Danielle
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Detroit, MI, United States |
| Introduction | At the age of 4 one of my favorite hobbies was reading the Detroit News with my grandfather. My interest in reading evolved into a love for writing--from penning articles to ghostwriting political speeches. After graduating from Detroit’s Dominican high school at 16 I went to Central Michigan University, where I experienced enough home sickness,culture shock & racial intolerance to write a survival guide! I majored in Journalism until falling in love with Public Relations. My love for talking rivaled my love for writing and PR let me do both. After graduating with a PR degree I landed a gig as a communications person for a local politician, then Communications Director at a Michigan labor union. As much as I love politics & PR,the opportunity to tell a story that stimulates change is what I’m most passionate about. I’ve contributed to Blacknews.com, The MI Chronicle, MI Citizen and Nasdaq.com. Gordon Parks, a photojournalist who revolutionized the way we look at the world, summed up his life’s work in a few words,"I picked up a camera because it was my choice of weapons against what I hated most about the universe: racism, intolerance, poverty.” ...I chose a pen. |
| Favorite Movies | Life Is Beautiful, Five Heartbeats, Brown Sugar, A Bronx Tale, Mi Familia, Walk Hard: A Dewey Cox Story, Fresh, Something The Lord Made, Usual Suspects, Ocean's 11, Bamboozled, Imitation of Life, Definitely, Maybe; Lackawanna Blues, Zoolander, Miss Evers' Boys, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy, Coming To America, Very Bad Things, Serendipity, Panther, A Beautiful Mind |
| Favorite Music | R&B, Soul/Neo-Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Hip Hop, Old Schol Rock |
| Favorite Books | The Bible, Song of Solomon(Toni Morrison), A Choice of Weapons (Gordon Parks), Black Pain (Terrie Williams), Hair Story, Martin Luther King, Jr. On Leadership, Framing The Debate: Don't Call It An Elephant!, John Stewart's AMERICA, Stephen Colbert's "I am AMERICA...And You Can Too!", Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert), Aesop's Fables (The first book I remember reading, and 20+ years later, still reps real life) |