Carrol ArnoldCarrol E. Arnold was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in the thriving black community of Bedford Stuyvesant. As a young adult, drawn to African American short stories and autobiographies she left New York after graduating from ace University with a B.A. in English Literature to attend graduate school. She completed her dissertation in 2001, "Oral Narratives of African American Women's Experience of Church, Culture and Community in Brooklyn, New York. Growing Up Kingsborough is her first book project. Ms. Arnold can be contacted at GrowingupKB@gmail.com. Read More Read Less