Meet Nakeasha Walker, The Atlanta
born Grady baby using a multitude of avenues
to create awareness about the effects of abuse,
mental health issues, and poverty in her local
community.
When Nakeasha was 9 months old she was
adopted. Her adoption has played a pivotal role
in her desire to be a voice of some of the key
issues addressed in her creative works. As the
youngest of 12 adopted children and one of 7
children to her biological mother, Nakeasha
lived what seemed like a double life. Living in a
very chaotic environment when she was with
her biological family, and a very strict and
structured way with her adoptive family. This
juxtaposition along with her own encounters of
abuse in both settings, witnessing the reality of
mental health issues up close, as well her own
personal experience with unstable housing and
near homelessness as a young mother has
provided a truly heartfelt narrative to the
content she shares with her audiences.
She began writing at the age of 12 years old as
an outlet in an attempt to cope with difficult
situations. Growing up as what society would
likely label a “troubled young woman”, and
carrying anger and anguish led to the violence
that caused her to often be suspended, and
ultimately played a large role in her withdraw
from high school. Nakeasha honed-in on her
writing as an escape. She later got her GED and
obtained her Associate’s degree in Medical
Administration.
While her love for writing began as a coping
mechanism, it grew into a passion that
progressed over her lifetime. As a writer,
Nakesha has experience with plays, web-series,
and movies. To be able to present her work to
the community Nakeasha and a partner created
a production company called KKE (Kingdom
Kre8z Expressions) Productions LLC. They have
been able to showcase each of her four written plays. More