- Mother of Ye.
- Earned a bachelor's degree in English from Virginia Union University in 1971 and a PhD from Auburn University in 1980. She was also a Fulbright scholar who studied in Nanjing, China.
- In 2007, she released a book called "Raising Kanye: Life Lessons From the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar".
- Previously taught in the early 1970s at Morris Brown College in Atlanta.
- She served as chief executive of West Brands, the parent company of Kanye's business enterprises, and as chairwoman of the Kanye West Foundation, a nonprofit that works to decrease dropout rates and improve literacy.
- Was professor and chair of the English Department at Chicago State University from 1980 to 2004, and retired to become her son's manager.
- Former chairwoman of Chicago State University's English department.
- A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content