Memoirs from a legislator to be released "Walking a Tightrope Backward in High Heels”

From the halls of the Philadelphia City Council to the challenges of single motherhood, Blondell Reynolds-Brown's memoir "Walking a Tightrope Backward in High Heels" offers an unflinching look at what it takes to succeed in the bruising arena of big-city politics.

- Yanina Carter Entertainment Editor

As one of Philadelphia's most influential councilwomen, Reynolds-Brown shattered glass ceilings and championed transformative legislation for women, children, and families during her remarkable twenty-year tenure.

But behind the headlines and policy victories lay a more intimate story: that of a divorced, single mother navigating the delicate balance between personal ambition and family obligations. With remarkable candor, Reynolds-Brown reveals the storms she weathered, including a public campaign controversy that threatened to derail everything she'd built.

Yet, through it all, she demonstrates how to "adjust the sail" when the winds of change blow fiercely.