Who is Iesha Robinson from The Hate You Give?

Iesha is Seven and Kenya's mother. Seven tries to protect her from King's abuse She is King's girlfriend), but he is ultimately frustrated that she stays with him. When she tries to come to his graduation party, he tells her that she has never been a good mother to him. Chastened by this, she helps Seven and the others by distracting King and allowing them to get DeVante safely out of the house. We later learn King beat her, and she was hospitalized when he realized DeVante was gone.