Unfiltered Talk about books, pain, growth and more W/ Nisha Lanae and Chaka Adam

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Raised during the height of New York’s tumultuous drug era, Chaka Adams pulls from her vast array of personal experiences and perceptions in her writing. Dubbed the ‘new face’ of urban literature, her journey began in New York City’s infamous Queensbridge Houses. Despite witnessing the consequences of a life on the streets, this selfproclaimed hood nerd still found every opportunity to place herself in the heart of them. Although she skated through New York’s magnet school programs for talented and gifted students, the hustle of the streets was what appealed to her the most. By the age of 17, she was a high-school dropout and just another product of her environment. In 2013, Chaka decided to finally tell her story not only for her but for the younger girls who followed behind. Her debut novel, a fictionalautobiography she now calls, A View of The Bridge caught the literary world by surprise and quickly became a Best Seller. With the release of its follow-up, A View of The Bottom, Chaka is well on her way to solidifying her spot as a voice to be heard. And this time, there’s no stopping her!