Janaya Black with Boyd and Lucinda

Janaya Black is the President/CEO of Black-Smith Enterprises, Janaya Black is a woman who thrives in the capacity of wearing many hats. A passionate writer at heart, she seamlessly blends her creative drive and aspirations into the many other facets that make up her impressive resume. In 2004, Janaya wrote and published her first fiction novel The Breaking Point, followed by As Told By the Other Woman in 2006, and now she celebrates the third and final installment of the “Prison Chronicles” series with Beautiful Rage: The Break of Dawn. With the release of her first book followed the spark that ignited her love for the art of independent film making. After teaming with her husband Rockey Black, to create a trailer for The Breaking Point, she then went on to write, direct and produce four other short film projects and her first feature length film, Till Death, which was released at the end of 2008. In addition to her book authoring and publishing endeavors, she is also a managing partner and founder of the Trinity Film Coalition, which is a Michigan based film organization that is dedicated to the advancement of independent film. She is the proud mother of two beautiful children and in her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, playing sports and reading Janaya Black- is the eldest of five children, born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Even as a child, she always showed a passion for creative writing. Janaya is now the president/CEO of Black-Smith Enterprises, which is an entertainment infrastructure she created to house all of her creative projects, which include writing, film production, book publishing, and promotions.