Kordel Davis Explained

Kordel Davis
Birth Date:19 September 1997
Birth Place:Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education:Rutgers University
Occupation:singer-songwriter
activist

Kordel Davis (born September 19, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter and activist.

Early life

Davis was born and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania.[1] He is a 2016 graduate of Exeter Township Senior High School,[2] where he was a member of the football team.[3]

While a student at Pennsylvania State University, Davis was a whistleblower in the Penn State fraternity hazing scandal.[4] [5] [6] [7] Davis received academic scholarships to attend Penn State, and was on the staff of Berkey Creamery.

Career

Davis serves as advisor to the USDA Coalition of Minority Employees.[8] In 2019, he signed onto a letter addressed to United States Senator Elizabeth Warren analyzing African-American land loss[9] [10] leading to Senator Warren joining Senators Cory Booker, Raphael Warnock, and Bernie Sanders in urging United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to remedy African-American land loss.[11]

In 2020, Davis led George Floyd protests in North Carolina.[12] He has worked as a Hulu consultant.[13]

Davis is a notable Hazing Prevention advocate, delivering Keynote addresses at colleges including University of Missouri and University of New Hampshire.[14] [15]

Davis was a staff member of the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign in Pennsylvania.[16] [17]

Media appearances

Davis has appeared on Good Morning America,[18] CNN,[19] Dateline NBC,[20] and A&E.[21]

Bibliography

Selected articles

“Nine. One. One.”[22]

Discography

Singles

Year! colspan="5"
Peak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
USUS

Adult

Pop

US

Hol.

US

Main.

Rock

US

Mod.

Rock

“Pagoda Lights”2023—————
“Empath”2023—————
"Love Thy Neighbor"2023—————
"KENYA [from the vault]"2024—————
"INVISIBLE. XO"2024—————

Legacy

Davis is notable for being one of the few people in American history to publicly disavow his college fraternity chapter. His leadership in this capacity has been documented by the Harvard University Press book Why We Act: Turning Bystanders into Moral Rebels.[23] Dr. Drew Pinsky compared Davis’ experience within Penn State’s Beta Theta Pi fraternity to the Milgram experiment conducted at Yale University.[24]

Notes and References

  1. News: Flanagan . Caitlin . 2017-10-05 . Death at a Penn State Fraternity . 2024-11-25 . The Atlantic . en . 2151-9463.
  2. Web site: 2017-05-10 . Exeter High grad says he wanted to call for help in Penn State fraternity death . 2024-11-25 . Reading Eagle . en-US.
  3. Web site: Snyder . Susan . 2017-05-08 . A few Penn State frat members wanted to call 911 . 2024-11-26 . Inquirer . en.
  4. Web site: Stone . Matthew . Penn State frat brother says pleas to call 911 for unconscious pledge were dismissed . 2024-11-25 . ABC News . en.
  5. Web site: Kitchener . Caroline . 2017-10-12 . Speaking Up at Penn State . 2024-11-25 . The Atlantic . en-US.
  6. Web site: Connelly . Steve . 2017-05-07 . Kordel Davis Speaks To GMA About His Attempts To Seek Help For Timothy Piazza . 2024-11-25 . Onward State . en-US.
  7. Web site: Brown . Ruth . 2017-05-07 . Penn State frat brother tried to call 911 before pledge's death . 2024-11-25 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Raleigh curfew sparks outrage after no charges filed in police-involved shooting . 2024-11-25 . Raleigh curfew sparks outrage after no charges filed in police-involved shooting - . en-US.
  9. News: Linskey . Anna . August 31, 2019 . Black farmers say Warren’s plan wouldn’t solve their biggest problem . Washington Post.
  10. Web site: Baszile . Natalie . August 31, 2019 . Justice for Black Farmers . November 27, 2024 . Environmental Working Group.
  11. Web site: Warren, Booker, Warnock, Sanders to USDA: We Urge You to Act to Address Discrimination Against Black Farmers U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts . 2024-11-27 . www.warren.senate.gov . en.
  12. Web site: 2020-07-05 . Raleigh protests continue on July 4th at Executive Mansion . 2024-11-25 . CBS17.com . en-US.
  13. Web site: Vendel . Christine Vendel . 2022-10-13 . Penn State student's hazing death is the focus of upcoming Hulu series . 2024-11-25 . pennlive . en.
  14. Web site: Palmer . Kathryn . 2018-04-07 . Former fraternity member speaks out against hazing culture . 2024-11-25 . Columbia Missourian . en.
  15. Web site: Belden . Bret . Kordel Davis speaks out about hazing at UNH . 2024-11-25 . The New Hampshire.
  16. Web site: 2024-08-11 . Kamala Harris Office Grand Opening . 2024-11-25 . Lehigh County Democratic Committee . en-US.
  17. Web site: Inflation Reduction Act - Guest Speaker at Kamala Harris - Allentown Office . 2024-11-25 . Southern Lehigh Democrats.
  18. Penn State frat brother says he 'didn't know what to do' about unconscious pledge . 2017-05-08 . Good Morning America . 2024-11-25 . YouTube.
  19. Web site: CNN Special Report: Deadly Haze: Inside the Fraternity Crisis . 2024-11-25 . en-US.
  20. Web site: Donahue . Dominique . 2018-05-31 . 'DATELINE NBC' EXCLUSIVE: 16 PARENTS FIGHTING TO END COLLEGE HAZING AT FRATERNITIES SPEAK OUT TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME . 2024-11-25 . NBC News Press Releases . en-US.
  21. Web site: Fishman . Scott . 2024-08-18 . 'Houses of Horror: Secrets of College Greek Life': Parents Open Up About Son's Hazing Death . 2024-11-25 . TV Insider . en-US.
  22. Web site: Davis . Kordel . 2021-07-07 . Nine. One. One. . 2024-11-25 . Medium . en.
  23. Book: Sanderson, Catherine . Why We Act: Turning Bystanders into Moral Rebels . March 8, 2022 . . 9780674271111 . 91-92.
  24. Web site: Pinsky . Drew . May 9, 2017 . Video 911 call released in Penn State fraternity death . 2024-11-27 . ABC News . en.

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