WHO IS “THE SNOB?" She is your very best, better than most since 1977 friend, self-described “nerd girl/hobohemian,” writer and journalist, Danielle C. Belton.
Born and raised St. Louis, Mo. on a healthy diet of news programming, pop culture, black history and “snark,” Belton is best known as the woman behind THE BLACK SNOB. A pop culture-meets-politics blog, THE BLACK SNOB takes a look at irreverent side of life, finding the funny, freaky center of every issue.
Everyday she uses her amazing powers of intellectual snobbery and pragmatism to look at all sides then make like Solomon and rip everything right down the middle.
Little secret: It’s easier to get to the gooey nougat that way.
Recently “The Snob” has appeared regularly on NPR’s News & Note’s Blogger’s Roundtable and well as Sirrus Radio's POTUS with Charles Ellison. She was also the 2008 and 2009 winner for “Best Writing In A Blog” and the 2008 winner “Best Blog Post/Series” by the Black Weblog Awards.
In a previous life, she was an entertainment reporter and newspaper columnist for The Bakersfield Californian.
She was the writer and creator of the popular “Word on the Street” column (back when the residents of Kern County, Calif. knew her as “WOTS”) as well as a pop culture/humor column for the “Eye Street,” Lifestyle section.
She also regularly appeared on television giving a live, morning show entertainment report at KBAK-TV, a CBS affiliate.
The Snob has also been an editorial cartoonist (in Midland, TX for the Reporter-Telegram), a jazz singer/poet (for saxophonist Tony O’Brien’s ensemble in Bakersfield), high school motivational speaker and humorist.
And for nothing but humor, check out her other blog THE SECRET COUNCIL OF AMERICAN NEGROES.
When not updating the blog, working in freelance public relations research or doodling, Belton is busy working on her book, THE NON-BLACK PERSON’S GUIDE TO BLACK PEOPLE, based on her humor blog and other writing projects.
You can reach The Snob via email: blacksnob@gmail.com.
THE SNOB IN THE PRESS
Time Magainze - "Why Michelle Obama's Hair Matters" (Sept. 2009)
The American Prospect - "Blacks In Space" (June 2009)
ABC News - Nightline, "First Lady's First 100 Days" (April 28, 2009)
Associated Press - "Turning 100, NAACP fights to keep struggle alive" (Feb. 11, 2009)
KWMU - St. Louis on the Air, "Black Culture" (June 30, 2008)
Swedish Nationel Radio - Radioreport (Sept. 26, 2008)
Philadelphia Daily News - "Didja See the Dress?" (June 10, 2008)
St. Paul Pioneer Press - "Michelle Obama adds a little flash to the campaign trail" (June 8, 2008)
NPR News & Notes
Roundtable: Obama Supporters Going Overboard (Oct. 18, 2008)
Roundtable: OJ's Back In Court, Does Anyone Care? (Sept. 24, 2008)
Roundtable: Blogging Brown, Sounding Black (July 16, 2008)
Roundtable: Jesse Jackson Targeted in Secret Service Emails? (May 21, 2008)
Roundtable: How Diverse Is Obama's Staff? (April 30, 2008)
The Snobinista Staff
Deidre Marlene, (Advertising) aka "Baby Snob" or "The Baddest Snob to Ever," is my personal multitalented, fierce, kid wonder. Deidre handles all advertising for the site and can be reached at advertise@blacksnob.com.
Dot Johnson, (Producer/Creative Partner) aka "Taskmaster Snob," is the super smart, decisive, professional hand-holder and pacifier of The Snob as my producer and personal Snob liaison.
Tiffany, (Copy Editor) aka "Her Name Is Tiffany, Like the Jewelry Store So What Do You Think of Her Snobbery," is the site's copy editor and the other professional hand-holder of The Snob. They've known each other since high school and she is the keeper of all Snob secrets.
