SISTER SOULJAH  - Speaker


Sister Souljah is a graduate of Rutgers University. She earned a degree in American History and African Studies. She also completed the Advance Placement program at Cornell University and studied abroad at the university of Salamanca in Spain. Sister Souljah is an author. Her first work of nonfiction published by Random House No Disrespect topped the Essence Magazine bestseller list for months. Her second book is a novel entitled The Coldest Winter Ever published by Simon & Schuster. The Coldest Winter Ever is a national bestseller that has sold over 500,000 copies. It has also landed Sister Souljah and HBO movie deal. The film version will be written by Souljah and executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith and Souljah Story, Inc.
 
A community activist with international notoriety, Sister Souljah is more than a commentator. She organized, financed, developed and implemented curriculum for the African Youth Survival Camp for children of homeless families. This six-week summer sleep away camp ran three consecutive years in Enfield, North Carolina.

Currently, Souljah is the Executive Director of Daddy’s House Social Programs Inc., a not for profit corporation for urban youth financed by Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment. At “Daddy’s House,” Souljah educated and prepares youth ages 6-16 to be in control of their academic, cultural and financial lives. The curriculum, which she designed, includes geography, current events, history, reading, mathematics, manhood/womanhood training, African culture and college preparation. Her students earn, through their progress, the right to travel throughout the world. Their most recent trip was a three-week tour of South Africa where African-American youth partnered with South African youth through the school system.

Souljah has been the primary motivator and creative force behind the hip-hop stars and their efforts to give back to the community. Working with Sean “P. Diddy” Combs primarily, Lauryn Hill and Doug E. Fresh, she has been the designer, producer and architect for major youth events, programs, and summer camps.

A powerful speaker, Souljah lectures nationwide. She has been honored by audiences as diverse as Harvard Law School, to Howard University, to UCLA. She has traveled internationally as a student, speaker, and performer visiting Finland, France, Portugal, England, Holland, Spain, the former Soviet Union, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa and many more. She worked as a volunteer at the medical center in Mtepa Tepa, a village located in Zimbabwe.

In the field of edutainment, Souljah has been a political commentator for 98.7 Kiss F.M., a New York radio station. As a rapper, her debut album, 360 Degrees of Power, sparked productive and controversial conversation on issues of education, race, sexism, preparation and reparations.

Souljah has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, MTV, BET, and various news and magazine format television shows. She was a featured speaker at the Million Woman March. Her acting debut was in sitcom, A Different World. 

Author of Best Seller " Cold Winter Ever" and "No Disrespect"