Danielle Belton – Writer

1900103_10202797969367252_334983743_nBorn and raised St. Louis, Mo. on a healthy diet of news programming, pop culture, black history and “snark,” Danielle Belton, daughter of loving “regular folk” and wife of no one, examines the irreverent side of American life. With two million readers in less than two years, Belton is best known as the editor/writer of the pop culture-meets-politics blog The Black Snob.

Belton is currently Editor-At-Large for Clutch Magazine Online, and was recently head writer for the late night television show Don’t Sleep hosted by T. J. Holmes on BET.

The Black Snob has earned critical acclaim, appearing in Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Observer (UK), The Daily Beast, Essence Magazine, The Associated Press, The American Prospect, as well as appearing on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, PBS, Good Morning America, HLN, ABC’s Nightline, Al Jazeera English, CCTV and Russia Today.

As a commentator, Belton is also a regular contributor to NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin, PBS’ To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe and CNN Sundays. Before that, she was a regular roundtable contributor on NPR’s News and Notes with Farai Chideya in 2008.

As a freelance journalist, Belton has written for: Essence Magazine, MSNBC, Mediaite.com, The American Prospect, BP Magazine, theGrio, The Root, Jezebel.com, Madame Noire, Black Enterprise, Clutch Magazine Online, The Bakersfield Californian, NPR, The New School on POTUS, Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, DailyKos, The Huffington Post, Seven Magazine, Fotorater, PubDef.net, Cintra Wilson’s Dregublog, The Loop 21, AroundHarlem.com and FreshXpress.com.

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