An American Digital creator, Lifestyle influencer, and storyteller, Tenicka Boyd is famous for her works in politics and social justice organizing for a legal advocacy organization. She worked as the director for organizing for a parent advocacy organization called StudentsFirstNY and managing one of the largest parent organizing efforts in the country focusing on the low-income communities of color. In 2019, she was the chief of staff at the color of change and serves as the national organizing director and deputy political director of the ACLU in 2020. She is known for modern activism through travel and fashion. From disrupting stereotypes about Black fashion to sharing about motherhood and traveling as a family, she has proven she is more than someone who overcame hardship. Whether she's exploring the bustling streets of Accra, Ghana, cruising the blue Mediterranean waters of Croatia, or enjoying a sage quarantine escape in Palm Springs, Tenicka carried the stories of marginalized people on her back with every outfit. She is looked up to as someone that defies the pre-existing notions about women of color and uplifts marginalized children through her work.
Initially, Tenicka Boyd was a field organizer for Obama for America in 2008 and worked in the Obama administration at the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships from 2011 to 2012. She was also assistant to the director of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness and she was a special assistant in the US Department of Education. She is very passionate about social justice and systemic changes on a wide range of structural issues. She had served at S.A. at the White House from 2011-2012 and work at the Flint Area Congregations. She has been featured in top magazines such as Vogue, Parlour, Bellanaija style, & Essence magazine and also featured in the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Politico, Crain's business magazine as well as she has appeared on several media platforms including Fox 5 New York, NBC, Capitol New York. She writes cultural commentary, about beauty and practices photography at sincerelybrooklyn.com. She is a world traveler and has been to over 60 countries with her family. She is active on social media with more than 332K followers on her Instagram @tenickab with 753 posts, 1.5K followers on her Twitter @TenickaBoyd, and her Facebook account @tenicka.boyd.
Early Life - Birthday, Education and Family
The versatile lady, Tenicka Boyd opened her eyes for the very first time on 30 November 1983 under the star sign of Sagittarius. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the United States holding American nationality, and belongs to African-American ethnic background. She resides in New York City. She celebrated her 37 birthday last November of 2020 as she will be celebrating her 38th birthday in 2021. Thus, her race is black and her birth name is Tenicka Hatchett (but she adopted her husband's surname Boyd as her name is Tenicka Boyd). Her religious belief is unknown.
Talking about Tenicka Boyd's family, she has three siblings: Denisha, Terrence, & Darren Hatchett. Her brother Darren Hatchett was arrested on a sex trafficking charge in 2019 and court documents reveal that Darren was prohibited from communicating with his siblings, wife, and family, and had limited visitation with his kids.
Concerning Tenicka Boyd's education, she attended Tennessee State University where she earned a bachelor's degree in mass communication/media studies. Later, she graduated with a master's in public policy from Michigan State University.
Personal Life - Husband & Daughter
The 37 years old, Tenicka Boyd is married to Calvin Boyd, who works as a regional sales manager in business development for Apple in 2021. Before, he served at Dell and JP Morgan Chase. She met Calvin Boyd when she was at Tennessee State University. They celebrated their anniversary on 3 March. The couple has a daughter together named Kennedy, who was born in 2007. Her sexual orientation is straight.
Tenicka Boyd Net Worth
As of 2021, Tenicka Boyd has an estimated net worth of around $1 million to $2 million whereas her exact salary income has not been disclosed yet but she earns almost $185k salary income every year as of ACLU. Her major sources of income come from her work as the National Organizing Director and Deputy Political Director, Strategist, activist, culture change, progressive politics, to disrupt systems that continue to marginalize people from the criminal justice system to the movies industry. She works as an organizer for Obama for America in 2008.
Tenicka Boyd Height & Weight
The standing height of Tenicka Boyd is 5 feet 5 inches tall. She has a perfectly balanced body weight with slim body builds. Likewise, her body measurement is 34-25-39 inches. She has a pair of black eyes color and her hair color is black too.
Work Experience
- National Organizing Director and Deputy Political Director: ACLU (2020)
- Chief Of Staff: Color Of Change (2019-2020)
- National Director: Leaders of Color Initiative (2017-2019)
- Senior Director of Organizing: parent organizing organization (2012-2017)
- S.A.: The White House (2011-2012)
- Special Assistant: US Department of Education (2011-2012)
- Assistant to the Director: US Interagency Council on Homelessness (2009-2011)
- Regional Healthcare Organizer: Tenants and Workers United (2009)
- Field Organizer: Obama for America (2008-2009)
- Lead Organizer: Flint Area Congregations Together (2007-2009)
