La La Anthony and Kahlana Barfield Brown at HBCU x UPS Show
La La Anthony and Kahlana Barfield Brown on Celebrating HBCUs and Black Designers
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POPSUGAR: Tell us the story behind how you got into the entertainment industry.
LaLa Anthony: I started when I was like 16 years old, interning at a radio station in Atlanta, myself and Ludacris at the time. My love for music then took me to LA to work on the radio, and then MTV, and then acting. I also went to Howard for half a year as a communications major. So, I got a real quick piece of the college experience, but enough that it really helped shape who I am and my career, for sure.
PS: How did attending an HBCU shape your style and the woman that you are today?
LA: Although I went to college for a short time, it gave me so much independence. It taught me how to live on my own, especially since I was staying on campus with a roommate that I had never met before. So, you learn how to live with someone that you don't have any history with, and explore so many different people from different backgrounds, whether it's culturally or financially. It really gave me a lot of skills that I then used as my career continued to evolve.