Danielle Belton
@daniellecbelton.bsky.social
An all-around word hustlin', perambulating pontificator. Former EIC HuffPost, The Root; The OG Black Snob; Alexander's auntie; Journalist. blacksnob.com
“[The Dem Party in] Texas needs more than another white progressive savior (remember Beto O’Rourke?) It needs a clear strategy and a long-term investment in local and state elections. Texas needs to empower, defend, and protect its Black + brown majority electorate.” — @daniellecbelton.bsky.social 👇🏾
"These people saw the emptiness, vanity, and violence in Patrick Bateman from American Psycho and thought it was a 'how-to' manual." THE BLACK SNOB on looksmaxxing, this Clavicular person, and whether or not the youths are OK: www.blacksnob.com/its-washed-t...
'It's Washed': The Snob Discovers Looksmaxxing
Apparently eating disorders and obsessing over your looks aren't just for women anymore!
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BREAKING NEW-ISH: Press to White House: www.blacksnob.com/defenders-of...
Battling a racist education system should be a group project where we all have a part to play: www.blacksnob.com/when-it-come...
When It Comes to Education, Black Children Can't Win A Rigged Game
In Nikole Hannah-Jones' story for New York Times Magazine, she and her daughter fight a racist system that neither can beat alone.
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The party is back on for CBC Week in Washington, D.C., but the party was over for me after 2016. (And I bet you can guess why!): www.blacksnob.com/party-in-the...
The Day the Party Died in Washington, D.C.
'Fancy Broke' Black people partied so hard during the Obama Administration that I'm convinced they elected the current occupant just to stop it.
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Married at First Sight's Nikki Jefferson has something to say, and it goes beyond her 8-week marriage to Shawn Best. Check it out today on THE BLACK SNOB: www.blacksnob.com/married-at-f...
Married At First Sight's Nikki Jefferson Found Hope In A Reality TV Place
On Married at First Sight, Nikki Jefferson gave us a glimpse of her life, but in this new profile series, "Meet Cute," she's ready to reveal the full picture.
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“I can't watch Black people beg to have their art recognized by people who wouldn't know good Black art if it pulled a Will Smith and slapped them across the face.” — @daniellecbelton.bsky.social on #EmmysSoWhite www.blacksnob.com/nobody-black...
Nobody Black Won An Emmy Last Night
Why do we keep going to these award shows again?
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I don't care. I don't like George W. Bush and Chris Brown and no amount of papering over their crimes on a local, state, and international level will change my mind! A rant today on THE BLACK SNOB: www.blacksnob.com/jasmine-croc...
Jasmine Crockett Honors A Dishonorable Man While George W. Bush Gets A 9/11 Glow-Up
Stop rewarding terrible men!
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Psst. Plus-size girlies! This brunch event is for you! (It's also for anyone who loves fashion, but it helps if you're a size 14-20 or wear a size 10 shoe!) Learn more here: www.blacksnob.com/psst-plus-si...
I can't believe it's been 25 years since everything changed: daniellebelton.substack.com/p/a-national...
A National Mourning on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, Also: Death, Labor Day, and AI Killer Robots
Plus, THE BLACK SNOB POD has an official launch date, and coming soon: premium content!
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AI will "kill us all," or how I stopped worrying and learned how to watch Real Housewives instead: www.blacksnob.com/ai-could-kil...
AI 'Could Kill All Humans' ... Hmmm, So What's On Real Housewives Right Now?
Researchers at Anthropic are worried that AI could kill us all, but The Snob doesn't know what to do, so she's going to watch some Bravo instead.
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Welcome to Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," it gets worse here every day. Learn to live like an animal in the U.S. where we play: www.blacksnob.com/the-creation...
The Creation of Labor Day Was A Triumph, But Today's Jobless Rate Is A Tragedy
To paraphrase Guns n' Roses—Welcome to Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," it gets worse here every day. You learn to live like an animal in the U.S. where we play.
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I survived my Labor Day Weekend party on Saturday! I was happy to kick off the holiday with all my friends who came through, and with my jerk chicken (with a sweet-spicy BBQ jerk glaze), an Old Bay shrimp boil, and banana pudding! I was cooking all day, but it was worth it!
Miss what was on THE BLACK SNOB this week? From Daejon Love's faux 49er fall from glory to Spike Lee's BK ❤️ MJ party, I've got you covered: daniellebelton.substack.com/p/bk-loves-m...
BK Loves MJ; Choose the Cat, Not Daejon Love; ‘Snob Is, Snob Ain’t’ and More
Plus, some Snob housekeeping and a fun look back at the pilot episode of ‘A Different World’ with The Pilot Podcast
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Yes, rocking designer is nice, but this is your reminder that if you have some money burning a hole in your pocket, maybe skip the major labels and support a Black designer: www.blacksnob.com/hermes-doesn...
