Award Winning Author

Sonya A. Ogletree, JD/MBA is a retired attorney, U.S. Air Force veteran, and the voice behind some of the most unflinching conversations happening in America today.

She spent two decades navigating the aftermath of Military Sexual Trauma — not quietly, but strategically. As a woman trained in the law and tested by a system designed to silence her, Sonya emerged not just surviving, but building. She founded Queen Crusader Publishing, earned dual graduate degrees, and became a speaker, podcast host, and political commentator committed to one mission: turning chaos into clarity — and profits.

Her debut memoir, Sometimes… We All Gotta Deal With Our Own Sht* (published under her pen name S. Alexandrial Russell, JD/MBA), was the beginning of that journey. Now writing under her full name, Sonya returns with The Cost of Silence — a fully expanded edition that goes deeper into healing, therapy, and what it truly costs to finally speak.

Coming Veterans Day 2026: Blood, Mud and Bricks: African American’s Contributions to Building America — a sweeping historical reckoning with the labor, sacrifice, and genius that built this nation.

Sonya hosts Deliberations w/Sonya, a podcast and YouTube channel where she delivers courageous, legally-informed commentary on politics, women’s rights, and justice. She believes the voices most systematically silenced have the most important things to say.

📚 Note to readers: If you discovered Sonya through Sometimes… We All Gotta Deal With Our Own Sht* by S. Alexandrial Russell, JD/MBA — that’s her. Same woman. Same story. Same unapologetic truth. Welcome home.