Embrace Your Stripes (true story) is on Amazon Now

My green-eyed, milk-colored mother always picked up my report card, but in 4th grade, she got sick. So, my Afro-Cuban daddy, with his beautiful snicker bar-colored skin, went in her place. The moment he walked in, everyone's mouth dropped—they didn’t expect my father to look the way he did.

The next day, kids started calling me a zebra, and their cruel words stung deeply. It was bullying, plain and simple, and I was so hurt by the way they looked at me like I didn’t belong. Want to know more? Read Embrace Your Stripes on Amazon.