- Towanda Braxton
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Towanda Braxton-Carter
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Towanda Chloe Braxton
Born = birth date and age|1974|09|18
Origin = Severn,Maryland United States
Genre =R&B
Occupation =Singer
Years_active = 1992–present (solo)
1989–1991 (group)
Associated_acts =The Braxtons ,Toni Braxton
URL =Towanda Braxton-Carter is a singer of the now defunct R&B group,
The Braxtons and a younger sister of R&B singerToni Braxton .Towanda Braxton was born on birth date and age|1974|09|18 in
Severn, Maryland to Michael and Evelyn Braxton. The fourth oldest of the Braxton's six children, Towanda started singing at a young age. Evelyn, herself anopera singer, recognized her children's talents. Evelyn quickly started training her girls, and eventually enrolled them in singing lessons. The Braxton children also would eventually enter in their churchchoir , where Michael Braxton waspastor .Brought up in a strict
Christian household,secular music was initially frowned upon, causing the children to sneak and sing along to "Soul Train " when the parents were out of the house.In January 2005, allegations against Braxton-Carter stemmed from checks stolen from
Safeco regional headquarters inGwinnett County, Georgia , according a police report filed in the incident. She faced criminal charges in the county, and was charged withforgery andtheft -by-receiving. She had been an employee of Safeco, aninsurance firm, but quit months before the alleged thefts took place. The charges are no longer against Towanda and she states that she is just happy to have it all behind her.On
November 11 ,2005 , Towanda gave birth to a baby boy. She and her husband, Andre Carter, named him Braxton Montelus Carter; the baby arrived at 12:36 p.m. and weighed in at 6 lbs., 2 ounces. On December 27, 2006, Towanda and husband Andre, welcomed Brooke Lynne Carter into the world. The baby was born in Las Vegas, NV weighing 5 lbs., 7 ounces.Towanda is still making music. She is currently working with
Orlando Calzada , who won aGrammy for his work on theDestiny's Child album "Survivor".She is also a member of the
Zeta Phi Beta sorority, and joined the organization when she attendedBowie State University , and has been a member since 1995.Towanda was also in the spotlight in 2004, as she was a cast member on the daytime television reality series "Starting Over".
During her time on the show, she was the last of the original six women who had first entered the house (the first Starting Over house in Los Angeles; as the previous season was in Chicago) to have graduated.
She was close to all her housemates but she was closest to Kim Bookout and Jennifer Bernhardt; (these three called themselves the "Sisterhood", by virtue that all three had to have fierce conversations with someone they loved, and they all had
Iyanla Vanzant as their life coach) and her roommate, Josie (the holdover from the previous season). Most often she was watching; playing with or helping take care of Josie's young daughter, Chloe. In fact, Towanda was so close to Chloe, that she nicknamed her "Munchkin".
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