Albertine Williams is a divorced single mom of two girls. She was born in Dumas, Arkansas and lived there until she was nine, when her parents separated. At that time she moved to Los Angeles, California where she attended school in the Los Angeles and Compton Unified School Districts. After the sudden death of her older sister she went to Kansas City to visit her siblings. Although it was just for a visit, Albertine only purchased a one way ticket because she wasn’t sure how long she would visit. It was ten years before she returned to L.A., and that was just for a visit.​