Frankie J. Holtz-Davis holds both a bachelor's and master's degree in social work education. Ms. Holtz-Davis is a practicing certified domestic violence counselor III and the state supervisor of Do...view moreFrankie J. Holtz-Davis holds both a bachelor's and master's degree in social work education. Ms. Holtz-Davis is a practicing certified domestic violence counselor III and the state supervisor of Domestic Violence Programs, holding certifications such as Family Conferencing Facilitator and Group Mediator.She is the coauthor of San Francisco City & County's Human Services Agency's Domestic Violence Service Protocol. Ms. Holtz-Davis is the author of numerous professional manuals within her field of expertise. She has held adjunct professorships over twenty-five years throughout California State University systems, and she held a two-year professorship in the graduate division of consultant in the human services field. Publications include Mahrynie Red: The Journey, an autobiographical work; Sarah: A Study in Multiple Personality Disorders, Forensic Psychology Journal; and editor of VOICES, a monthly publication for Orange County's Social Service Agency, Orange, California.The Menfolk is a nonfictional compilation of personal stories about the unheralded lives of sixty-four (64) African American men living, struggling, and contributing to the prosperity of America. The unique struggles of Africans involuntarily brought to Americans in slave ships began over a hundred fifty-plus years ago. These struggles continue and have intensified since the election of America's forty-fourth president, Mr. Barack H. Obama, November 8, 2008.view less