28:
139:. Her father, Thomas, was a construction worker, and her mother, Geraldine, was an insurance salesperson and recruiter for the state of Indiana. Britt graduated from West Side High School in Gary, and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in film from
453:
176:
in 1989, earning acclaim as an op-ed columnist and writing frequently about social, cultural and racial issues. Her weekly column ran in newspapers in more than 60 cities and was syndicated by the
Washington Post Writer's Group.
150:, Britt's 26-year-old older brother Darrell was shot and killed by two Gary, Indiana police officers under suspicious circumstances. She later wrote extensively about the incident and its impact on her family.
478:
368:
473:
483:
433:
226:
438:
298:
230:
468:
443:
418:
458:
448:
164:
in 1980 where she worked as a general assignment reporter, features writer and fashion columnist. A former editor and film critic for
423:
463:
398:
290:
124:
428:
147:
67:
185:
343:
119:
is an
American author and former syndicated newspaper columnist, reporter and critic. Her first book,
488:
211:
204:. In 2012, Britt and Merida ranked seventh on the list of African American power couples compiled by
108:
172:
27:
403:
160:
140:
58:
376:
294:
189:
62:
261:
188:
as one of
January 2012's "Ten Titles to Pick Up Now," and excerpted that same month by
71:
412:
136:
46:
201:
84:
217:
A well-being and meditation enthusiast, Britt has instructed yoga since 2004.
380:
166:
454:
University of
Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni
206:
314:
200:
Britt is married to author and Los
Angeles Times executive editor,
229:, The American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, and the
225:
Britt has earned numerous awards, including top honors from the
369:"In Trayvon Martin's shooting, echoes of my brother's death"
146:
In 1977, while studying for her master's degree at the
338:
336:
334:
103:
78:
54:
37:
18:
182:Brothers (& me): a Memoir of Loving and Giving
121:Brothers (& me): A Memoir of Loving and Giving
287:Brothers (and Me): A Memoir of Loving and Giving
256:
254:
252:
250:
248:
246:
214:(from Britt's first marriage), and Skye Merida.
210:. They have three sons: Justin Britt-Gibson and
8:
158:Britt launched her journalism career at the
479:21st-century African-American women writers
26:
15:
227:National Association of Black Journalists
242:
474:21st-century African-American writers
231:American Society of Newspaper Editors
7:
484:21st-century American women writers
344:"Washingtonpost.com: Writers Group"
434:African-American women journalists
14:
404:Archive: Washington Post columns
399:Oprah Magazine interview (2011)
93:
1:
135:Britt was born and raised in
439:African-American journalists
367:Britt, Donna (2012-03-30).
123:, was published in 2011 by
505:
469:The Washington Post people
444:Writers from Gary, Indiana
419:American women journalists
315:"About « Donna Britt"
459:Detroit Free Press people
449:Hampton University alumni
291:Little, Brown and Company
262:"Donna Britt's Biography"
125:Little, Brown and Company
25:
131:Early life and education
424:American women writers
348:www.washingtonpost.com
148:University of Michigan
68:University of Michigan
464:USA Today journalists
285:Britt, Donna (2011).
186:O: The Oprah Magazine
212:Darrell Britt-Gibson
109:Darrell Britt-Gibson
180:Britt's 2011 book,
173:The Washington Post
319:www.donnabritt.org
161:Detroit Free Press
141:Hampton University
59:Hampton University
300:978-0-316193-19-1
266:The HistoryMakers
221:Honors and awards
117:Donna Marie Britt
114:
113:
42:Donna Marie Britt
496:
391:
390:
388:
387:
364:
358:
357:
355:
354:
340:
329:
328:
326:
325:
311:
305:
304:
282:
276:
275:
273:
272:
258:
190:Essence magazine
97:
95:
30:
16:
504:
503:
499:
498:
497:
495:
494:
493:
409:
408:
395:
394:
385:
383:
373:Washington Post
366:
365:
361:
352:
350:
342:
341:
332:
323:
321:
313:
312:
308:
301:
284:
283:
279:
270:
268:
260:
259:
244:
239:
223:
198:
184:was honored by
156:
133:
99:
96: 1992)
91:
87:
66:
50:
44:
43:
33:
21:
12:
11:
5:
502:
500:
492:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
431:
426:
421:
411:
410:
407:
406:
401:
393:
392:
359:
330:
306:
299:
277:
241:
240:
238:
235:
222:
219:
197:
194:
155:
152:
132:
129:
112:
111:
105:
101:
100:
89:
83:
82:
80:
76:
75:
56:
52:
51:
45:
41:
39:
35:
34:
31:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
501:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
430:
429:Living people
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
416:
414:
405:
402:
400:
397:
396:
382:
378:
374:
370:
363:
360:
349:
345:
339:
337:
335:
331:
320:
316:
310:
307:
302:
296:
292:
288:
281:
278:
267:
263:
257:
255:
253:
251:
249:
247:
243:
236:
234:
232:
228:
220:
218:
215:
213:
209:
208:
203:
196:Personal life
195:
193:
191:
187:
183:
178:
175:
174:
170:, she joined
169:
168:
163:
162:
153:
151:
149:
144:
142:
138:
137:Gary, Indiana
130:
128:
126:
122:
118:
110:
107:3, including
106:
102:
86:
81:
77:
73:
69:
64:
60:
57:
53:
48:
47:Gary, Indiana
40:
36:
32:Britt in 2012
29:
24:
17:
384:. Retrieved
372:
362:
351:. Retrieved
347:
322:. Retrieved
318:
309:
286:
280:
269:. Retrieved
265:
224:
216:
205:
202:Kevin Merida
199:
181:
179:
171:
165:
159:
157:
145:
134:
120:
116:
115:
85:Kevin Merida
489:1954 births
20:Donna Britt
413:Categories
386:2022-07-21
353:2022-07-21
324:2022-07-21
271:2022-07-21
237:References
381:0190-8286
167:USA Today
55:Education
207:HuffPost
104:Children
98:
90:
379:
297:
154:Career
79:Spouse
49:, U.S.
92:(
88:
377:ISSN
295:ISBN
38:Born
415::
375:.
371:.
346:.
333:^
317:.
293:.
289:.
264:.
245:^
233:.
192:.
143:.
127:.
94:m.
72:MA
63:BA
389:.
356:.
327:.
303:.
274:.
74:)
70:(
65:)
61:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
