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AYA Summit Report: The Real Warrior Among The Walking Dead


BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN

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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