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Danielle Williams is an African American disabled skydiver who is an advocate for greater diversity in outdoor adventure sports. She graduated from Harvard in 2008 and spent a decade in the U.S. Army. She has completed over 600 jumps, and in 2014 co-founded Team Blackstar Skydivers. This team, originally made up of six African Americans who linked up in a "black star" formation skydive, has now grown to a diverse group of over 330 skydivers in six countries. She is also the Founder and Senior Editor of Melanin Base Camp, an outdoor blog promoting diversity.

Produced by Alice Gioia and Emily Naylor.

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Danielle Williams (credit Ro Asgari)

VIDEOS:
Danielle Williams, Nate Duborow, CJ Werner, Dennis Stenkamp, Leroy Jeter, Mark Stoddart