She is a charter member and Program Director for Theta Chapter of Gamma Xi Phi. Before her current employment, she worked seven and a half years in the field of journalism. Hankins works for a division of the Office of the North Carolina State Treasurer. Hankins earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism with a minor in political science from East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Hankins is a native of North Carolina and currently resides in Durham, NC. Pizza and the pursuit of social justice bring the North Carolina former debutante and repeat.

She admires her ability to capture the essence of the African American Southern experience and living the motto, “I don’t weep at the world, I’m am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.” Sedalia and Charlotte meet during a Moral Monday rally. member Zora Neale Hurston as her role model. Hankins considers writer and fellow Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

She currently serves as the chapter parliamentarian and service chair for the sorority’s Chapel Hill graduate chapter. Hankins recently celebrated twenty-nine years as a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., an international, historically black Greek-lettered sorority. Hankins enjoys reading and writing fiction. She is a regular book reviewer for the Black Lesbian Literary Collective a non-profit organization created a nurturing and sustainable environment for Black lesbian and queer women of color writers. She has written for two blogs, “Hot Tea and Ice” featured at and “Pate and Caviar” featured on her website. She has published multiple short stories with JMS Books, including “Married to the Struggle,” “Heat Wave-Southport,” and “Challah and Calloo.” Her work has been featured in anthologies “Black From the Future” and “Lez Talk: A Collection of Black Lesbian Short Stories,” published by BLF Press. La Toya Hankins is the author of SBF Seeking and K-Rho: The Sweet Taste of Sisterhood.

SBF Seeking by La Toya Hankins