Join Billy Jones, author of Everyday Folks books, on BJ Speaks: An Interview with Shawn Schwaner, author of Dear Mama: Lessons on Race, Grace, and the Wisdom to Overcome. Shawn was born in 1966 to a single mother, Susan Schwaner, in Toledo, Ohio. Alone and poor, Shawn’s mother was facing a crossroads when the incredible Bertha Lee Green (Mama) stepped into Susan’s life and offered to raise her unborn child. Dear Mama... provides lessons on race, grace, and the wisdom to overcome as learned from his life with Mama, an African American woman. If you wish to speak to speak to Billy or Shawn during the live interview, call 347-539-5372, or email your questions, comments, or requests to [email protected]