Janis Leslie
Evans, the “Healing Author,” has been writing since she was a child. Born in
Buffalo, New York, she is a first-generation American born to Jamaican parents
who immigrated from the Caribbean and Canada. Janis has been a resident of
Washington, DC since 1982 when she entered Howard University as a graduate
student and received her master’s degree in counseling psychology. She received
her bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Buffalo State College. She is
licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, is the sole owner of Evans
Counseling & Consultation, PLLC, and provides individual and couples
counseling services to her clients.
Janis has always
loved writing poetry throughout her life and was first published at the age of
11 in an annual book published by Buffalo Public Schools, which highlighted the
creative writing of its students. Janis continued to write for leisure as a
young adult and was chosen to participate in a 2-week journalism workshop for
minority students on the campus of Buffalo State College. Janis continued to
hone her writing skills when she joined HubPages writing site in 2012 where she
continues to publish poetry and informational articles on various subjects such
as relationships, grief, loss, trauma, and spirituality. She recently added
Medium to her sites to post her thoughts.
As a debut author,
Janis has written her first book, “Recollections About Race: Getting to the
Roots and Healing.” Emotionally gutted by a flood of memories after witnessing
the brutal murder of George Floyd, Janis began to write about events she
experienced over her lifetime. The events she details are common and relatable
to African Americans, particularly Black women, who were triggered by the
cumulative effects of witnessing the racial upheaval and protests of the summer
of 2020.
In this collection of stories, a reader could see many forms of racist behavior: mocking, using violence, and making blurred photos in newspapers to cover the real color of skin.
As shameful as behavior or racists, it is also shameful not to talk about it, so congrats on the author's attitude and spreading the word.
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