Carleen Brice is the author of Walk Tall: Affirmations for People of Color (Beacon / 2811-8 / $12.00 pb), which was a Blackboard Bestseller, and Lead Me Home: An African American Guide Through the Grief Journey, and was a contributing editor for R.I.P.: The Complete Book of Death and Dying. She has written for various publications, including Mademoiselle, the Chicago Tribune, and BET.com, and lives in Denver, Colorado.