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Local and national media sources regularly seek out Sheletta Brundidge for lively and newsworthy comments related to her activism, opinions and passions. Sheletta teaches, preaches and makes news on topics of social justice, diversity, parenting and more.

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Podcasters on the ShelettaMakesMeLaugh platform are also frequently quoted for their expertise.

 

Here are links to just a few of those stories.

Autism Mom hosts 7th lock donation event

 

Sheletta giving away locks to keep kids safe

 

Sheletta donates locks in Marshall Minnesota after boy drowns

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Autism advocate hosting door lock giveaway

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Sheletta returns to Houston for door lock donation 

 

Sheletta awarded prestigious Regional Emmy

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Sheletta throws out first pitch at St Paul Saints baseball game

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Sheletta goes to New England to donate Amazon door locks

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Sheletta creates autism on a stick activity to prevent bullying

 

Sheletta returns to Houston for another door lock donation

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Sheletta offers safety tips to keep kids with autism from drowning

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The Autism Mom travels from Minnesota to Massachusetts to spread love with locks

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Amazon partners with Sheletta to provide life saving door locks in Sutton

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Sheletta goes to New England to donate Amazon door locks

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Sheletta hosts lock giveaway in Houston for kids with autism

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Mother of autistic kids Sheletta Brundidge raises awareness for interior door locks after death of Hopkins toddler

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Sheletta Brundidge giving away free locks to keep kids with special needs safe after 4-year-old drowns in Hopkins


Door lock giveaway at Hopkins City Hall

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Minnesota mom organizes lock giveaway to protect children with autism

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Sheletta makes life-saving donation children on the spectrum (audacy.com)

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New children's book discusses a mother-son experience when caring for children with autism

 

These tools helped parents of kids with autism keep their loved ones safe

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Andrew and LaTonya Land talk about new autism book on PBS

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Andrew travels to New York to donate copies of his books to schools in Harlem

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Andrew hosts silent disco and book reading at Mall of America

 

Autism Awareness Day: Mom, son spread awareness in 'Andrew Does His Dance'

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Minnesota teen Harlem to donate book, raise autism awareness (audacy.com)

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Second Black Entrepreneurs Day held at the capitol

 

Organizer lays out reasons she’s bringing back Black Entrepreneurs Day at the Capitol

 

Black Entrepreneurs Day returning to State Capitol Friday

 

Hundreds gather at Capitol for Black Entrepreneur's Day

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Black Entrepreneurs Day returns to the Minnesota Capitol following first-year success

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Black Entrepreneurs Day Comes Back to the Capitol

 

Sheletta organizes historic job fair for adults with autism

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Sheletta invites adults on the spectrum to a job fair

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Sheletta named a finalist for National Small Business Advocate Award

 

Sheletta invites business owners to write letters to Congress

 

Sheletta surprises business owners with billboards

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Sheletta gifts Black women with billboards 

 

Sheletta blesses female founders with free ads

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Sheletta gives out cash for Black Business Month

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Sheletta makes her Twin Cities Live co-hosting debut

 

Sheletta pays tribute to Michael Jordan's mother in The Charlotte Observer

 

Hundreds attend Sheletta's autism celebration

 

Sheletta celebrates kids on the spectrum for Autism Awareness Month

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Sheletta gives away hundreds of books to kids with autism

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Sheletta covers the latest Star Tribune Magazine

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Sheletta talks about being on the cover of a major magazine

 

Lambers Fisher helps teachers heal after a teenage boys is killed in St Paul

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Lambers Fisher offers recovery tips after fatal high school stabbing

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Sheletta's production company graces cover of Star Tribune business section

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Sheletta leads Black business owners to State Capitol

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Sheletta gets lawmakers to meet with Black Business owners

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Sheletta tells Fox 9 her plan to help small businesses

 

Sheletta's fight for African American business owners featured in TCB Mag

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Almanac highlights Sheletta's Black Entrepreneurs Day at The Capitol

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Sheletta's son Andrew creates gloves for McDonald's workers

