Martha is a nationally syndicated columnist, speaker and author. Carr is the author of A Place to Call Home, (September 2007, Prometheus) a memoir about the reemergence of U.S. orphanages, and two novels - the thriller, Wired (Nimrod House) and The Sitting Sisters (Cumberland House). Carr is a descendant of Thomas Jefferson, and along with her Hemings cousin and neighbor, bestselling author, Shannon Lanier, has worked to recognize all of the Jefferson descendants. Carr speaks to groups across the country through The New Voice Movement speaker's bureau, www.newvoicespeakers.com. A sought after speaker on the topics of race & politics, change, celebrating your children and spiritual growth, she resides in New York City. Carr is also the founder of the Family Tree Project, an online orphan registry to reunite the more than 200,000 older alumni of U.S. orphanages. www.sharedabundance.us. See more about Martha at www.martharandolphcarr.com.