Margina Graham Parker is the Michigan--Mississippi connection having been born in Detroit, Michigan, but staking her claim as a “southern girl” after spending 17 years in the deep south. A graduate of both Jackson State University and The University of Phoenix, she is the author of the children’s book, “I Am Michelle Obama: The First Lady”. The mother of three, she is a middle school English teacher, as well as a freelance writer with contributions to several online and print publications.