2 Quotes & Sayings By Leju Thomas
Leju Thomas is an author, speaker, and public intellectual. She is the author of two award-winning books, "Digital Black Excellence" (released in September 2014) and "The African American Woman's Guide to Living Well When You Are Wiser." Leju has spoken on topics that range from the issues facing women of color to the value of education to how cultural identity shapes individual experience. The topic that she feels has had the greatest impact on her life is the study of African-American history. Leju was raised in Chicago and has lived in cities throughout the United States, including Atlanta, Detroit, New Orleans, Washington D.C., and Seattle
Her father was a pilot for American Airlines while her mother was a social worker for the Department of Justice while working on civil rights issues in Detroit. Leju Thomas holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Seattle and studied creative writing at Marylhurst University in Portland during her tenure as an MFA mentor.