Six Reasons Why This Young Muslim Entrepreneur is Breaking Barriers

1.Kalimah McKeaver, 13, Founder & CEO of Dinkra Stylez, LLC, and The Kid Griot. Dinkra Stylez is the world’s first craft design firm with the mission of educating its clients about African Heritage through the creation of fun, colorful, and engaging products.

2. Kalimah's offerings include hand sculpted and hand crafted products such as, hairbeads and keychains adorned with Adinkra Symbols, greeting cards in various African Languages, African fabric bowties, Kalimbas (mini African finger pianos), activity tubes, and journals/notebooks.

3.Other offerings include hand sculpted and hand crafted products such as, hairbeads and keychains adorned with Adinkra Symbols, greeting cards in various African Languages, African fabric bowties, Kalimbas (mini African finger pianos), activity tubes, and journals/notebooks.

4. Kalimah’s future aspirations include, helping other young entrepreneurs fulfill their goals and dreams. She says, "It motivates me when I help other kids rise and realize their amazing potential." With a love for STEM, she is currently brainstorming ideas, in hopes of developing a business plan that will allow her to combine her love of architecture, engineering, archaeology, and food chemistry into a thriving and successful business. “There are some many cool things to learn and explore, why limit myself to just one?"

5. The entrepreneurial journey has been fruitful for this young business visionary. She was accepted into the YEA (Young Entrepreneur Academy), a nation academy geared towards helping young entrepreneurs succeed, featured on WUSA9DC News for the success of her entrepreneurial endeavors and aspirations

6. Kalimah brings her valuable and unique perspective on the peaks and valleys of the entrepreneurial journey. If you would like for her to speak to your group, organization or at your event, please contact - Kalimah Abdul-Sabur, Momager - dinkrastylez@gmail.com