Summer Vacations in the South

When I was a young child in the late 60s, I remember our summer vacation road trips to visit my Grandparents in Saline, Louisiana and Tyler, Texas. Our entire family – aunts, uncles, cousins – all drove from southern California down south. We had an awesome time with...

Books & Wine Pairing

 Pairing Wine with Books by Sanderia Faye, Sommelier Every book has its own mood that also affects the reader’s emotions as he/she invests in the narrator’s journey. Many readers sip on a glass of wine while turning the pages of a fine book. Wine has been paired with...

White School

I attended the all white school during first grade under the Freedom of Choice Act in 1966. All of the black kids were retained. Didn’t any of us pass to the second grade. The following year the schools were de-segregated. I was a year behind my previous...

INTERVIEW: KDAF CW33 Newsfix

Sanderia Faye appears on CW33’s Newsfix Black History Segment providing her perspective on the life of Estevanico, the first African in Texas. Click here to view the video of the segment:

INTERVIEW: Sanderia Faye with Olympian Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis, former track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals, introduces Sanderia Smith at her book launch in Houston, Texas. Press play to view video below:   Posted by Cynthia Banton on Monday, February 8, 2016