Shapeshifter
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Martheaus Perkins is a first-generation college graduate and the son of a single Black mother. He is the author of The Grace of Black Mothers (Trio House Press). He lives and teaches in Fairfax, Virginia. His name is a collection of each woman who helped raise him: “Mar-” was his grandmother, “-Thea-” is his mother’s name, and “-us-” represents his two aunties who created the name.
