Ajani Russell is a Black American Actor that loves Skateboarding, being a Model and an interdisciplinary artist from Brooklyn. She’s a founding member of New York City’s The Skate Kitchen, a collective of fearless female Skater s who inspired Crystal Moselle’s eponymous film released in 2018. When Ajani isn’t skating the city streets towards inclusion, she’s modeling or studying at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California.^[1]

We are living in the age of the ultimate Hustle, one in which young creatives are no longer content with rising in the ranks of a given realm then slowing down the engine. This generation dreams bigger, aims higher, and has a whole lot to say about it. We want the whole cake or none at all and nothing in between because one slice just simply won't due-that's where Ajani Russell comes in. While her name is most commonly associated with Crystal Moselle's iconic 2018 funk-punk coming of age flick The Skate Kitchen, this Brooklyn bred lady was already on the proverbial map, having modeled for fashion industry titans such as the legendary Pat McGrath and the whimsical Petra Collins.^[2]

Ajani Russell is well recognized as an American Actor and television personality who is famous for her movies and shows. She is widely known for her proficient acting skills and Talent with an amazing personality. She was featured in various movies and Tv shows like The Skate Kitchen, Betty, and The one Day which is loved by the people. She is also active on Instagram with the name @ajvni with more than 20k followers.^[2]

Ajani Russell says "I love beauty, and Fashion and I love how both can be tied into art. I'm studying art, so I find myself being inspired by Model ing—it informs my art, which then informs my Skateboarding, and whatever I’m working on at the moment. My art Teacher in middle school helped me understand that I could become an artist as a career, not just as a hobby. My Teacher outside of school, Meridith McNeal, ran this program in Brooklyn that I started going to when I was eight or nine years old. In high school, my friend Sophie asked me to model for her. She introduced me to Petra Collins and we shot for her first solo exhibition, as art. That’s how I got started modelling". ^[4]

Ajani has not shared any information about her love life, it’s therefore not known whether she is in a Marriage, engaged, or dating. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.^[1]

On top of all these major moves over the last couple of years, Russell just wrapped up her final year as a student of Fine art, Sculpture, and Ceramic at California Institute of the Arts. She is an advocate on spreading the word about gender equality, she hates the idea of women being sidelines in a number of life activities, this gave birth to the personality of grooming Feminism. Also due to her African American ethnicity, Russell also fights against racism and hates bullies. She is in love with her body and view that she also engaged in the Free the Nipple Campaign where she talks about women being able to work around barechested in a hot weather, she and her friend Kabrina Adams use the idea of Nipple Stickers to cover their Nipple and go bare chested. A movement that has been appreciated by alot of women worldwide.^[6]

Ajani Russell is one passionate black woman, she is so in love with what she does and spreads positivity anyway she goes.

From a young age she started exhibiting artistic abilities and due to encouragement by her parents and teachers she started off as being a model before graduating into being an actress and furthermore, a professional Skater. Ajani talks about her career as thus: "I didn’t expect to start modeling or acting when I was younger. I was actually really shy and wanted to stay out of the spotlight. I got into modeling because of art. I hated being in an IMAGE as a child; I always wanted to be behind the camera. In Middle school, I had a teacher, Ms. Bennett, who was an amazing artist. You could see her passion in how she taught the class—she took it seriously. She had high standards and high expectations for me as well as my art. She showed me all the techniques. Well, maybe not all of them. But she showed me that art could be a profession.^[6]

BETTY (TELEVISION SERIES)

In the new HBO show Betty, the term "Betty" is used as a somewhat derogatory term by male skateboarders who see women skaters as posing hangers-on. The plot centers around a group of female friends living in New York City, chronicling their day-to-day lives, freely skating through the streets of Manhattan, hitting Weed pens, and navigating the winding road of adulthood. Skateboarding is their escape, a means for enjoyment, and a form of expression—disparaging comments about whatever veiled intentions they seem to have, be damned. For the actress Ajani Russell, who plays Indigo—a young woman trying to mask her silver-spoon upbringing from her homegirls—skincare and makeup are linked to her artistic interests. The Brooklyn-born 22-year-old lives in Los Angeles, where she's been attending classes at CalArts and is currently holed up at home during quarantine with her roommate, creating characters using wacky makeup and taking baths to pass the time. Like Skating, modeling, and multimedia art projects, Beauty is a way for Russel to flesh out her own ideas and gain inspiration. She sees makeup as something that is no longer relegated to one gender or another, a "Betty" or not. It's just a way to have fun, get creative, and for now, stave off some boredom. ^[8]

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Anime

2. Good Food and Snack (usually involving cake or cheese)

3. Friends that make you feel like life is worth living

4. Good memes

5. Mix all of these in your favorite cozy place.

Russell has an approximated Net worth of $50,000 - $100,000 U.S dollars.^[2]

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2020 - Betty

2. 2018 - The Skate Kitchen

3. 2016 - That One Day

Ajani Russell says, "I am big on Cosmetics, and I love a nice glow—a dewy, moisturized look. I have dry skin, so I love Korean beauty. I like Innisfree products. I have this J.One Jelly Pack Primer, which acts as a top layer for all my moisture products. Another one is the Shiseido Aqua Label Special Gel Cream. I bought it at the airport in Japan because I was flying to Milan and I needed a moisturizer. I had been flying all week and my skin was so thirsty. I asked the woman in the cosmetics shop, “What is your favorite, most moisturizing product?” And she pointed this one out. Also here is what she has to say about her turn offs and ons; "When someone calls me intelligent I instantly fall in love. Biggest turn-off is any individual who is into Sexism, Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia, or downright judgmental towards another person or group of people because of a part of their existence that can't be changed"^[12]