Melvin E EdwardsMelvin E. Edwards is a 6th-generation Texan, who was an award-winning newspaper reporter and columnist before entering the colorful and ambitious world of Texas politics. He started his career writing about Texas high school football and within a fewshort years, he was a speechwriter for the Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Texas.He has since written two award-winning books tracing generations of his Texas family back to its Republic of Texas days, making him one of the first African American members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas. These personal stories show how generations of the family's simple faith carried on when circumstances suggested a dead-end. Mel is now the host and producer of the podcast "Stories from Real Life." You can hear new episodes of that interview-format podcast every Tuesday morning on Goodpods, Spotify, Apple, iHeart, Audible, Audacy, and Amazon Music.He has the rarest Myers-Briggs personality type in the world (INFJ), which could explain why he loves cowboy boots, hats, and baseball, and can imagine stories so big, they make even Texas seem small. Read More Read Less