Danielle Belton

Danielle Belton
Belton in 2024
Born1977 or 1978 (age 47–48)[1]
OccupationEditor of HuffPost

Danielle Belton (born c.1977) is an American journalist who is the editor-in-chief of HuffPost. She worked with local and national publications. She joined The Root in 2015. She became its youngest managing editor and its first editor-in-chief. In 2021 she became the editor of HuffPost.

Early life and education

Belton grew up in Black Jack and Florissant, Missouri.[2] After graduating from Hazelwood Central High School, she attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where she received a Bachelor's degree in English and Journalism.[2]

Career

She started her journalism career with The Bakersfield Californian, a local newspaper in Bakersfield, California.[3][4] In 2007 she started the 'Black Snob', an award-winning blog.[5]

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.[6][7] Although the show was cancelled after 8 months, it was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2013.[7][8]

In 2015 Belton joined The Root, where she was appointed as managing editor in 2016.[9] She was appointed as its first editor-in-chief. She was succeeded by Vanessa de Luca in 2021[10] when she was selected as editor of HuffPost.[11][5][12][3]

References

  1. ^ "Danielle Belton Named Managing Editor of The Root". 22 May 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "STL native Danielle Belton named leader at HuffPost". St Louis American. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b Spangler, Todd (24 March 2021). "BuzzFeed Appoints New HuffPost Editor in Chief, Danielle Belton of The Root". Variety. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ Graham, Michelai (25 March 2021). "Danielle Belton Prepares to leave the Root to Take Over As Editor and Chief of HuffPost". Afrotech. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Yang, Nu; Mateos, Evelyn (1 July 2021). "10 Women to Watch". Editor and Publisher. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Danielle Belton". The Citizen. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "The Root Names Danielle Belton Managing Editor". Univision. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ^ "BET Drops TJ Holmes, Cancels 'Don't Sleep' Show". The Jasmine Brand. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. ^ Giuliani-Hoffman, Francesca (17 January 2018). "The Root's Danielle Belton: 'We were going to fully embrace being black'". CNN. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. ^ Media, G/O. "Vanessa De Luca Joins The Root as Editor-in-Chief". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  11. ^ "HuffPost Names Danielle Belton as New Top Editor". The New York Times. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  12. ^ Flynn, Kerry (17 August 2021). "Newsroom leadership has never been this diverse, but that's not enough". CNN. Retrieved 12 September 2021.


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