Nafeesa Monroe was born in Northern California to a father of African-American and Haitian descent and a mother of German and Irish decent. Raised primarily by her mother in the largely white neighborhood of Palo Alto, California, Nafeesa's ethnicity and self-identity were constantly challenged. The arts, acting and spoken word, have been a way through which Nafeesa communicates her belief and understanding of identity, and the truth that she carries, that we are all the same at the core. At 10 years old Nafeesa made her acting debut with the Palo Alto Children's Theatre collaborated on Nafeesa's debut album, Super Woman. The CD is a collection of her most intimate spoken word pieces. A preliminary pressing sold out while on tour with Jewel and has been intriguing and engaging people from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds. Most recently, Nafeesa's latest passion relating to her spoken word has been her participation with two performance groups, "Be the Change" and the "SuperSHEroes," both of which regularly perform for Neale Donald Walsch's Humanity's Team, a movement created to raise the consciousness of the individual and thus raising the consciousness of the world. Both "Be the Change" and "SuperSHEroes" perform with the intent to uplift, encourage and inspire, a message towards which Nafeesa's artistry tends.
