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Michaela Angela Davis Nationality American Occupation Writer Michaela Angela Davis is a writer on urban style, race, gender and hip-hop culture in the United States.
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Writing career
She was the associate fashion, culture and the executive fashion and beauty editor for Essence magazine.[1] She was the founding fashion director for Vibe magazine, and she was the last editor-in-chief of Honey, a magazine for 18-34 year old urban women. Davis has written for many projects such as Everything But the Burden: what White People are Taking from black Culture (Broadway Books, 2003), and authored Beloved Baby: A Baby's Scrapbook and Journal (Pocket Books, 1995).
Stylist
She was also a celebrity stylist for people such as Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce, Prince, Diana Ross, Donald Trump, Mary J. Blige and LL Cool J. Davis. She has worked as a stylist on several films, including Paid in Full (2002).
Film career
She has been featured in documentary films including The Souls of Black Girls (2008). Davis has had several television appearances, most recently on BET in their presentation of Hip Hop vs. America II: Am I My Sister's Keeper?
Current activities
Davis is developing an online magazine and television show, and a documentary film and book exploring race, gender, beauty and identity. She serves on the board of Black Girls Rock!, Imagenation, The Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School, and conducts her own monthly career-mentoring program called Salon de Shine. She regularly speaks on campuses and in the community.
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Categories:- Living people
- African American journalists
- American journalists
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