Donald Glover

== Early Life ==
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. was born on September 25, 1983, at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Glover and his family moved to Georgia when he was still very young and he was raised practically in the Stone Mountain community, which is about 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. According to Glover Stone Mountain at that time was primarily a white suburb and his family was one of the only African-American families in the area. 
In high school Glover became very interested in the performing arts, he was involved in plays and musicals. Once he graduated from high school he attended New York's University of Arts and graduated in 2006 with a degree in dramatic writing. Soon after graduation Glover slowly started his career, he produce comedy videos with his former classmates and formed a troupe called Derrick Comedy. 
== Who Is Donald Glover Today ? ==
Called “the most prolific creator of his generation,” Donald Glover is the brain child in the FX TV comedy Atlanta. He not only stars in the show but also serves as its creator, producer, director and co-writer. Outside of his work on Atlanta, Glover is also a Grammy-Award winning rapper who goes by the stage name Childish Gambino and a stand-up comedian.
== Childish Gambino ==
Glover came up with the name "Childish Gambino" randomly by using the Wu-Tang Clan's Name Generator. As a rapper he has released three albums – Camp (2011), Because the Internet (2013) and Awaken My Love! (2016). 
In May 2018 he released " This Is America", which is a Hip Hop song that focuses on race and gun violence in America. In the music video, multiple people get shot and there is an abundance of violent imagery. A choir gets gunned down. during the video, alluding to the 2015 Charleston shooting. At the end of the video, it shows Childish Gambino running down a hall as Young Thug sings "You just a Black man in this world.” This particular moment symbolizes how black Americans are always running for their lives, fearing for their safety.