Omarosé Onée Manigault was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Theresa Marie (née Walker) and Jack Thomas Manigault Sr., of Nigeria.[6][7] Manigault's father was murdered when she was seven years old.[1][8] After graduating from The Rayen School in Youngstown, she earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism[9] in 1996 at Central State University[10][11] in Wilberforce, Ohio.[12] She later moved to Washington, DC, to attend Howard University, where she earned a master's degree[11] and worked toward a doctorate in communications but she did not finish.[13][14] Manigault has also received biblical studies training at Payne Theological Seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio.[12]
In the 1990s, Manigault worked in the office of Vice President Al Gore during the Clinton administration. Manigault claimed that her title was initially Special Assistant of Logistics and that she later served as Deputy Associate Director of Presidential Personnel;[15] however, according to an anonymous Gore staffer cited by People, her title was actually Scheduling Correspondent.[16] Manigault, who was 23 at the time, later stated the job had been "a very difficult environment, because they don't believe in training. They just kind of throw you in the fire."[16] She was later transferred to the Commerce Department via the White House personnel office.[16]
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