 to the 21st century. Vesta Coleman was a teacher and her daughter Elizabeth Coleman was an ordained minister at a church. The lives and writings of these two women span over a century of history. Their writings are musical and engage audiences of any era. Get this wonderful book here. Bessie Emily Coleman was born in 1951. After getting her BA, she started teaching English in West Africa. Later, she had a nineteen-year carrier as an employment interviewer. Now she continues to serve as an ordained minister of words in Presbyterian Church.