RaQia Lowo

RaQia was born in Harlem, NY, and has two adult sons whom she affectionately calls her Boyz2Men. She writes chapter books and middle-grade novels with an urban voice geared toward reluctant readers and rhyming Picture Books.

Fun fact! RaQia has an alter ego named Lady Lo who raps to motivate children to succeed.

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