Birth Name: Donna Lease Brazile
Place of Birth: Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 15, 1959
Ethnicity: African-American
Donna Brazile is an American author, academic, and political analyst. She was acting Chair of the Democratic National Committee, from April 5, 2011 to May 4, 2011, and is scheduled to assume the post again on July 28, 2016.
Her family’s surname was originally “Braswell”.
Donna’s paternal grandfather was Louis Brazile (the son of Louis Brazile and Frances Harriet Harris). Donna’s great-grandfather Louis was the son of Della Brazile, who was born Della Braswell.
Donna’s maternal grandparents were Nathaniel Clarence Brown (the son of Willie Brown and Mariah Butler) and Lease Douglas. Willie was the son of Julia Brown. Mariah was the daughter of Dan Butler.
Sources: Genealogies of Donna Brazile – https://www.geni.com
http://www.pbs.org
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