Quandra prettyman biography of williams

The daughter of two teachers, Professor Quandra Prettyman vowed to never become a teacher.

Quandra Prettyman - Barnard College

However, Barnard College has had the pleasure and privilege of having her teach hundreds of students since Born and reared in Baltimore, Maryland, Quandra was a curious and adventurous child that saw the world as her playground. During her late teens and early adulthood, she took road trips across America with friends of various racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Today, she states that she and her friends were extremely lucky that their naiveté did not get them hurt or killed when they traveled into areas where it was illegal or improper for blacks and whites to be traveling together.

At Antioch College and the University of Michigan her curiosity led her to study history. After her studies she held various positions in the world of literature.

In , she edited Out of Our Lives: A Collection of Contemporary Black Fiction, which includes the works of Amiri Baraka, Ann Remembering Quandra Prettyman, Teacher, Activist, Friend FETES