In January 1978, she announced plans to publish her autobiography, then titled All By Myself, with J.B. Lippincott & Co., and to "get out of this house ... find me a man and move to the suburbs.""Celestine Tate Pens Her Life Story, All By Myself. Jet. Vol 53. No 17. p. 33. January 6, 1977. (via Google Books). Retrieved 2012-11-05. In the two years since the custody hearings, she had obtained sole custody of Niya, and by April, had moved out of her grandparents home to one a mile away, and had a new boyfriend. She stated Lippincott Co. had declined to publish, but a local publisher agreed.Adderton, Donald (April 14, 1978). "Celestine Tate Raises Her Child Like Any Mother" Jet. Vol 54. No. 4. pp. 22-24,28. (via Google Books). Retrieved 2012-11-05. In 1979 she gave birth to Coronda Tate, by the new boyfriend."Celestine Tate secretly gives birth to second girl". Jet. February 8, 1979. Vol 55. No 21. pp. 12. (via Google Books). Retrieved 2012-11-05.
