Road Beasts
Biographies
Brandon Kodiac A.K.A. Bear
“A lot of people think I got the name Bear when Carl and I created the Road Beasts Club, but I got the name Bear because of my last name. My name is Brandon Jerimiah Kodiac. That’s spelled with a C at the end, not a K. Kids at school made fun of my size and started calling me that around my fifth-grade year. More
Lica Nichols A.K.A. Spider
My name is Lica Michelle Nichols. I’m not sure why my mother spelled it with a C, but I like it. It makes me feel different from all the other women with my name. I was born on May 11, 1970, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Clarence and Wilimena Nichols. My father worked as a security guard in a museum, and my mother was a hairdresser. I am an only child. My mother said that once she had me, she didn’t need to have anymore because I was enough. More
Paul Woods A.K.A. Hawk- Honorary Beast
I’ve had a complicated life. I was born on May third nineteen sixty-six in Wilmington Delaware. My mother’s name was listed on my birth certificate as Francis Hughes. The spot for my father was blank. As far as I know, I’ve never been with her. I think she gave birth to me and just disappeared from the hospital, leaving me there. There’s not a lot I can tell you about my family history because I don’t know it. More
Amethyst Hall A.K.A. Cara Sampson A.K.A. Am/Ammie
I have used only two names in my life, Amethyst and Cara. Amethyst is the name my parents gave me. Cara is the name the government gave me when they sent me undercover when I was twenty-five years old. I don’t talk about my life as Cara because of the pain I still carry with me from that time in my life. I suppose it is time to set the record straight about a few things, but first, let me tell you about my background. More
Dr. Monroe Locke A.K.A. Lion
My name is Monroe Locke Jr., and I’m fifty-one years old. I was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. My father is a garbage collector, and my mother is a dental assistant. I had a sister, Jennifer. She was four years younger than me. She died when we were kids. She is the reason I became a doctor. That and my mother pushing me to go into medicine. Jenny was sweet and beautiful. My mother used to say she was perfect. More
Dr. Josephine Wanda Bowman A.K.A. Josie
I’m Josephine Wanda Bowman. I was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1977, and I’m forty-five years old. My parents are Andrew and Elaine. Some would call me an heiress, though I don’t see it that way. My mom and dad started building their wealth after they met. My father was always good at making money, and my mother was good and spending it. She didn’t spend it frivolously. Mom always found a way to grow their money by investing it into something more. More
Bailey Parks A.K.A. Cougar
I'm Bailey Cream Parks, a fifty-three-year-old African American family law attorney. I live in Dallas, Texas, specifically South Dallas. That's right, I'm a hood girl with a law degree. I've lived in the hood all my life and can't imagine being anything other than who I am. I put on my professional persona for work, speaking proper English and using the big words I learned in college and law school, but the real me is tough and raw because of what I've been through. More
Diego Pena
My name is Diego Pena. I’m forty-nine, and I’m from Brooklyn, New York. I’m a mechanic living in Los Angeles. I was raised by my mother, Martha, and my father, Julio. I have – had a brother named Raymundo. He was recently killed breaking into a man’s house. I don’t understand all the nuances of what happened. I just know that this Monroe Locke guy shot him, and the police say it was justified because Ray broke into his home with a gun. More