User talk:Darby LLC

Kenji S. Darby (May 28, 1978) is an African American Consultant, Publisher, Artist, Designer and Outreach leader residing in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. Darby was born to Rose Teele, a single mother at the age of 17 in Washington, D.C. By the age of 13, Darby began serving his community as an Outreach Aide for the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) established by former D.C. Mayor and current counsel member Marion Barry. Growing up poor in the metropolitan area, Darby’s life was similar to many families affected by poverty, broken homes, and lack of resources, crimes and drugs. Darby would continue to work in the (SYEP) as an Outreach Counselor into his initial years in college.

Darby would spend a total of 9 years in college, pursuing his education, and exploring his talents in art, poetry, music, acting, modeling and outreach. In 1996, Darby’s poems, “The Devil Got Me,” and “Why Have I Been Cursed” were published in Absence Literary Magazine, and in 1999, Darby was selected as a model to be the face of Pennsylvania State’s Graduate School Programs Advertisement Posters. In 2001, Darby displayed his theatrical attributes and received critical acclaim in his portrayal of the character "Elesin" in the play "Death and the King's Horseman written by Wole Soyinka, and directed by Charles Dumas. In the spring of 2004 at Pennsylvania State University, Darby became the first rapper initiated into Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Alpha Zeta Chapter, the nation’s largest and oldest secret music society, and in the fall of 2004 Darby earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree in English; a Minor in African American Studies and in 2005 attained a Master’s Degree in Education, a degree Darby would earn in 7 months from Penn State's prestigious Professional Development School, becoming the first African American male ever to graduate from the Program.

In 2005-2007, as the Director of Corporate Communications-Outreach for 1 Source Consulting, Darby solidified himself as an outreach leader and consultant by establishing partnerships with some of the areas top non-profit organizations including Children’s National Medical Center, The Goodwill of Greater Washington, St. Ann’s Infant & Maternity Home and The Salvation Army. Darby’s success led to many organizations vying for his services. In 2006 Darby joined the Goodwill of Greater Washington’s re-branding campaign which included Darby being featured in print and radio ads which were aired and featured in publications through out the Washington area. In the same year, Darby spoke about the power of community outreach in campaign commercials on behalf of Jack B. Johnson, County Executive, Prince George’s County, MD.

One of Darby’s proudest accomplishments occurred in 2007, when he and 1 Source CEO, William Teel, Jr. visited Hart Middle School located in S.E. D.C where they donated $10,000 dollars, as well as laptops and desktops computers to help rebuild the schools library and computer labs. In addition, the two spoke to an auditorium full of students sharing their individual life experiences and how they overcame obstacles to become successful business men. In 2007, Darby established the Provider, Inc. a non-profit corporation, which owns and operates www.kenjidarby.com and the Provider ♦, a website and newsletter developed to advocate economic, educational, health and social development. In November of 2007, The Washington Redskins former safety, Sean Taylor was shot and killed. The tragedy devastated the city of Washington, D.C, Darby authored and published the poem titled, L.I.P. SEAN TAYLOR, L.I.P. WORLD which was featured and published on www.kenjidarby.com and in the Washington Informer Newspaper. Darby deeply hurt by this incident and murders that have always plagued Washington, D.C., created the L.I.P. (LIVE IN PEACE) Campaign which he has presently embarked to create communities of peace, life, health, knowledge, brotherhood and prosperity all throughout the world.