ABOUT DBB
Dr. Danielle Blount Bridewell's professional trajectory represents a strategic expansion of her commitment to tackling systemic inequity. Building on two decades of progressive Human Resources experience in Fortune companies—where she consistently leveraged qualitative and quantitative data to diagnose and foster cultural understanding—her work now centers on applying these robust research and analytical skills to design, drive, and scale educational initiatives that highlight Black girlhood, womanhood, and feminist experiences. This work is rooted in a comprehensive understanding of how global systems operate and their specific impact on the well-being and development of Black girls and women.
Her doctoral research, which introduced the Trajectory of Black Girl Belonging (TBGB) model, explores the intersectional experiences of academically high-performing Black women graduates from independent private schools. This work emphasizes the critical role of Black girl peer networks as sites of communal resistance and community against institutional alienation. As a scholar practitioner, Danielle is passionately committed to developing initiatives that prioritize retrospection and rememory, affirming Black identity through an intersectional lens, and fostering strong, integrated belonging for Black girls and women.