Chinnita Morris formerly known as "Chocolate" has overcome so many obstacles in her life that through the bitter sweet in life, she learned to take her lemons and make lemonade.
Growing up in Gastonia NC with 5 sister's and a single mother who had an addiction to drugs and alcohol, made her childhood extremely difficult to say the least. It didn't help that she was also the darkest one in her family which made her the butt of many jokes. As hard as her childhood was for her, God blessed her with a gift to see the funny side of life and to take it all in stride. Knowing the odds were stacked against her, she worked hard as a teenager to do things different and make better choices than she'd seen others in her family make. Her diligence to make better choices paid off. She went to college, and joined the Marine Corps Reserves while in college. Shortly after graduating from Winston-Salem St. Univ. she decided to pursue her dream to do comedy.
She left her job in Baltimore, MD with nothing but a paycheck and a dream. She headed south to Atlanta, GA where her dreams would come to fruition much faster than she imagined. Her life had completely changed and she was traveling all over the world making more money than she'd ever dreamed of. She became a favorite on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, and BET's Comic View. Becoming one of the top 5 female comics on the circuit, she was featured on many tours, and in great demand for comedy clubs, arena's and colleges all over the world. She's also toured with numerous stage plays, including Tyler Perry's very first play "I know I've been changed".
But in 1998, God called her in out of darkness into His marvelous light. Her answer was a resounding "YES LORD"! She had gotten a revelation that "only what you do for Christ will last". Her life now was everything she'd dreamed it would be, but it meant nothing if her soul was perishing. In a move that would baffle many of her peers that she came up in comedy with, (Earthquake, Monique, Sommore, Chris Tucker, D.L. Hugley, Bruce Bruce, Jamie Fox, Dave Chappelle, etc.) she walked away from the secular industry to serve her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Her transition from the secular to Christian wasn't easy and she faced much criticism from her peers who didn't understand her decision at a time when her career was going so well. Not only that, but the Church didn't necessarily welcome her with open arms either.
None of that mattered to Chinnita. She knew she had planted some bad seeds from her previous life in the secular, so all that mattered to her now was living a life that glorifies God. She's been fully committed to Jesus now well over 20 years and still, "His will" is her hearts greatest desire.
Chinnita is a very seasoned woman of God who has evolved into so much more than a comedian. She is a Christian writer and Author, she's a Keynote Speaker and a licensed Minister. She's been a comedian over 30 years and a Christian comedian over 20 years. For Chinnita, comedy is more than just making people laugh. Chinnita uses comedy as a conduit to minister so that healing and deliverance will take place, and that none will leave the same as they came, but with a greater desire to draw nearer to God and be the people He has called us to be.
Comedian, Minister, Keynote Speaker, Motivational Speaker, Actress, Author and writer.
Chinnita is great on Womens Ministry events, retreats and conferences. Singles conferences. Church and Pastors Anniversaries.
Chinnita is the author of a compelling book called "Gracefully Broken, Wonderfully Restored". A true testimony of overcoming the snares of the enemy. The devil thought he had her, but he didn't know that she was a fighter and she really does love her Father more than anything!
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