MY NAME IS TAMEKA NORVELL. I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO, IL, AS A PROUD PK (PASTOR'S KID). I AM A MOTHER OF THREE, A SINGER, AND SOMEONE WHO USES HER VOICE TO GLORIFY GOD.
IN APRIL 2023, MY LIFE TOOK A TURN WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. WHAT KEPT ME GOING WAS THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ALONG WITH MY UNWAVERING FAITH IN GOD. BY AUGUST 2024, I CELEBRATED BEING ONE YEAR CANCER-FREE.
THIS JOURNEY GAVE ME A NEW PURPOSE: TO HELP OTHERS FIGHTING CANCER. THAT’S WHY I STARTED GIVE BACK, A NORVELL FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BEING A VESSEL OF SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND EMPOWERMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY CANCER.