Personal Statement
I am not defined by society, but yet by the total being that I am. My spirit is free, and my sexuality is mine to give meaning too. Given life into this world by two crack pipe smokers; an only child raised in the 80s, the AIDS and crack epidemic where I found a way to escape into the many stories created silently while suffering from an internal pain.
TO BE CONTINUED…
The Writer
Raquel M R Thomas is a serial entrepreneur turned community builder, servant, published author and writer. A native of Columbia, South Carolina, and former high school athlete turned collegiate athletic scholar.
Raquel took a broken childhood and used it to fuel her passion to write and help her community build wealth. Raquel graduated from Virginia State University with a degree in Business Marketing and went on to earn a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maryland. After graduating, Raquel decided to venture into entrepreneurship subsequent to 8 years in corporate America.
In more recent years, Raquel has focused on her creative writing. She knew she wanted to be an author and storyteller in the 3rd grade. Raquel as a child, teenager and adult would find her escape when placing the many stories in her head on paper. She is also the author of eight published books.
“I am not defined by society, but yet by the total being that I am. My spirit is free, and my sexuality is mine to give meaning too.”
