About Yecheilyah Ysrayl
About the Author
Bio
A multi-award-winning novelist and poet from Chicago's South Side, Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah) is an author and poet who uses writing as a catalyst for restoring Black historical truth via her works of fiction, non-fiction, blog, and poetry. Through the power of the spoken and written word, Ysrayl strives to recognize the experiences of individuals who have been marginalized and overlooked. Yecheilyah lives in Georgia with her husband and writes and publishes full-time while studying online at the University of West Alabama.
““A people without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.””