Making Black History featuring Dr. LaTracey

Breaking barriers and making black history, Dr. LaTracey is the owner of Black Authors Rock, the first black-owned bookstore in Biloxi’s Keesler Air Force Base.

She calls herself a beacon of hope. Dr. LaTracey is the owner of Black Authors Rock, a full-service coaching, consulting, and publishing firm and now bookstore at Keesler Air Force Base. “I used to joke with my team and tell them we would be the black Amazon for black authors. They keep laughing at me, but I promise you, it’s coming.”

Dr. LaTracey believes everyone has a story to tell and it’s her gift to help you tell it.

She started helping people publish books in 2012 with her company Purposeful Publishing, named after her eight-year-old daughter. After experiencing a lack of support for black authors, she rebranded in 2017, renaming her business Black Authors Rock. “It took me 25 years to get my poetry out. Why? Because people told me I couldn’t.”

Now with a following of 2,300 authors, 76 books published, and author of 25 of her own books, Dr. LaTracey is living in her purpose. “This is one of the things I love about Biloxi. Having the lighthouse here, it is a beacon of hope and at Black Authors Rock we have decided that no matter what the obstacle is, we’re going to push through it.”

Dr. LaTracey encourages authors to go big or go home. Because of her ambition and drive, Black Authors Rock Bookstores can now be put in any military base around the world.

Serving her family, community, and breaking the ceiling for black authors around the world, Dr. LaTracey is making black history.

Join her Facebook page Black Authors Rock Community; it’s the first step to getting your book published.