Michele Washington

Mimi (Michele) Washington raised in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, PA, won a writing scholarship to Point Park College. She transferred to Temple University where she graduated with a degree in journalism. After college Mimi joined Peace Corps Liberia where she served first as a volunteer and then a staff member. She is a member of the National Writers Association and the Academy of American Poets. Her first book was published in 2008 entitled "Soul Poems for My Sistas." "We Dream of Africa," her first novel will be published in September of 2016.