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Dori Davis
writer · author
Native Angeleno, born and raised in Watts, child of the sixties, UCLA graduate.
Curator of stories of the human experience captured through the lens of an African American woman.
Hi, I’m Dori
writer · life-long learner · explorer · work in progress
I write narrative non-fiction stories about real people and actual events. Ordinary folks who live extraordinary lives capture my imagination—folks whose lives memorialize slices of history. Folks with compelling stories remind us of our sameness as we celebrate our unique journeys through life.
Narrative nonfiction uses literary craft to tell true stories in a persuasive, vivid, and dramatic manner to embrace the humanity we share.
Dori Davis
storyteller · observer · seeker · biographer
Insatiable curiosity, continuous personal improvement, and self-reinvention inform my life choices. I enjoy reading and discussing books, life-long learning, discovery, writing, an active and healthy lifestyle, my two Maltese pups, and spiritual practices (Mindful Awareness Meditation, TM, Tapping, Reiki, Tai Chi, and Yoga).
I’ve studied in Japan, worked in corporate management, vacationed in the Caribbean Islands and Puerto Rico, skied the U.S. and Canada, and visited a sprinkling of U.S. cities.
— Affiliations —
PLATO Board Member 2021/2022
Books & Brunch, Founder
The Literary Lounge, Founder
Revel, Power Host
THE GATHERING, Founder
Works in Progress
J. Stanley Sanders
"Straight Outta Watts": The Stan Sanders Story
Digital Design
Rhodes Scholar
Marketing
Attorney at Law
Stan Sanders, 1963 Rhodes Scholar—one of the first African Americans awarded the prestigious scholarship—grew up in Watts, California. All the Sanders men were tall and handsome, Stan’s 6’5″ height the norm. His brother and family hero …
Jean Liggins
Are We Losing the Best and the Brightest to Racism?
Digital Design
American Expatriate
Marketing
Performing Artist
Jean Liggins is a 29-year-old biracial native Angeleno who fled America to escape the harsh realities of relentless systemic racism. Despite his exceptional talent, intelligence, and good looks, after …
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