In The Episode Corey Mac & Devin Hughes Chop it up Danial P. Danial Petrie was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. He was in and out of foster care from the age of 3. Danial fought through poverty, abuse and fatherlessness to become the first in his family to graduate from high school in 2003. He went on to attend Rockford University to play basketball and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education with minors in Health and Psychology. He quickly became actively involved with improving his community by hosting community events for inner city families, which quickly grew to serving thousands. In 2015, Danial launched a non profit called the Fatherhood Encouragement Project. The Fatherhood Encouragement Project would quickly garner both local and national attention.
