“A Time to be Born” Mother Callie L. Kates was born on February 15, 1928 to the spiritual union of Tom Quincy, Sr. and Leora Johnson Quincy-Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mother Kates was the fifth child out of seven children. “A Time to Plant” Mother Callie L. Kates was raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she received her formal education from the Alabama Public … [Read more...] about The life and legacy of our Queen Mother Callie L. Kates