Getting to know: Cleveland Rainey

By Mandy Corbin

BPC Marketing Associate

Cleveland Rainey

Student: Cleveland Rainey

Major/Specialization: English

BPC Center location: Mount Vernon, Georgia

Class year: Junior

Age: 23

Hometown: Swainsboro, Georgia

Family Info: “I’m the elder son of Lula and Cleveland Rainey Sr. I have nine siblings; five brothers and four sisters. I have a beautiful daughter, her name is Asia Zai Rainey, and I’m grateful to have her in my life and be able to say I’m her father.  P.S., Daddy loves you ‘Butt Butt’.”

School involvement/organizations: student counselor / basketball

Favorite restaurant/food: Chinese restaurant/ Chinese food

Ideal or dream vacation: “Exploring the beautiful sites of Brazil, Nigeria, and Peru”

Favorite music: Gospel

Employment: Student Counseling Center

Favorite current TV show: “Man vs. Wild”

Current vehicle: 1988 Dodge Dakota

Dream vehicle: “Canary yellow Bentley Coupe with the additions of a Phantom, Rolls-Royce, and the 2011 Bugatti”

Favorite Books: “’The Bible’ and anything written by: Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes and Nikki Giovanni”

Favorite Movie: “American Gangster”

Goals after graduation: “Being a successful NBA player and author; writing and publishing my bibliography and also creating a movie of my life and its interesting journey”

Hidden talent: writing poetry and creating pictures with words

Favorite Part of Attending BPC: “The small and somewhat quiet atmosphere.”

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