Coffee Wright

Coffee Wright is a poet, filmmaker, writer, memoirist, novelist, director, producer, actress and community activist. Born on January 20, Coffee was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Absorbed the faith and values of traditional African American family, community and culture. Encouraged by her mom, Coffee grew up performing at various events including weddings, funerals, family reunions, schools and community functions alone with her sisters and young aunt. As a pre-teen, Coffee began pursuing her love for the arts and entertainment, at 12 she attended Barbizon modeling school, at 14 she attended John Casa Blanca Modeling school. Shortly afterwards she joined the dance & DJ production group Ready Every Time (R.E.T.) and won the 1979 Battle Rapper State title. At 15 Coffee experienced her first professional recording of the song, "Kiss & Tell" engineered and mastered by the legendary "Oliver Sane" at the Archway studio in St. Louis, Missouri. She went on to win the annual Afro day in the