Danielle Belton

Danielle Belton (born c.1977) is an American journalist who is the editor-in-chief of HuffPost. She worked with local and national publications, as well as developing a television series for BET. After joining The Root in 2015, she became its youngest managing editor and its first editor-in-chief. In 2021 she was selected as editor of HuffPost.^[2][3][4][5]

Danielle Belton
Belton in 2024
Born	1977 or 1978 (age 47–48)[1]
Occupation	Editor of HuffPost

Early life and education

Belton grew up in Black Jack and Florissant, Missouri.^[6] After graduating from Hazelwood Central High School, she attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where she received a Bachelor's degree in English and Journalism.^[6]

Career

She started her journalism career with The Bakersfield Californian, a local newspaper in Bakersfield, California.^[5][7] In 2007 she started the 'Black Snob', an award-winning blog.^[3]

In 2011 she worked on developing a television show for Black Entertainment Television (BET) called Don't Sleep, hosted by T. J. Holmes; she became its head writer.^[8][9] Although the show was cancelled after 8 months, it was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2013.^[9][10]

In 2015 Belton joined The Root, where she was appointed as managing editor in 2016.^[11] She was appointed as its first editor-in-chief.