Dr. EP's Fitness Gym In A Bag 

DR. MCKNIGHT IS A GRADUATE OF GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY WERE SHE RECEIVED HER PH.D IN PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY AND FORDHAM UNIVERSITY LINCOLN CENTER, NY, NY WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. SHE IS ANENTREPENUER,  POET, ACTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER, TV TALK SHOW HOST OF "BREAKING THROUGH WITH EP', TEACHER, DIRECTOR, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, AND DISTINSUISHED TOASTMASTER.

AS AN ARTIST, SHE WROTE, AND STARRED IN HER THREE ONE PERSON SHOWS, "I QUESTION AMERICA, LEGACY OF MRS. FANNIE LOU HAMER", "ON MY OWN TERMS - AN ADAPTED NINA SIMONE STORY", AND "WITH GRACE I STAND'. SHE HAS TRAVELED AND PERFORMED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND "I QUESTION AMERICA WAS PERFORMED IN SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA FOR AN ORPHANAGE. SHE TRAVELED FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS WITH HER ONE PERSON SHOWS AT COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND PRIVATE VENUES AND/THEATERS. 

 

AS A PRODUCER, SHE WROTE, DIRECTED, PRODUCED AND STARRED IN HER FOLLOWING STAGE PRODUCTIONS, "MYDADDY'S PLACE" "MENaPAUSE", AND "FOR THE RAINBOW LADIES WHO CHOSE LIFE WHEN DEATH KNOCKED". NUMEROUS OF HER SHORT STAGE PLAYS WERE PRODUCED FOR TWO YEARS IN THE "THE BEVELERLY HILLS NAACP 10 MINUTE PLAY STAGE FESTIVAL.

 

DR. MCKNIGHT IS A PRODUCT OF STAGE, FILM, TELEVISION, VARIOUS COMMERICAL. SHE IS A MEMBER OF SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AND ACTORS EQUITY. HER WORK HAILS FROM THE EAST COAST TO THE WEST COAST AND EVEN THE GULF COAST. SHE STUDIED AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY LINCOLN CENTER, HB STUDIO - NYC, NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE, ACTORS CO-OP AND OTHER REGIONAL SMALLER ACTING VENUES.

 

SHE IS THE FOUNDER OF NIKAO IMANI, PRODUCTIONS, A COMMUNITY ENTITITY THAT EXPLORES HOW THEATRE BRING ALL CULTURES TOGETHER, EDUCATE THE MASSES AND EDUTAINED ALL IN THE INTERIM. COVID RENDERED THE PRODUCTION COMPANY DEFUNCT BUT THE GOAL IS TO REVIVE ITS PURPOSE AND STATUS IN THE COMMUNITY. 

 

DR. MCKNIGHT RESUME EXTENDS ACROSS MANY BOUNDARIES WHILE THE ARTS REMAINED AT THE CORE OF ALL HER ENDEAVORS. SHE WAS REQUESTED BY THE PRINCIPAL AT BASSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO DESIGN AN ARTS PROGRAM THAT CONSISTED OF DANCE, ACTING, AND YOGA FOR GRADES FIRST THROUGH FIGHT. DUE TO FUNDING ISSUES, AFTER TWO YEARS THE PROGRAM WAS DISSOLVED.

 

AS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR, SHE PUBLISHED "WORDS 'N'  ACTION WHICH HAS SOLD HUNDREDS OF COPIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. SHE ALSO WROTE "JOY 365" WHICH IS ON AMAZAON ALONG WITH "LESSONS OF BLACK HISTORY MAKERS 'N' ACTION", AND "CATCH THE SPIRIT 'N' ACTION". DR. MCKNIGHT'S IN HER WORK ENDEAVORS TO EDUCATE, INISPIRE, AND MOTIVATE ALL, ESPEICALLY THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS. THE ARTS TEACH LESSONS LIKE NO OTHER DISCIPLINE AND IS RECEIVED WITHOUT CONSTRAINTS. 

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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF DR. EP AND MAY YOUR LIFE BE CHANGED IN THE INTERIM FROM A MOTIVATIONAL AND INSPIRATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.

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"When life hands you a lemon, take it and squeeze for every drop you can, learn the lesson to never repeat and become a better person as a result."

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"What is for you cannot be taken away from you but you can give it away intentionally or unintentionally, life is about the choices we make".

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"Success comes to those who choose not to give up but use every no to become one big yes, that is a life changer". 

 

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