{"id":3796,"date":"2016-04-14T21:19:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T21:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/?page_id=3796"},"modified":"2016-04-14T21:20:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T21:20:03","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/districtdiva\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

The District Diva is a twenty-something \u00a0freelance writer, social media consultant, NY resident,\u00a0and author of the two-time Black Weblog Award-winning (and four-time nominated) blog “The Dithering of a District Diva.” Named one of Essence Magazine’s “best online sites<\/a>” \u00a0for 2011, her work has appeared in Ebony Magazine<\/a> and Clutch Magazine<\/a> and she has interviewed such legends as Civil Rights leader Jesse Jackson and Grammy-Award Winning Soul Queen Patti LaBelle, Shaquille O’Neal, and White House officials as well as noted scholars, politicians, social leaders and more in her award-nominated series “The Prototype<\/a>,” and its companion series, “The Archetype<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Contact: diva@dcdistrictdiva.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch DC District Diva give her acceptance speech for “Best Faith-Based Blog of 2011”<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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Subscribe to the Dithering<\/a><\/strong>!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Big Black Book of Websites:\u00a0The best sites for your every need<\/a>” via Essence Magazine<\/a><\/em> and Essence Online<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

“The Dithering of a District Diva<\/a>” via\u00a0The Howard Hilltop<\/em><\/p>\n

“2011 Black Weblog Award Winners<\/a>” via Black Weblog Awards<\/em><\/p>\n

“An Interesting View on Creflo\/Eddie Long: Check Your Spiritual Leadership<\/a>” via Miss Jia<\/em><\/p>\n

“Sex and the City<\/em> Racist Against Blacks and Arabs<\/a>?” via Bossip<\/em><\/p>\n

“Bodacious Bloggers<\/a>” via For Colored Gurls<\/em><\/p>\n

2010 Black Weblog Award Winner: Best New Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

“50 Blogs Written By Happy Black Women<\/a>” via Happy Black Woman<\/em><\/p>\n

Freelance Work:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Sixth-Grader Strives to Honor Slave with Commemorative Stamp<\/a>” in Ebony Magazine<\/p>\n

“5 Steps to Loving the Single Life<\/a>” in Clutch Magazine<\/p>\n

“Aliya King Lists 5 Reasons to Cop Her New Book Platinum<\/em><\/a>” in Clutch Magazine<\/p>\n

Hosting:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Fashion for the Cure<\/a>” Breast Cancer Fashion Show Fundraiser<\/p>\n

Appearances:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Divine Dialogue” online radio show discussing Sex, Christ, and the Church (audio available here<\/a>).
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“The Washington Insider” radio show with LaToya Foster<\/p>\n

Press Releases:<\/strong><\/p>\n

8\/09\/2011\u00a0DC District Diva Brings Awareness to Mental Health Issues with Black Christian Webseries “Broken Cisterns”<\/a><\/p>\n

7\/10\/2011\u00a0Christian Blogger DC District Diva Wins Best Faith-Based Blog at 2011 Black Weblog Awards<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact diva@districtdiva.com for freelance\/guest-blogging<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Blog Logo: <\/strong>All thanks to God for putting it on my Hampton University sister Ieesha McKenzie’s heart to design me my very own logo! She even gave my diva twenty pearls (skee-wee)! There are no words, lady. You are so appreciated and loved!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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