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'' featured Shavone on the 30 Under 30 Marketing & Advertising list.

Early life and education

Shavone was born in

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. Shavone enrolled in band and music theory at La Mesa Dale Elementary School and went on as a competitive flautist through middle school and high school. In 2012, Shavone graduated from

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, with her Bachelor's degree in literature.

Career

In college, she did an internship with

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where she worked as a student ambassador in 2011. After graduating from the University of California, Merced in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in literature, Shavone started her post-college career at

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as the Head of Global Music & Culture Communications. Shavone was both the youngest person on the team and the first-ever African American woman to be hired onto the communications team at Twitter. In June 2014, Shavone helped found Blackbirds, an employee resource group for African-American Twitter employees. In March 2019, Shavone was named Forbes 30 under 30 Influential People in Marketing and Advertising.

Music career

In 2019, Shavone released her freestyle "SITH", which was premiered by Dazed & Confused Magazine. On March 26, 2019, Shavone released her single "4C".

Discography

Singles

* "SITH" (2019) * "4C" (2019)

References

External links

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