Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, the star of Broadway’s “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” found new ways to make money and tap into her creative energy during the pandemic — and now she's using her voice to help lift up women so that they, too, can achieve their goals
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And now that she's back in the spotlight, she's using her voice to help lift up women so that they, too, can achieve their goals. Obi-Melekwe's involvement with the entrepreneurship program comes as the group has widened its focus to include young adults up to age 24. Prior to the pandemic, the program helped girls in grades 7 through 12.Nkeki Obi-Melekwe performs onstage at the Glamour Celebrates 2021 Women of the Year Awards on Nov. 8, 2021 in New York.'s mini-MBA program learn hard skills like technology and finance and soft skills such as leadership, collaboration, agility and public speaking.
"It wasn't until a teacher in middle school inspired me to pursue performing that I realized the power of my own performance ability and my own voice," said Obi-Melekwe.