Hi, I'm Kenyatta Sacha Dunkin – and from an early age living on the Southside of Chicago, I held a deep belief that stories had the power to shape lives and change the world.
I was imaginative & strategic — the girl who turned perfume bottles into students, staged Destiny's Child performances in the living room, and created full magazines from notebook pages and cutouts. My world was never small — I dreamed big and envisioned boldly.
I was also drawn to purpose — always asking not just what, but why. I saw stories not just as entertainment, but as tools for healing, connection, and truth-telling.
Those traits were nurtured in the environments that raised me:
- A Montessori school that taught me to question freely, be kind, and create with joy
- A church community where love wasn't just spoken — it was lived, deeply and daily
- A household where I witnessed people from all walks of life longing to be seen, heard, and valued through the lens of politics, law and a love for Black people
- And two vibrant, rooted cultures — Jamaican and African American — where storytelling, resilience, and communal care were sacred and central
Even then, I felt called to media — to contribute to a more honest, equitable and whole world.