Medium Posts in 2022
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“Seeing” color is no more a problem than “seeing” height. Disrespect and discrimination are bigger issues.
8. Storytelling, podcasting get uptick in interest among BIPOC entertainers ~ Earn Your Leisure: The podcast that made me realize I actually do like stock talk
7. Lip injections, butt lifts, more cloning of black women ~ Pro-surgery or not, blackfishing is frustrating
6. Until Columbus Day is canceled, I’ll forever support ‘illegal’ immigrants ~ That one day when I was more Mexican than a Mexican
5. The black firefighter story that taught me subtle ways to recognize racism ~ Are you uncomfortable with black people in leadership?
4. Ellen Pompeo said ‘people of color are magical’ — but Denzel is a ‘motherfucker’ ~ Why I side-eye people gushing over black people way too hard
3. The weird hierarchy game of HR and race ~ The chicken costume that made me give up on contacting HR
2. Black Lives Matter tattoos: Would you hire an applicant with this tat? ~ Is hiding your tattoo hiding your political stance?
1. The weird hierarchy game of HR and race ~ The chicken costume that made me give up on contacting HR
7. Lip injections, butt lifts, more cloning of black women ~ Pro-surgery or not, blackfishing is frustrating
6. Until Columbus Day is canceled, I’ll forever support ‘illegal’ immigrants ~ That one day when I was more Mexican than a Mexican
5. The black firefighter story that taught me subtle ways to recognize racism ~ Are you uncomfortable with black people in leadership?
4. Ellen Pompeo said ‘people of color are magical’ — but Denzel is a ‘motherfucker’ ~ Why I side-eye people gushing over black people way too hard
3. The weird hierarchy game of HR and race ~ The chicken costume that made me give up on contacting HR
2. Black Lives Matter tattoos: Would you hire an applicant with this tat? ~ Is hiding your tattoo hiding your political stance?
1. The weird hierarchy game of HR and race ~ The chicken costume that made me give up on contacting HR
Laughing burns calories. Let's focus on our funny bones.
Let’s chat about my oddball thoughts on family, relationships and activism — with a dose of comedy, too.
7. Virtual dating in 2022 continues amid pandemic ~ Bigger mystery: How is ‘Catfish’ celebrating Season 9 when everyone is at home?
6. Ari Lennox, Jay Z and Meek Mill: The problem with song lyrics ~ Do today’s artists need to learn how to keep a secret?
5. Reprinted from Goals TV: Therapy apps get boost in popularity as social isolation continues ~ Two years into pandemic and people need someone to talk to
4. Something’s up at the post office ~ Is it the fault of Trump-appointed Postmaster Louis DeJoy or COVID-19?
3. No, Pope Francis, it’s not ‘risky’ to ‘deny motherhood’ ~ Get off pet owners’ backs about choosing dogs over babies
2. Is it ‘patriarchal’ to tell a girl her first time having sex will be painful? ~ Complicated discussions regarding black girls and sexuality
1. Is your ICE list accessible? ~ In an emergency, how could medical officials help you?
6. Ari Lennox, Jay Z and Meek Mill: The problem with song lyrics ~ Do today’s artists need to learn how to keep a secret?
5. Reprinted from Goals TV: Therapy apps get boost in popularity as social isolation continues ~ Two years into pandemic and people need someone to talk to
4. Something’s up at the post office ~ Is it the fault of Trump-appointed Postmaster Louis DeJoy or COVID-19?
3. No, Pope Francis, it’s not ‘risky’ to ‘deny motherhood’ ~ Get off pet owners’ backs about choosing dogs over babies
2. Is it ‘patriarchal’ to tell a girl her first time having sex will be painful? ~ Complicated discussions regarding black girls and sexuality
1. Is your ICE list accessible? ~ In an emergency, how could medical officials help you?
Medium Publications (with Shamontiel's posts)
- Age of Awareness (Contemplative letters commemorating special occasions)
- Black Voices in Marketing (Series on diversity tips, book marketing and minority advertising)
- I Do See Color (“Seeing” color is no more a problem than “seeing” height. Disrespect and discrimination is the issue.)
- Live Your Life on Purpose (Feel-good stories on health and fitness, life and learning, personal finance, success)
- Medium @Shamontiel
- The Mile High Club (Travel stories from the stratosphere)
- The Startup (Entrepreneurial advice, creativity tales, freelancing, startups, investing, innovation, web development)
- Tickled (Laughing burns calories. Let's focus on our funny bones.)
- We Need to Talk (Heart-to-heart conversations that challenge unpopular views on family, relationships and activism.)
- Zora (Unapologetic. Ours. A Medium publication for women of color.)
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