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Damon Young is an American writer, editor, and philosopher. He is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the popular website Very Smart Brothas, and the author of the book What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays. Young was born in 1979 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned a bachelor's degree in English literature. He then went on to earn a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Chicago. Young began his career as a freelance writer, contributing to publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Root. In 2008, he co-founded Very Smart Brothas, a website that covers topics such as race, gender, and pop culture. In 2019, Young released his first book, What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays. The book was a New York Times bestseller and was named one of the best books of 2019 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Time Magazine. As of 2021, Damon Young's net worth is estimated to be $1 million.

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Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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2017

Ebony named him to its Power 100 2017 list under the Luminaries category.

2016

Young signed a two-book publishing deal with HarperCollins' Ecco imprint in November 2016. His first book, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays, was released in March 2019. The book consists of a collection of personal essays primarily about race, gender, class, and Black identity. The book received positive critical reviews. Publishers Weekly wrote in a review, "Young’s charm and wit make these essays a pleasure to read; his candid approach makes them memorable." Karamagi Rujumba wrote for the Post-Gazette: " 'What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker' is in equal parts a deeply introspective account of a life and an astute critique of the contours along which black people survive the limitations of historic and systemic racism." Michael Kleber-Diggs wrote for the Star Tribune, "Readers who know Young’s work from the blog he co-founded, Very Smart Brothas, will recognize his voice, his fondness for lists, his precise, comprehensive and spectacular references to pop culture, his wit and his keen mind."

2008

Young co-founded a website called Very Smart Brothas in 2008 with D. Marcellus Wright, who uses the pen name Panama Jackson. The website featured essays on pop culture, politics, and absurdist humor written for an African American audience. Gizmodo Media Group acquired VSB in 2016. It is now a vertical on the website The Root.

2002

Young was born in Pittsburgh to Vivienne and Wilbur Young. He spent most of his adolescence in East Liberty. As a teenager, Young lived in Penn Hills where he became a basketball player for Penn Hills High School. He earned a basketball scholarship at Canisius College, graduating with a degree in English in 2002.

1979

Damon Young (born 1979) is an American writer and editor. He is the co-founder of the website Very Smart Brothas. Young released his first book, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, in 2019 with HarperCollins.

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