Jamila Woods

"Jamila Woods" (born October 6, 1989) is a Chicago-based American singer, songwriter and poet. Woods is a graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep and Brown University, where she received a BA in Africana Studies and Theater & Performance Studies. Her work focuses on themes of Black ancestry, Black feminism, and Black identity, with recurring emphases on self-love and the City of Chicago. To call Jamila Woods a singer would be a horrendous oversimplification. A Chicago native, she is a teacher, poet, activist, youth leader, singer, and songwriter, and within these many roles, Woods both excels and exudes intelligence. It should come as no surprise that she was a double major at Brown University in Africana Studies and Theater and Performance Studies.