Sweet Melanin Messages

"Stacey James McAdoo, is a 21st century replica of noted scholar, poet, mother, Nikki Giovanni; her verses are often stinging, always poignant, as her creative juices flow. Not only is she a college student, working wife and mother, but she finds time to create, edit, and publish her own literary quarterly, "The Writeous," and she is an advocate for literacy among children as evidenced in her personal appearances, workshops, etc. This original thinker will surely make her marl among poetry lovers in the future. Her Afrikan ancestors are proud of her as she sings their praise songs through her poems." -Dr. Patricia Mpata McGraw, fellow poet & praise singer- "Soon it will be obvious to all who care (or dare) to pick up her writing that Mrs. McAdoo is one unusually talented young lady. What makes her talent so special is the combination of energy and committed decency that always accompanies her projects. I'm proud to have been a witness while her bud of talent blossomed." -Dr. Marc Arnold, Dept. of Rhetoric & Writing, UALR- "What Stacey McAdoo is all about she holds deep in her self and up to the light. That's what we call courage and love. That's what we we all need." -JoBeth Briton, writer & critic- "Writer, community activist and leader, student, role model, publisher, wife, mother, daughter, sister- Stacey McAdoo occupies many roles within the Little Rock community. Her poetry reflects upon the strengths and contradictions within these roles; her writing reveals the life of a young Black woman interested in and committed to her community and its growth." -Dr. Barbara L'Eplattenier, Dept. of Rhet. & Writing, UALR-