Early Life
Of African American, Afro-Brazillian, Nigerian, Irish, and American Indian descent, DaCosta was born on November 15, 1982 in Harlem, New York. In addition to English, she can speak Portuguese, French, Spanish, and conversational Japanese. She majored in Africana Studies and International Relations at Brown University.
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