The 2022 Afro Awards LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 06: Actress Masika Kalys

Kalysha was born Masika Kalysha Tucker in June 7, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois. She was raised in Jonesboro, Georgia and she is French Creole. In 2003, Kalysha graduated from Mount Zion High School in Jonesboro, Georgia. On August 11, 2011, Kalysha moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue her acting and modeling career after the death of one of her friends Lashawna Threatt.

Afro Awards 2022 kicked off its inaugural recognition in Los Angeles, Calif., this past Sunday.

The ceremony features humanitarian and excellence awards for great and impactful personalities in the global society.

Masika Kalysha (VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, We TV’s Growing Up Hip Hop) is the ceremony’s host.

The honorees included Harry O’Harrison, Death Row Records creator; Curtis Young, rapper; Ayuko Babu, founder of Pan African Film Festival; Senator Ademola Jackson Adeleke, humanitarian;