She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy (2001). Taraji Penda Henson ( / t ə ˈ r ɑː dʒ i/ tə- RAH-jee born September 11, 1970) is an American actress. Henson on mental health treatment within the African American community. Now, here she is, an author in the writing world.Taraji P. However, it was her discovery of National Novel Writing Month that made her go back to creating her own characters and plots. She went from immersing herself in geeky fan fiction to actually writing about the geeky things she loved for several anime and video game review sites. Once again, however, that dream returned. She ended up working retail, her dream becoming buried by Black Fridays and other busy times of year. Here, she tried to get into graduate school, but things didn't pan out the way she wanted. She graduated Iowa State University in 2006 and moved to Minneapolis with her partner.
Thus, she stepped into an English Major with some Women's Studies on the side. Her head was full of ideas, full of original characters and worlds that she wanted to share with others. Soon she realized that she wanted to do more than that. This continued throughout college where she would always end up writing about the space exploits of the pilots of Gundam Wing and other works of fan fiction. She would write stories that ranged from high school romance to her imagination running wild with the likes of Goku, Vegeta, and the other characters of Dragonball Z.
When she lost her older brother, Glenn Berry, in a car accident, she stopped writing.ĭreams, however, have a funny way of coming back.īefore she realized it she was grabbing her notebook and pens again. As she grew older they progressed into notebooks and colored ink pens of pink, blue, and purple. Back then her stories were created with crayons and construction paper. Her fourth grade class laughed and wondered how one hoped to become a "writer" if they couldn't even spell the word. She wanted to be the best "WRITTER" in the whole wide world. At the age of nine, like most kids, Briana Lawrence had a dream.
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