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Renita Jo Weems

  • “We can endure almost anything if we are centered, if we have some focus in our life. You can endure if you have an anchor.”

    • Renita Jo Weems

  • “I cannot forget my mother. Though not as sturdy as others, she is my bridge. When I needed to get across, she steadied herself long enough for me to run across safely.”

    • Renita Jo Weems,
    • "Hush, Mama's Gotta Go Bye-Bye," in Patricia Bell-Scott et al., eds., Double Stitch ()

Renita Jo Weems, U.S. writer, educator, member of clergy, bible scholar

(1954)