The ’60s was a time of change in America, both good and not so good. The Vietnam War was culminating, and a peace movement was in full bloom, “Thanks to Dr Martin Luther King Jr.” His relentless quest for nonviolent change was starting to resonate, as well as the Civil rights uprisings.

Up in Harlem, New York, a child was born. A female child, whom would soon become an incest survivor, drug addict, and last but surely not least, a lesbian. Yes, lesbian. The dirty little word that good little Christian folk couldn’t stomach, and still can’t even today.

Here is Danielle (DANI) Matthews’ memoir of the darkness that turned on God’s light.

Welcome to Searchin’ (Memoir of a Runaway Child Running Wild) Volume 2 of the trilogy.

By now I have been molested by three of my mothers lovers. One being my biological father, the second my stepfather, and the third an uncle who wasn’t even my uncle at all.. In an attempt to confront the situation and confess the offense to my mother, she took my stepfather’s word over mine. This was a total betrayal, and the world would have to pay for it over time!!