› Kenann McKenzie-DeFranza has a straightforward vision for her work. “I have always been interested in people not being barred from opportunities because of what they look like,” she says simply.
This fundamental purpose has driven her since a young age, and it is this motivation she brings with her to her new role as president of the North Shore chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, more commonly known as the NAACP. McKenzie-DeFranza, a founding member of the chapter, stepped into
