SUPERB WOMAN: LaTara Thompkins 

LaTara Thompkins, is the founder and artistic director of N.I.A. Kids.  She is also a founding member of the local gospel group, “Devotion.”  In addition to being a proud alum of Prairie View A&M University, the member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., has dual degrees from Texas Woman’s University. This wife and mother implements programs for youth to get formal training in artistic disciplines.  A Dallas native, LaTara is committed to NURTURING, INSPIRING and AFFIRMING and our youth, families, schools and communities are better as a result.  And, she also is the founder of Soldier Girl Brand, a clothing brand that represents the strength and resilience of the female. She’s a real game changer!