Cotton and Cornrows: Intertwined like braids down a scalp, these collected poems explore themes of race, gender, faith, and love that lie inside all of us. Autobiographical in nature, Cotton and Cornrows tells the stories our ancestors wanted to tell. Each poem gives a raw and honest look at the ways our background and ancestry shape our present and future. Millicent invites you to join her as she writes her truth hoping that the “little seed of bravery and strength growing inside her” will grow in you.