Back cover of my book, Dear Oprah: I Bring New Life By Yours Truly, The Invisible Woman
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'The back cover of my book states, 'My name is Mandysia Tyree Armand Albert. I am 33 years of age, the mother of five chldren, and I currently reside in Boston (Roxbury) Massachusetts. I was born and raised in what I call a concrete concentration camp otherwise known as Bromley Heath Jamaica Plain Projects. I am of African, American, and Hatian Decent. Having been born exposed to Southern roots, Hatian heritage, and conditions of poverty, I learned poverty is a disease and it does kill. While examining my life, childhood, and upbringing I discovered, through experience, how an A and B, Honor Roll, Perfect attendance (made it to the spelling Bee) student ends up a poor, struggling, depressed, single mother of five. I've had to explore how a little girl who used to absolutely love seeing A's, check marks, and 100% on school assignments, a little black girl who loved learning, reading, writing, imagination, ended up being a teenage parent that dropped out of the 10nth grade. How did this beautiful black Hatian princess that was raised with such pride and promise, that had dreams of being a lawyer as early as age 8 end up with a criminal record of more than ten pages. Those questions led me to my research on poverty and it's dire effects on the poor. I am using bits and pieces of my struggle to inform, reform, educate, and finally, to put an end to poverty or at the very least die having at least reduced it and leaving behind a blue print for someone else to finish the job. Won't you please join me!''
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