Sheletta Brundidge
Contributing Columnist
OpinionSheletta is a Twin Cities-based media personality, Emmy Award-winning comedian and radio host. Frustrated by the lack of diversity in traditional media, she created her own podcast, promotions and production company, Sheletta Makes Me Laugh, in 2020. She also is an activist for entrepreneurs and people with autism. She lives in Cottage Grove.
Latest from Sheletta Brundidge
Sheletta: It’s not just police but people driving positive change in north Minneapolis
Don’t be fooled on April 1. Black neighborhoods have always been overpoliced and underprotected.
March 31, 2025
Sheletta: Don’t be a ‘hidden figure.’ Celebrate your success.
For Women’s History Month, write down a list of your accomplishments. Share it with your boss and your boo. People need to know how fierce and fabulous you are.
March 8, 2025
Sheletta: I have a dream for 38th and Chicago
Everything in the world changed after George Floyd died, except the place where he was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer.
February 17, 2025
Sheletta: Target shot a bullseye through my heart
With the rollback of its DEI programs, Target folded like a cheap card table during an intense game of dominoes at the family cookout.
February 1, 2025
Sheletta: Like Michelle Obama, I, too, will be skipping the inauguration
I’m inviting Black women to a special MLK Day of Service event on Monday. Former first lady, since your calendar is open, you can come, too.
January 16, 2025
Sheletta: Y’all knew former Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic. I knew Kari D.
I’ve put her likeness on digital billboards all over town to make sure she gets the spotlight that she didn’t like, but definitely deserves.
December 31, 2024
Sheletta: Patti’s pies won’t be on our plate this Christmas because we’re breaking up with Walmart
We can show Walmart we haven’t forgotten how effective the Montgomery bus boycott was. They walked to resist racism. Now we can walk past its stores to protest its rollback diversity initiatives.
December 13, 2024
Sheletta: Why I X’d out Twitter even after it made my family famous
It turned into a terrible day in that neighborhood. So I left it to find better social media neighborhoods.
November 24, 2024
Sheletta: Like Michelle Obama, I, too, will be skipping the inauguration
I’m inviting Black women to a special MLK Day of Service event on Monday. Former first lady, since your calendar is open, you can come, too.
January 16, 2025
Sheletta: Y’all knew former Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic. I knew Kari D.
I’ve put her likeness on digital billboards all over town to make sure she gets the spotlight that she didn’t like, but definitely deserves.
December 31, 2024
Sheletta: Patti’s pies won’t be on our plate this Christmas because we’re breaking up with Walmart
We can show Walmart we haven’t forgotten how effective the Montgomery bus boycott was. They walked to resist racism. Now we can walk past its stores to protest its rollback diversity initiatives.
December 13, 2024
Sheletta: Why I X’d out Twitter even after it made my family famous
It turned into a terrible day in that neighborhood. So I left it to find better social media neighborhoods.
November 24, 2024