Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Kenyatta Matthews is a writer, editor, humanitarian, activist and medical professional from New York.
- Intelligent, passionate and driven, she has worked hard to break social barriers and prove that she is above the negative stereotypes often associated with women of color.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Kenyatta grew up in a single-parent household as the only child of a single mother.
- During her first stint at Howard University, she met her future husband Ta-Nehisi Coates and the two began dating after smoking marijuana together at a house party.
- The couple welcomed their first and only child, a son named Samori Maceo-Paul when they were just 24 years old but chose not to get married despite quite a lot of pressure from their friends and family.
- Kenyatta and Ta-Nehisi eventually tied the knot years after having Samori.
- Samori shares a love for science and math with his mother.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Matthews majored in Journalism and English at Howard University.
- After working for about a decade, she returned to university in 2009 and graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physical and Biological Anthropology.
- While studying at Columbia, she was part of the school’s Disciplinary Panel for Sexual Assault as well the General Studies Student Council Election Committee. She also worked as an orientation leader, helping freshman students with various activities during orientation day.
- Later, Kenyatta also enrolled at the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington D.C.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- After graduating from Howard University the first time, Matthews interned at Gannett News Service.
- She then went on to work as a writer and editor for various publications including TIME Magazine, The Wilmington News Journal, Parenting, Ms. Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, OK Magazine, Guidepost Magazine, Suede Magazine, Quick and Simple Magazine, Lexus-Nexus publications, Conde Nast and Hearst.
- She still freelances for TIME Magazine but is largely focused on her medical studies at Howard University.
- While studying at Columbia, she interned in Bronx, New York at Montefiore Hospital where she worked as a medical assistant in the Emergency Department. She also worked as a research assistant at St. Luke Roosevelt Hospital at Columbia University’s Obesity Center.
- Kenyatta is involved in a lot of humanitarian work and is an activist for women and children’s rights. She is a certified rape crisis counselor and volunteers in a SAVI program working with survivors of sexual violence as well as domestic abuse.
- She has also worked at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital as an advocate for asthma literacy, educating caregivers of asthmatic children in particular about handling the condition effectively to avoid medical emergencies.
- Additionally, she is a member of the Math4Science (dot) org project which assists underprivileged students looking to overcome challenges that prevent them from pursuing their dream careers in mathematical fields.
- Matthews has earned many accolades for her work including a General Studies Service Award for her leadership and service to Columbia University.