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Sheletta Brundidge

Contributing Columnist | Opinion

Sheletta Brundidge is a contributing columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune. She is a Twin Cities-based media personality, Emmy Award-winning comedian and radio host who aims to make you laugh and think.


Sheletta 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.
Recent content from Sheletta Brundidge
Sheletta Brundidge's son Brandon with NASCAR racer Brandon Brown at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., in July 2022.

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.
Kamala Harris and Sheletta Brundidge at the vice president’s March visit to the Coven, a coworking space in St. Paul that caters to women.

Sheletta: We're seeking strength in joy, not storming the Capitol

Despite the outcome of the presidential election, Black women won't succumb to depression or despair. We're determined.
This image from a police body camera on May 25, 2020, shows Darnella Frazier, third from right filming, and other bystanders as former Minneapolis pol

Sheletta: Cellphones are a modern civil rights tool

Recordings by Woodbury High School students of a substitute teacher re-enacting the murder of George Floyd prompt a change of heart on phone bans in schools.

Sheletta: Black names matter. So, say them right!

Donald Trump owes Kamala Harris an apology, and so do the white broadcasters who over the years mocked the names of Black high school basketball players.
“As Black women, we don’t break glass ceilings without getting hurt in the process. There are accolades that come with being a trailblazer, but th

From Opinion: Violent threats against Black women leaders are no joking matter

I didn't find Hulk Hogan's comment about body slamming Kamala Harris very funny at all.
Sheletta Brundidge with her children Daniel, 9, Brandon, 12, and Cameron, 11, at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church.

From Opinion: Our kids are neurodivergent. Now mind your own business.

I resolved to not shield my three autistic children from being out in public.
"The old barriers that kept us out of the castles evaporate when we walk in their front doors with our heads high. I want my fellow Black business own

It's time to lower the invisible drawbridge at the Minneapolis Club

The elite club may no longer be invitation-only, but it still doesn't reflect the diversity of the city.