This interview is a very special one to us at AWJ. Niecy was the first woman to lend her name to the I Am… web series and our first interview. Honestly speaking, there is no way I can verbally express my gratitude to you, Niecy. Your short time with us has made us better and opened numerous doors of opportunity and growth for AWJ. For this we are forever grateful. I literally can’t thank you enough. The first words that come to mind when thinking about Niecy Nash would have to be ‘very professional’ followed by ‘extremely genuine.’ Niecy showed up at least 20 minutes early with very detailed questions about our shoot. Once the interview started it became very clear that we were talking to a rare woman. It’s not too often you meet people who are able to articulate the perspective they’ve gained from the challenges that life has presented as candidly as Niecy. Niecy has played many roles to entertain us all, but none were as meaningful as the role she played in her mother’s life after losing her brother to a violent crime. Her honesty and strength captivated our entire crew, and even brought tears to her friend and our second interviewee’s (Tatyana Ali) eyes.