Gertrude was born Saturday, November 22, 1878 in Mississippi, USA just 13 years after slavery was legally abolished in America. The cooking and baking techniques and the foundations of the dessert recipes Divinity uses to formulate Exodus Edibles products were passed down to her through Gertrude's bloodline.

William and Winnie, pictured standing outside their home in rural Moorhead, Mississippi, were hard-working farmers who had 8 kids including Divinity's maternal grandmother Martha Ann. Winnie's peach cobbler and banana pudding recipes are precious family secrets.

Born April 27, 1921 in Mississippi, Willie Irene was a force of nature and a mother of 12. While her husband, a sharecropper, took on primary duty caring for the kids, Willie Irene was an ambitious entrepreneur who ran several successful businesses including a general goods store and a beauty salon. Her homemade biscuits and Southern style cornbread were famous in New Albany, Mississippi's African American community.

Ruby was a mother of 6, an usher and elder in her church. She was also a talented fashion designer and seamstress and expert baker who spent more than 30 years working at Green's Bakery in Racine, Wisconsin before retiring in the 1990s.

She taught Divinity how to pray, sew and bake yummy, decadent Southern style desserts from scratch. Many of her recipes - including her famous mouth watering lemon pound cake - are on the product development roadmap for Exodus Edibles.

Known affectionately as “Sassy,” Barbara was a devoted mother of three and Divinity’s first and greatest teacher. Fiercely loving, confident, and stylish, Barbara was a natural leader with sharp business instincts who left a lasting impression everywhere she went.

In the 1990s long before legalization, Barbara was a legacy cannabis entrepreneur, building sales networks across southeastern Wisconsin, Detroit, and Chicago. She took real risks to provide for her children, selling cannabis to keep food on the table while also working as a nursing assistant and certified machinist. A gifted cook and baker, Barbara loved bringing people together through food which is an influence that lives on in Divinity's vision for Exodus Edibles.

After Barbara’s tragic death by suicide in 2015, Divinity established the Barbara Goss Gonzalez Memorial Fund to honor her life, legacy, and enduring impact.

Martinique was Barbara’s best friend in high school and shared a lifelong bond. She stood by Barbara’s side when she gave birth to Divinity in 1986 and has remained a constant presence ever since.

With a career spanning decades as a flight attendant, Martinique embodies hospitality and concierge-level care. She currently works with Frontier Airlines and has been a pillar of support for Divinity following her mother’s death, stepping into a deeply rooted Black cultural tradition by becoming a second mother in every sense of the word.

Divinity turns to Martinique for guidance on relationships, business, and life, and looks forward to building Exodus Edibles alongside her as part of a shared vision for legacy and generational wealth.

Nyah is Divinity’s first and only child. An Aries like her mother, she is bright, bold, and confident, with a love for reading, swimming, and surfing, and she competes as a track and field athlete in javelin and shot put.

She comes from a lineage of powerful Black women whose resilience continues to shape the future. Exodus Edibles is her birthright—a legacy Divinity is intentionally building to pass on, rooted in creativity, strength, and liberation.