Shaina is a LA based actress. Shaina received her Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts.
Shaina creates work centered around the black woman’s experience in America and her journey to healing.
Shaina is a contributor for HuffPost, writing about her own experience as a black woman in Los Angeles. Her first self-published works is a children's book The Cat & The Lion and will be released later this year.
A lyrical, soul-stirring picture book that follows a young Black girl navigating storms—both inside and out. Set in the heart of New Orleans, Bayou Blues weaves together memory, music, and healing as the narrator navigates bullying, identity struggles, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
With themes of colorism, bullying, mental health, self-love, and ancestral resilience, this powerful story affirms:
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A lyrical, soul-stirring picture book that follows a young Black girl navigating storms—both inside and out. Set in the heart of New Orleans, Bayou Blues weaves together memory, music, and healing as the narrator navigates bullying, identity struggles, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
With themes of colorism, bullying, mental health, self-love, and ancestral resilience, this powerful story affirms:
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