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Alice Allison Dunnigan

She died of ischemic bowel disease on May 6, 1983, in Washington, D.C. She was inducted into the Black Journalist Hall of Fame in 1985 two years after her death.

After her White House days, Dunnigan returned to writing, this time about herself. Her autobiography, A Black Woman's Experience: From Schoolhouse to White House, was published in 1974. A new annotated edition of her 1974 autobiography was released in February of 2015. This version is entitled Alone atop of the Hill: The Autobiography of Alice Dunnigan, Pioneer of the National Black Press.

Early Life

Dream Hampton was born in 1971 in Detroit Michigan to parents of African - American and European American decent. She was named after the Martin Luther King Speech. Hampton attended New York University where she studied film at the Tisch School of the Arts. During her time at Tisch she created a film for a documentary class staring her neighbor at the time Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace.

hampton is originally from Detroit, and moved between New York and Detroit for most of her professional career. Her father is African-American; her mother is European-American. She studied film at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where she filmed her then neighbor Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace for a documentary class. She has since been involved in a series of film projects.

Professional Career

Dream hampton is a Writer, Film maker, Cultural Critic and Hip-Hop Journalist. Originally from Detroit, hampton has spent most of her professional career between her hometown and New York. Dream hampton is the first female editor of The Source magazine. She was cited as one of the editors and writers of Jay-Z's Decoded. In addition, she also worked with him on The Black Book which was never published. hampton was the associate producer of Behind the Music: The Notorious B.I.G, which featured footage from a previous documentary she filmed while in attendance at NYU. She is also a contributor to VIBE magazine. Aside from her numerous contributions with the field of Hip-Hop journalism, she has also produced and written several films. Known for being a social activist, many of her films focused on current events and issues primarily within the black community. In 2013, she directed, TransParent. This  documentary targeted  the 2011 Detroit killing of Shelly Hilling, a 19 year-old transgender woman. She was also the creator of We Demand Justice for Ranisha Mcbride. This was a short documentary filmed, following the protest for Mcbride, which hampton herself organized.   

The Source

hampton first joined the source as an intern photo editor. She was only at the source for a total of 18 months however in that time she created some notable pieces and earned a position as editor. It was her editorial piece about dee barnes that launched her career as as a writer, and editor of the Source magazine.In the piece she covered the beating of Dee barnes by Dr.Dre.Sources I intend to use so far:

http://www.theroot.com/the-root-interview-dream-hampton-on-black-august-1790881470

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/transparent-documentary-shelley-hilliard-_n_3467656.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jai-tiggett/social-justice-at-the-forefront-of-la-films-fest-_b_7530002.html