Thelma Wright is an author, speaker and mentor. Her self-published memoir "With Eyes From Both Sides: Living My Life in and Out of The Game" is a powerful, captivating and cautionary story of survival. Thelma has been featured on two doc-series’, BET+ American Gangster: Trap Queens and G.A.M.E. Thelma’s story is a cautionary tale of survival - From suburban housewife to drug queenpin in under five years, the death of Wright’s husband left her two choices: let her family starve or take over the family business. With equal parts grit and grace, she forces her way to the top of the international drug game to build one of the largest cocaine and heroin operations of the 1980s. 

Coming through many adverse situations, Thelma’s mission is to help at-risk pre-teen and teenagers understand and maintain their self-worth. As a credible messenger, Thelma focuses on empowering boys and girls to achieve excellence through personal development and relationship building. Thelma does not glorify her previous lifestyle, Instead, her message is that of wisdom, grace and faith. Her motto is “education over incarceration!"