Actress Nia Long to Speak at Talkington School for Young Women Leaders

Lubbock ISD's Talkington School for Young Women Leaders will host actress Nia Long (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Single Moms Club) Friday, April 24.

Long will speak to students Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the school's gymnasium. The actress is the keynote speaker for the 13th Annual Mentor Tech Banquet, which also takes place Friday.

Talkington School for Young Women Leaders was just named to The Washington Post's top challenging high schools in the country list, coming in at no. 13.

About Nia Long

Long is also a three-time NAACP award winner, winning two of them for her role as Officer Sasha Monroe on NBC’s crime drama “Third Watch” as an outstanding actress in a drama series. In 2013, she was brought to the small screen alongside Golden Globe winner Don Cheadle to appear in Showtime’s hit comedy “House of Lies,” which garnered a NAACP nomination for best supporting actress in a comedy series.

Apart from her acting career, Long is a mentor for students both nationally and internationally, in places including Trinidad, Barbados and Grenada, where her family roots lie.