The Color Purple, Coming To America, Eve's Bayou, Waiting To Exhale, Pretty Woman, The Five Heartbeats, Steel Magnolias, What's Love Got To Do With It?, A Time To Kill, Set It Off, The Fifth Element, Lion King, The Notebook, The Skeleton Key, Napoleon Dynomite, Lucky Number Sleven, 300, etc
Television
Good Times, I Love Lucy, The Cosby Show, Different World, Living Single, Martin, What Not To Wear, Family Guy, Futurama, Boondocks, So You Think You Can Dance, and when those shows aren't on i'm probably half watching TVone, TLC, The Food Network, Discovery Health, Comedy Central, Fit TV, or some other randomness that spews from the idiot box. I call it "research" for my career lol
Books
The Holy Bible, Dear God It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume, Catcher In The Rye by JD Salinger, Brothers and Sisters by Bebe Moore Campbell, No Disrespect by Sistah Souljah, The Miseducation of the Negro by W.E.B DuBois, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, and I could go on & on...
Heroes
My God, my beautiful and strong mother, and every ancestor that endured injustice, sacrificed, and opened doors so that I might live as a free Black woman in America and have the opportunities that I have today.
Howard University
Washington, DC
Graduated: N/A
Major: TV Production
Minor: Theater Arts
Clubs: Chapel Assistants, Chapel Gospel Choir, Christian Sisters United (CSU), Wednesday Night Live Planning Committee,Spotlight Network producer, WHBC 830 AM on-air personality & news anchor/reporter, Hilltop Newspaper contributing writer, Sister Stars, National Association of Black Female Executives in Media & Entertainment (NABFEME), etc.
Greek:
Zeta Phi Beta
2003 to Present
Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies
Los Angeles, CA
Graduated: 2003
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Young Black Scholars (YBS) - 02-03 president, Super Quiz team, Leadership, LACES Performance Choir, LACES Gospel choir, college peer counselor, etc.
Who is Kenya? Kenya is a myriad of things. Simply complicated. A possessor of perfect imperfections. Lover of life, lover of love, and lover of joy. I've come to find that if you keep God close, all of these things are easily attainable.
Born and raised in Inglewood/Los Angeles, California and a 2003 graduate of Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES). I studied Radio/TV/Film and Theater Arts at Howard University, and it is there that I grew into the understanding of what it meant to be a woman (and still learning lol). I am a poet, a beauty editor, a producer, an event planner, a banker, an actress, a community activist, a make up artist, a comedian, a music lover & closet singer, a motivator, a self proclaimed fashionista, a pessimist at times, an insomniac, a hopeful romantic, and most importantly...A SURVIVOR. I am all of these things and so much more; A multi-layered & multi-faceted human being who is forever learning & growing.
The road hasn't been easy, but I am thankful for it all...burdens, as well as blessings. I have a testimony that rivals any bestseller or Oscar nominated film, but I wouldn't change a single piece to the puzzle of my life. Humble beginnings in a small duplex on Crenshaw Blvd, conservative COGIC (Church of God in Christ)upbringing, a mother stronger than the great wall of China, and a family bigger than it lol. I shall never forget my roots. I am in constant contemplation of where i've been, where I am, and where I'm going.
Who I'd like to meet:
Anyone with a good heart, positive spirit, and cool personality. Wouldn't mind meeting my future husband one of these days either. Geeez, what's taking that man so darn long?
"smile, because you are breathing. Laugh, because you are living. And love because you can." - Kenya D.
Hey girl! How you be!?!?!! It's been so long! I know you're going on the cruise with LaJoi and dem so I'll see you then...hopefully we can all chill before then. So, what's been up with you? You graduated right? Are you in DC still or what? Girl, we have so much catching up to do it's a shame! Luv you for life! Talk to you later!
You crossed my mind and I remembered we haven't spoken in a bit, so I wanted to make sure I dropped a line. I hope all is well in the oh so busy life of Kenya.
I am soooo mad at you, so you go to college and dont return ur favorite cousins phone calls. And you make big decisions like coloring your hair with out consulting me. Man I am gonna have to disown you. lol
OK...I'll be there! Oh, and I'm planning to make it to DC on May 10, so get ready!!!! LOL Trying to get Remelle to take a break from work, relax, and come with me, but we'll see. I miss you!!!! *hugz*
Love to cook. And a big fan of eating too lol. This is @ Gladys Knight & Ron Winan's Chicken & Waffles in Md.
