Victoria Rowell

An actress, advocate, mother, a former foster child and now a best-selling author, Victoria Rowell is currently on a national whistle-stop book tour for the release of her new memoir, "The Women Who Raised Me," published by William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. (William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The memoir received The African American Literary Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations in the literary category, and she walked away with a statuette for Outstanding Literary Work/Debut Author.