From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
Rainey, Janice E.
J. E. Rainey, who lives in Louisville, KY, returned to writing after 30 years of manufacturing employment. Her first novel was Surviving the Past (2004). She also wrote the introduction to Honor & Entropy by Arthur Spevak (2011).
For more see the back cover of her novel and her Youtube video about Surviving the Past.