Meet Keisha Williams

June 28, 1990 I was born in Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. I was born to two military parents, Marius Williams and Iridiana Hernandez. At five months I was sent to live with my grandparents, Lee Morris and Viola Williams. My entire life I have moved between mother, father and grandparents  in and out of states and out of the country. Most of my life I was raised by my grandparents who also raised my brother, Kwame and my cousin, Markell. We’ve lived in West Point, Mississippi attending the local school and St. Paul M.B. Church. Moving between my parents and grandparent was a good experience and stressful. I’ve moved out of the country to  live in Germany in the fifth grade and I’ve already traveled all around Europe and into Saudi Arabia. I learned to love traveling and being adventurous. Also I’ve come to learn foreign languages which I speak a little to a few words in a few languages and I love culture so I’m always interested in going somewhere and blending in. During my high school year I attended three high schools:  Judson High School in San Antonio, Texas;  Rock Ridge Senior High in Columbia, Missouri and West Point High School in West Point, Mississippi.  I had moved from from my parents back with my grandparents. During that time I helped my grandparents  take care of my grandpa’s mother, P.B.  I graduated West Point High School in 2008 and a few days later attended EMCC  (East Mississippi Community College) where I began my first two years and gained more than enough credits  to transfer to the University of Southern Mississippi. I’m now a fourth year at the University of Southern  Mississippi where I study Public Relations and Marketing. I’m involved in several organizations on campus: Public Relations Student Society of America, African American Student Organization, American Advertising Federation, Transfer Leader Board and Alpha Kappa Psi.  For next year I plan to be more active in my career  fields and around campus. I have sketched out the next two years in a broad outline along side my boyfriend of six months two year plan.  It’s recently that I’ve been able to learn more about myself during my first and second semester at USM. I’ve learned that I can be very controlling,  overly excited and have mood swings depending on what I am doing or not doing. I’ve been waiting  to leave the country and I’m always thinking of something  to do or how to improve to be more productive and successful.