Syleena Johnson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, actress
and talk show co-host.Johnson is the daughter of 1960s R&B Hi Records
singer Syl Johnson and Brenda Thompson, who was the first black female
police commissioner of Harvey, Illinois. Syleena has two older
sisters; Syleecia and Sylette. In August 2000, Johnson married former
Illinois State University college basketball player Marcus Betts.
Betts graduated in December 2000 and became her manager for her first
two albums. On July 1, 2007, she married basketball player Kiwane
Garris. Garris, a fellow Chicagoan, is a worldwide journeyman
basketball player, having played for various NBA and EuroLeague teams.
On August 1, 2007, after forty-eight hours of labor, their son Kiwane
Garris Jr was born. On Sunday, February 6, 2011, she gave birth to
their second son Kingston.Johnson is a member of Zeta Phi Beta
sorority.
and talk show co-host.Johnson is the daughter of 1960s R&B Hi Records
singer Syl Johnson and Brenda Thompson, who was the first black female
police commissioner of Harvey, Illinois. Syleena has two older
sisters; Syleecia and Sylette. In August 2000, Johnson married former
Illinois State University college basketball player Marcus Betts.
Betts graduated in December 2000 and became her manager for her first
two albums. On July 1, 2007, she married basketball player Kiwane
Garris. Garris, a fellow Chicagoan, is a worldwide journeyman
basketball player, having played for various NBA and EuroLeague teams.
On August 1, 2007, after forty-eight hours of labor, their son Kiwane
Garris Jr was born. On Sunday, February 6, 2011, she gave birth to
their second son Kingston.Johnson is a member of Zeta Phi Beta
sorority.
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