Raleigh, NC
Bachelor of Science, Family and Consumer Science
Master of Social Work
HIV and Syphilis Disease Intervention Specialist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kimberly M. Knight is originally from Wilson, NC, but now resides in Raleigh, NC. She graduated from North Carolina Central University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, concentrating in Family and Community Services. Her personal interests include her lifestyle blog, The Lux Blog™, and being a contributing writer for Sheen Magazine and Essence Magazine.
In the past 2 years, she has served as an HIV and syphilis disease intervention specialist for UNC-Chapel Hill’s Institute of Global Health & Infectious Disease and also been the co-founder of HIV Cure Research Day for the State of NC and co-founder of National Black HIV & AIDS Awareness Day for Wilson, NC.
Currently, she is a member of the Western Wake Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Triangle Native American Society, National Association of Social Workers – NC, Triangle Association of Black Social Workers, and Junior League of Raleigh. She is the committee chair of the Advisory Council for the first Black Indians NC Powwow for the State of North Carolina, which will take place in September 2021. In May 2020, she graduated cum laude from North Carolina Central University with a Master of Social Work degree.