Legends Poetry         

These sisters and co-authors grew up in Yazoo City, Mississippi.  After graduating from Yazoo City High School, they both enrolled in college where they pledged membership to Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

Cassandra Leach-Woods

Cassandra obtained a BA in Psychology from Tougaloo College.  Cassandra relocated to Texas in 1983 where she continues to be a resident.  She has worked 23 years in the field of law-enforcement.  She set a milestone of her own in 1989 by becoming the first Black female detective in the history of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department in Houston, Texas.  This agency is the fourth largest of its type in the country.  Cassandra is the mother of two, Dominique and Madison.

Revonne Leach-Johnson                          Revonne obtained a BS in Computer Science from Jackson State University.  Revonne continued her education and later obtained a Masters of Science in Business from Johns Hopkins University.  Revonne currently resides in Maryland and she works in the field of Information Technology.  She also runs her own business as a mobile DJ. She married Andre Johnson in 2001 and they are the proud parents of two.  Revonne loves her family, music, and writing.

THE AUTHORS

Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Investigator, and Poet

Mother, Daughter, Sister, Wife, Aunt, IT Professional, DJ, and Poet