Betty Ingram Green was born in Drew, Mississippi, and grew up on a large Southern farm near Swan Lake, Mississippi. Betty attended the then segregated West District High School in Sumner, Mississip...view moreBetty Ingram Green was born in Drew, Mississippi, and grew up on a large Southern farm near Swan Lake, Mississippi. Betty attended the then segregated West District High School in Sumner, Mississippi. After desegregation, Betty, along with other black students, continued their education at West Tallahatchie High School in Webb, Mississippi.
After moving to Indianapolis, Indiana, Betty continued her education at IUPUI and Indiana Business College. At IUPUI, Betty’s major was education with a minor in social studies. She used her degree in business administration in the day-to-day operations of their family-owned restaurant, Dune’s Ribs, where she and her husband, Tommie (Dog) operated.
Betty is not new to the field of writing. She has written several religious poems and short stories. Along with spending time with her family, teaching the word of God, working in her garden and yard, and mentoring teenage girls, writing found its way in the midst of her passions as well.view less