AYA Summit Report: The Real Warrior Among The Walking Dead
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN
FOR THE DAILY BEAST
Actress, activist and African American: Danai Gurira believes in the power of using her voice to amplify African storytellers.
The set of The Walking Dead is a difficult place to stand out on Halloween: the zombie quotient is high and the makeup artists are two-time Emmy winners, but nobody rocks a katana and dreadlocks better than Danai Gurira in her role as the steely heroine, Michonne. (READ MORE)
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