Mrs. Tameka Boatright was born in Richmond, Virginia on May 30 forty-five years ago. As an only child raised in D.C., she survived two parents who were addicted to drugs. Her working addicted mom made a good life for her and kept Tameka involved with numerous activities, keeping her out of the streets and away from trouble. Tameka grew up singing; she learned survival skills to be independent and to stay away from her parents' lifestyle. After graduating from Roosevelt High School, she attended Edwards College in Florida for two years. She became pregnant and came home. She got married and found herself in an abusive relationship. She eventually got out of the situation and the marriage. She moved into D.C. public housing and started receiving public assistance. The assistance was not enough support, so she became the candy lady, selling small amounts to families in the complex. She went on to secure a D.C. government job as a security guard in the public housing complex. She then moved up to the D.C. Special Police. Currently, she works as a D.C. Housing Choice Voucher administrative assistant. She had three sons and adopted two children. She also got married a second time. In 2021, she moved her family out of D.C. because of the constant gun violence and relocated to Greenbelt, Maryland, where one of her sons was ironically killed by gun violence.