Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Ta girma a Kudancin Ward na Newark, New Jersey, ta zauna a can a lokacin
Rikicin shekara ta 1967. Da yake zaune a Kudancin Orange, New Jersey, ta halarci makarantar sakandare ta Columbia, inda ta fara aikinta a filin wasa, inda ta lashe gasar zakarun Turai a cikin shekaru hudu.