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Ginger Mance
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Named "Love Poet" by the Hyde Park Herald (Chicago, Il) Ginger Mance, is the author of three books of poetry, An Ancient Fire Burns, a 223 page book of poetry (GEM Publications- 1994), I Say A Prayer For You Black Men, a 50 page epic poem tribute to Black men and the Million Man March (Third World Press - 1995) and Rebirth In Light: Poems for the First Family – Honoring the Inauguration of Barack Obama. She also has a CD of love poems entitled Deeper than Rivers, Poems of love (GEM Publications, 2002) includes 16 new and selected poems (read by the author) and set to music by Kelan Phil Cohran, Theophilus Reed and others.
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Ginger Mance an attorney and law judge with over 30 years of service and advocacy to the community has served in the legal profession for the past 18 years in areas of public interest. As poet, Ginger has been featured nationally and internationally in public and private readings including presentations for the Association for Classical African Civilizations in Cairo, Egypt, the African Festival of the Arts - Chicago, IL. The National Black Arts Festival - Atlanta, GA, the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, CA. and the Tucson Urban League in Tucson, AZ. Her works have appeared in numerous publications and she has presented her poetry on radio and television. Ginger writes to inspire and uplift the consciousness and self-esteem of ALL people while illuminating the rich history and culture of people of African descent.
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"A Renaissance Woman in the true sense of the word. She has chosen, mastered, and excelled in fields from social service to law, spirituality, health and fitness to poetry, and much more. She has advocated social justice through her award-winning poetry, and she brings that same passion to the practice of law." Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Writer
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A Community Advocate, Mance's entire career has been based exclusively in people and public endeavors. She not only has provided extensive professional service to the communities of Chicago, Ginger has provided innumerable volunteer services. Through 30 years of public service she has continued to make an impact, to motivate, to uplift and to use all of her talents to serve humanity; this she describes as her purpose in life.
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Balancing Law and Creativity - Ginger was featured in the Fall 1994 and Fall/Winter, 1999 issues of Loyola Law Magazine as an alumna who balances law and creativity. Writers Kevin Davis and Laura Gatland noted that:
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“After earning her J.D. Degree from the Loyola School of Law, Mance worked as an assistant public defender in the Cook County Juvenile Court where she began a unique partnership between her poetry and her practice. During closing arguments, she drew upon powerful imagery and African proverbs; touches that she believes helped her to win a significant number of cases. As part of her earlier work in Juvenile Court, Mance was asked to read her poetry during job training for new assistant public defenders to help sensitize them to clients who were African American.” Loyola Law Magazine – Fall/Winter, 999.
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For Information:
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To schedule the author for a speaking engagement, book signing or to conduct a fund raising event with her award winning books of poetry, visit www.gingermance.com; email the publisher at gempublicationsinc@sbcglobal.net or call (773) 931-1700.
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