Hermes Doesn't Need Your Money
But so many talented Black designers do. Don't ignore them this New York Fashion Week.
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Daejon Love inspired this retread of one of my favorite, classic Black Snob posts ... How to Die Alone With All 15 of Your Cats: www.blacksnob.com/how-to-die-a...
How to Die Alone With All 15 of Your Cats, Daejon Love Edition
My cat died in 2016, y'all. So I'm really dying alone this time! Or not.
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If you missed THE BLACK SNOB last week, I got ya covered! Check out everything from a street-fighting Spider-Man in Minneapolis, to why journalism is struggling right now, to how the divas are down since losing Dolly. That and more on THE BLACK SNOB!: daniellebelton.substack.com/p/goodbye-do...
Goodbye Dolly, Karen Attiah for the Win, and How ADHD Made The Snob Break the Bank
Plus: A street-fighting Spider-Man in Minneapolis, how ‘careless’ people are destroying media, and a chicken ramen recipe that will warm your soul.
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Some songs to let you know that you're not going crazy. It really is that bad: www.blacksnob.com/the-great-re...
'The Great Regression' Needs A Better Soundtrack
Sometimes you want music that'll make you "Fight the Power," but right now I just need some songs that tell me I'm not crazy.
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The girls and dolls are down, y'all. We are not well. RIP to one of the best divas ever to do it — Dolly Parton www.blacksnob.com/goodbye-to-d...
Goodbye to Dolly Parton and All the Divas Who Raised Me
As beautiful as she was smart, Dolly Parton loved children and suffered no fools, just like a real 'diva.'
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Hi, I'm Danielle Belton and my ADHD went undiagnosed for decades until perimenopause revealed the only thing holding me together was estrogen, wishes and dreams. I'm now a lot better, but good Lord, do I have a mess to clean up: www.blacksnob.com/dresses-dram...
Dresses & Drama: How Undiagnosed ADHD Made Me Shop Until I Dropped
I used to think I was bad with money until I read the signs of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and realized I was set up for failure by my flawed brain chemistry.
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DUCHESS OUT!: Harry and Meghan are leaving America, and The Snob is not surprised: www.blacksnob.com/i-think-i-kn...
I Think I Know Why Harry and Meghan Are Leaving America
Why would a biracial Black woman with a working uterus want to leave America? The Snob has some ideas.
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How do you solve a problem like Stephen A. Smith? The latest, plus my trip to Cabo, on The Black Snob: www.blacksnob.com/the-snob-wen...
The Snob Went to Cabo, Everyone Else Went to NABJ, Except Stephen A. Smith, Who Was Clowned By NABJ
Nobody wins when the (Black media) family feuds, and other hot topics.
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Twice as good. Thrice the scrutiny. My latest on the tragedy of Jason Arday in THE BLACK SNOB: www.blacksnob.com/jason-arday-...
Jason Arday, the Myth of Meritocracy, and the Perils of Being 'Twice As Good'
Your best is never good enough in a game that's rigged.
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Being Black on Martha's Vineyard is pretty elite, but don't worry about the Black Elite: www.blacksnob.com/whos-afraid-...
Who's Afraid of the Black Elite? What the Discourse Around Martha's Vineyard Gets Wrong
It's August, which means a bunch of people are "discovering" that Black people "summer" in Martha's Vineyard again!
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My latest on THE BLACK SNOB: 'Strange fruit' in Mississippi, my new podcast, and how Porsha Williams might be the reason Nene Leakes once blocked me on Twitter 🤭 www.blacksnob.com/strange-frui...
'Strange Fruit' In Mississippi, The Black Snob Pod, and Celebs Who Blocked Me: Real Housewives Edition
In this week's Snips & Snobs, we take a peek into Black Mississippi's history of radical resilience; talk about my new video podcast, THE BLACK SNOB POD; and ask Nene Leakes to please unblock me!
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I miss eating salad. And jalapeños. And berries. And everything raw and green My latest on The Black Snob: www.blacksnob.com/the-lettuce-...
The Lettuce and the Folks Who Regulate It Are Trying to Kill Us
Can't eat lettuce. Can't eat jalapeños. Can't eat kale. And I definitely can't eat the bagged salad. It's almost like elections have consequences!
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"Testing, testing..." THE BLACK SNOB POD is coming! Subscribe today to be among the first to watch and listen! www.youtube.com/@THEBLACKSNOB
The Black Snob is back in business. Read up on my return to blogging on the NEW blacksnob.com: www.blacksnob.com/danielle-bel...
Danielle Belton Is Still 'The Black Snob'
I'm back, I'm snobbier than ever, and you have my friend Wendy to thank. Let's get into The Black Snob 2.0!
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