W. Mae Kent was born in New Jersey and raised in the small town of Cedarville. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science and History from Thomas Edison State College and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Rutger’s University.

Ms. Kent is a licensed clinical social worker and a psychotherapist. In 2003 she received an achievement award from the the National Political Congress of Black Women for her success as a businesswoman and contributions to her community.

"Titanic,The Untold Story", is Mae’s first published book and the second novel she has completed. She says of her inspiration to write a story about the only Negro aboard the Titanic: “This is a story that had to be told. Although my book is fiction, it illuminates the fact that there was, indeed,a Black man onboard. This is a fact historians, filmmakers and writers have ignored for nearly 100 years. We have to remember the world was a very different place for people of color in 1912. For a Negro to be aboard the ill-fated vessel was an accomplishment in and of itself.”

Mae is still a Jersey girl. She enjoys all kinds of music and dates with her husband, Lee. She is hard at work on her second novel which is also based on a little known historical figure.

An Interview with Mae…

Want to know who Mae’s favorite authors are, who she’d love to have over for dinner, or what inspires her? Who her role models are? What watershed moments effected her life?

Find out more about Mae in our interview<<<click here>>>

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