Shanita Namuyimbwa was born on June 10, 1989 and has been embroiled in numerous issues both within and outside of her own country. Bad Black has four children. In an interview, she revealed that her father had asked her to leave his home because she had kissed a male. She moved to Kampala and began working as a sex worker to make ends meet. She was diagnosed with HIV in 2009.
According to reports, Black had plastic surgery in 2013. A reconstructive operation aimed at giving her a sharper nose and enhancing some facial features for beauty. In a Facebook post, Bad hailed this as a rebirth and dubbed herself Mama Uganda.