CURIOUS TO HIS CORE, DONOVAN IS A RULE-BREAKER HELL-BENT ON MOVING CULTURE FORWARD. AS A CREATOR, PRODUCER, WRITER, AND PERFORMER, HE HARNESSES THE POWER OF STORYTELLING TO NORMALIZE EMPATHY. GROWING UP BLACK AND GAY IN BROOKLYN DURING THE 90S PUT HIM AT ODDS WITH THE WORLD AROUND HIM. FITTING IN WASN’T AN OPTION AND LUCKILY, HE’D HAVE IT NO OTHER WAY. HE’S ON A MISSION TO PROVE THROUGH HIS THOUGHT-PROVOKING DIGITAL SHOWS, LIKE THE GRAPEVINE AS WELL AS HIS UPCOMING FILM AND LITERARY WORKS, THAT CONFRONTATION AND COMPASSION TOGETHER, ARE A GREAT RECIPE FOR PROGRESS.