Tracy Brown (1974-2023) was an American author of
urban fiction who is known for her works set in
Staten Island, New York
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.
Personal life
Tracy Brown lived in
Staten Island
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, New York, where she was born and grew up.
Brown became pregnant with her daughter when she was still a teenager. But, she managed to
graduate high school despite the odds. She is also the mother of two sons. She is an alumnus of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
She ran a nonprofit organization known as We Are Ladies First, LTD which seeks to inform, inspire, and empower the young women of Staten Island. She also mentored and taught a course on writing to young ladies in a correctional environment of the New York State Foster Care System. She lent her talents to community plays, musicals, and church programs, writing and directing her first stage play "Brand New" in 2016.
Death
Tracy Brown passed away on 20th May 2023, her death was announced by her children Ashley, Quaviel & Justin through a Facebook post on Tracy's official FB page.
Books
Her books, which are set in Staten Island and focus on women who triumph despite adversity, have been ''
Essence
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Magazine
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, and USA Today bestsellers.
Bibliography
*''Black'', Triple Crown Publications, 2003
*''Dime Piece'', Triple Crown Publications, 2004
*''Criminal Minded'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
*''White Lines'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2007
*''Twisted'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2008
*''Snapped'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2009
*''Aftermath'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2011
*''White Lines II: Sunny'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2012
*''Flirting with Disaster'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2013
*''White Lines III: All Falls Down'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2015
*''Boss'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2017
*''Single Black Female'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2021
*''Hold You Down'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2022
*''Brooklyn'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2024 (Posthumous)
Tracy Brown's stories have appeared in the
anthologies
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The Game: Short Stories About the Life and Flirt. She is also a celebrity ghostwriter and biographer.
References
8
Tracy Brown Obituary
External links
Tracy Brown Macmillan Publishers
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1974 births
Writers from Staten Island
21st-century American women writers
21st-century African-American women writers
21st-century African-American writers
20th-century African-American writers
20th-century African-American women