Demetria McKinney Named One of the 25 Most Influential Women in Atlanta

Rolling out is proud to announce its fourthannual Top 25 Women of Atlanta issue. Theillustrious list of women you’ll hear from in thenext few pages was constructed with this year’stheme — Divaism at the forefront.The FSF Top 25 focuses on dynamicwomen in a cross section of industries andprofessional pursuits, but particularly those whohave mastered the art of managing the rigorsof business while fostering lasting personaldevelopment strategies.2009 is a benchmark year as these celebratedwomen join with FSF alumnae to complete thelist of Atlanta’s Top 100 Women.While compiling our list of Atlanta’s mostnotable divas, we noticed a couple of commonthreads running through the stories andsentiments they shared — unshakable faith,unabashed resolve and relentless pursuit oftheir individual passions.We applaud their commitment and theircontributions to a greater good.

– roz edward

Demetria McKinney

Actress, Singer, Songwriter,Dancer, Choreographer

Demetria McKinney Initially, Demetria McKinney did not want to become an actress. Nor did the singer, songwriter, dancer and choreographer intend to become a household name playing a crack-addicted mother on “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.” But an episode earlier this year helped Demetria understand conclusively and without question, that she is living her purpose: “I was doing an AIDS awareness reception with the CETA Foundation about four or five months ago,” Demetria says. “And some lady came up to me. The week before she had been raped. Seeing me do what I’m doing and being willing to talk about some of things that I experienced in my life so that people can progress beyond whatever has happened to them in the past helped her. … That’s when I knew, ‘Hey, I actually have a platform where somebody can be helped.’ … Now I can’t see my life without [acting].”

Article by: RollingOut

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