[1] Hubbard is best known for her roles as Kiana Anderson in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee, Cassandra "Cassie" Sutton on the ABC Family series Lincoln Heights (2007–09) and Kita Whitmore on Let's Stay Together (2011–14) on the BET network.

[3] Hubbard attended Columbia College in Chicago where she majored in Broadcast Journalism and minored in Theater and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in three years.

She has appeared in the films Simon Says, Akeelah and the Bee, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Save the Last Dance, A Cinderella Story, as well as numerous television series including Lincoln Heights, CSI: Miami, and Everybody Hates Chris.

Hubbard was inspired to created it because I she grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and was exposed to a lot of violence.

[7] Hubbard continued her pursuit in giving back by making an appearance on Pop soul RnB artist DeAna Fai's podcast "DeAna Fai presents Kings and Queens of Entertainment Reunion Recap and Giveback,"[8] along with other celebrities supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation (United States) and the American Heart Association.