Lola E. Peters
Lola E. Peters (she/her) is semi-retired from a 40-year plus career as an organizational development and training professional. She has written many articles and opinion pieces for the Emerald™ and also served as a developmental editor and as the editor-at-large. She lives in Renton where she writes essays, poems, and short stories reflecting her commitment to building a just society. She has published a book of essays, "The Truth About White People," as well as two collections of poems, "Taboos" and "The Book of David: A Coming of Age Tale," and written articles and essays for many other publications. Lola has been a proud member of Seattle’s African-American Writers’ Alliance since 2007 and served on various boards including Leadership Tomorrow, Technology Access Foundation, and Central Area Motivation Program (now Byrd Barr Place). View her website (www.Lola-E-Peters.com) for more information, including a list of her published articles and access to her blog.