BABA Norman Daniels was born in the Demographic Peoples Republic of Brooklyn. He has raised in St. Albans Queens and Graduated from Andrew Jackson HS. After attending five colleges in four years, he earned his BS degree in Sociology from SUNY New Paltz and went on to earn his MS degree in Counseling and Student Personnel Services from SUNY Albany.

He retired in 2016 after 42 lively years at Suffolk County Community College with the academic rank of Associate Professor. He started several programs at the college. His most proud program was starting the African Peoples Association, a student club dedicated to the appreciation of African and African American culture. He is also known for his annual Kwanzaa celebrations around Long Island. He and the students from the club presented cultural enriching programs from Rites of Passage, African Naming Ceremonies, and annual trips to cultural and scholarly conferences. His most recent endeavor was a Zoom series of the" Color of Change", a collective of discussions on what is considered important in the understanding and what it means to be African American. He is currently teaching Adjunct at SCCC.

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