I am from Lawnside, New Jersey. My hometown is one of very few incorporated all black boroughs in the nation and especially in the north. It is home to the Peter Mott House, which was for many years a stop on the Underground Railroad.
  I attended Haddon Heights High School where I graduated with honors in the Class of 1999 and am a member of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Class of 2003.
    I have a variety of personal interests including music, art, sports, literature and travel. I have traveled to various United States destinations including Chicago, San Diego, Sacramento, and Los Angeles; Rochester, NY; Mystic Seaport, CT; Boston, Colonial Williamsburg, Stone Mountain and Atlanta,  Miami, Honolulu and, most recently, Puerto Rico.
    I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour on February 4th, 1996 and have been a member of Bethany Baptist Church ever since.