D'Shonda B.

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D'Shonda Brown currently serves as the Associate Editor of ESSENCE's Girls United. As a Brooklyn native and Spelman College alumna with a BA in English, D'Shonda has a deep-rooted appreciation for Black women, culture, hip-hop and style. A suicide attempt survivor, rape survivor and mental health advocate, D'Shonda's mission is to be a voice for the voiceless, have tough conversations through her writing and destigmatize negative connotations through her work. Before graduating from the number one HBCU with a BA in English, D'Shonda had internships at Johnson & Johnson, Adult Swim, and ABC 7 News - WJLA. Once realizing her passion lied in the realm of journalism and storytelling, she was a respected multimedia freelance culture journalist who has bylines in Forbes, HYPEBAE, HighSnobiety, REVOLT, HelloBeautiful, Coveteur, Shape, Health, and more. Over the years, D'Shonda has interviewed notable influencers, celebrities, and public figures including Gabrielle Union, Chloe x Halle, Desus & Mero, Tinashe, Kelly Rowland, Tracee Ellis Ross, Migos, T-Pain, Issa Rae, and Big Sean.

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