User:Empress Djata

Empress Djata Born January 1st, 1973, to an international businesswoman born in New York City and an independent African-American writer from the south, Empress Djata is a creative business minded individual, with a wide array of talents. Throughout her childhood she had an artistic nature, creative design for life and explored it in multiple ways. Ms. Djata has dared to be different and take on challenges, such as completing a welding degree at Whitney M. Young, trade school in Simpson Ville, Kentucky in 1990. She received an early    completion after being hired to work at American Air Filters in Louisville, Kentucky. Although she decided not to say with them long because of her aspirations to express her inner artistic talents.

Ms. Djata returned to her hometown of New York City, in 1991, so she could pursue her educational career and desires to start a company for showcasing unsigned musical artists. She received her GED after completing 24 college credits at Touro College in Harlem, New York. Empress then transferred to John Jay College, and College of New Rochelle, prior to making a home for herself at Monroe College in the Bronx.

While completing her undergraduate degree at Monroe College in computer information systems, and working at The Stock Market full-time as part of their management team, she began a showcasing company, called ZandSeam Productions, for unsigned musical artists. This gave her the opportunity to handle multiple roles within an organization. Although it was an impossible schedule to keep up with, Ms. Djata was able to make time for her different roles in life. She was the Owner, Talent Scout, Creative Director, Booking Agent and accountant, in addition to Administrative Manager, Marketing Director and Creative Designer at ZandSeam Productions.

Upon completing her bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, she enrolled into Mercy College’s, graduate program for Internet Business, while freelancing as a web designer. After completing her degree at Mercy College, Ms. Djata started her MBA degree online at Walden University. Two classes shy of completion she left to start on her first novel call Disturbed, which was an autobiographical novel about her life growing up in an abusive household. In Disturbed she relives her darkest secrets about her life growing up in a dysfunctional family and how conflicted it left her feeling inside.

Upon completing the novel Disturbed, she published it independently. Ms. Djata is currently working for the city of New York and also enjoys working with youth at the Police Athletic League when she has time.