Complex sentence: Brooks was the first member of her family to be born and raised in an all white suburban environment where she experienced a vast amount of racial violence which was primarily directed at her, a fact which shaped her career decisions and affected her entire life.
Split into simpler sentences: Brooks was the first member of her family to be born and raised in an all white suburban environment. In her community, she experienced a vast amount of racial violence, a fact which shaped her career decisions and affected her entire life.