Stephana I. Colbert is a writer and an attorney. She has written several law review and legal articles as well as short stories, poetry and essays. Stephana's publications include, Ordinary Extraordinary African American Women: The Elders, the first in a 4-book series (the second book in the series, Ordinary Extraordinary African American Women: As We Mature is scheduled for a March 2019 release); Color Him Father: Stories of Love & Rediscovery of Black Men, for which Stephana was co-editor of the book and author of one of the book's short stories celebrating her own father; and a chapter on the criminal justice system in Black Culture & Experience: Contemporary Issues, Vol. 71 (2015). Inspired in her writing by the late J. California Cooper, Stephana also wants to encourage greater diversity in literature through Jewell Jordan Publishing, LLC, [www.jewelljordanpublishing.com], which publishes books by, for, and about America's melting pot. A graduate of Brown University and Boalt Hall School of Law, Stephana is a native of Oklahoma City, where she currently resides. Contact the author @ stephana.colbert@yahoo.com