2025 Shortlisted Nominee
Positive Role Model Award: Gender
Daniella is a fearless writer, activist, and bestselling author whose work has sparked global conversations on race, gender, and justice. Her viral article series Black Women & Hip Hop (2009) earned critical acclaim in the U.S., and she was among the first to expose R. Kelly in 2008. A columnist for The Voice and Black Wall St Media, where she is also Editor of Social Cause Issues, Daniella coined the term Afrofemicide in 2023 to spotlight the overlooked killings of Black women. She is the UK Ambassador for the Temis Foundation, which uplifts girls in Ghana. Her acclaimed book The N Word, with a foreword by Benjamin Zephaniah, cements her voice as a force for change. Daniella continues to challenge injustice through her pen, championing the causes most affecting the diaspora. She uses her platform to ensure unheard voices are seen and heard.