Chika has never been afraid to express herself, and the first time she was criticized for being "vocal" was in high school, when she was a senior at Montgomery's Booker T. Washington Magnet School. Following the tragedies in Ferguson, MO; Coney Island, NY; and Alexander City, AL, Chika paid homage to those lost lives by printing a flyer and hanging it in the hall of her high school.
She created an 8x11-inch poster displaying an American flag on top and the words "BLACK LIVES MATTER" along the bottom. As a result, she was suspended. "The principal hated it," Chika told Business of Fashion. "It became a huge deal. My principal said I was being divisive, but that was a statement that we all should be able to agree on."