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Andrew featured on Good Morning America for dancing while shoveling snow

 

Sheletta Makes Axios' list of Power Players for 2022  

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Twin Cities Business Magazine picks Sheletta for their Top 100 People to Know

 

Sheletta surprises family with Florida vacation after they were carjacked

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Sheletta sends hero dad and his kids to Florida for Christmas

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Sheletta featured on CNN for new children's book about George Floyd

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Sheletta pressures politicians to support Black media with advertising

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Sheletta works with preachers to put pressure on political candidates

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Host of The Teen Whisperer podcast dies from cancer

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Corporate Sponsors Line Up for Podcaster Sheletta Brundidge

 

Sheletta Makes Me Laugh media platform lands sponsorships with General Mills, Target - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

 

Sheletta featured on CNN for using autism book to uplift and educate others

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 'Let's go, Brandon': Child helps NASCAR's Brandon Brown change cant (usatoday.com)

 

Sheletta makes record breaking donation to Uvalde library

 

Sheletta makes historic book donation to Uvalde library

 

Sheletta donates books to towns impacted by mass shootings

 

General Mills, Children's Minnesota help Sheletta send books to Uvalde

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NBC features Sheletta's Buffalo book donation efforts to end racism

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Sheletta donates books to help Buffalo heal after shooting

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Sheletta gives away hundreds of books to children in Buffalo

 

Sheletta and United Healthcare give away books for Autism Awareness Month

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Anissa Keyes talks about teen trauma after police encounter

 

Sheletta says her new book educates kids about autism

 

Emmy-winning comedian, Black media platform owner honored by USA TODAY 

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Sheletta Wins National Civil Rights award 

 

Host of The Teen Whisperer podcast on ABC News

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Sheletta gets Leader of the Year honor from Anthem Awards

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Social media users say #ShelettaNeedsAShow

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Sheletta featured in new show on Magnolia Network: Andrew Zimmern features Sheletta Brundidge on ‘Family Dinner’ (twincities.com)

 

CBS News features Sheletta’s special Christmas surprise

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Sheletta Give out 120 Carbon Monoxide Detectors Following Moorhead Deaths

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Black-owned media outlets pressure large companies to fulfill commitments

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Sheletta demands corporate support for Black media companies

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Axios shows how Sheletta does it all 

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Q&A: Sheletta Brundidge wants her podcasting platform to inspire Black women

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Sheletta celebrates Small Business Week with inspirational billboards

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Sheletta joins Daily Blast LIVE to talk vaccine hesitancy

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Sheletta talks to WebMD about racial disparities in healthcare

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Sheletta being vaccinated featured in USA Today

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Sheletta’s message about vaccinations makes it across the pond

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How Sheletta built a podcasting platform in a year

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Sheletta gives away hundreds of free books to teachers for #autism awareness

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USA Today taps Sheletta for their national Storytellers Project

Sheletta Hands Out Books to End Racism

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Minnesota mom’s book release upstaged by Lil Nas X music video

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Brooks: Lil Nas X satanic panic disrupts Minnesota launch of children’s book

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Sheletta’s new autism children’s book featured on CBS This Morning

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Sheletta inspires parents of special needs kids on new reality show

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Celeb chef Andrew Zimmern features Sheletta on his new Discovery Plus show

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Sheletta on Fox talking impact of Texas lifting mask mandate

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Sheletta wins a year of free groceries on The Doctors

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Sheletta’s generosity move Minnesotans to help Texans in need

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Sheletta helps Houstonians get carbon monoxide detectors

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ABC spotlights Sheletta’s carbon monoxide detector giveaway to families in need

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Sheletta encourages families to get carbon monoxide detectors to stay safe

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JET Setting Divas donate gift baskets to frontline workers on NBC

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Sheletta’s podcast featured in Entrepreneur Magazine for Black History Month

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Sheletta Donates Dozens of CO Detectors After 5 Family

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Members Die of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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Jason helps teen battling mental health issues on CBS Radio

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Sheletta says Lemonis will be a blessing to Ohio region on CBS

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In Ohio newspaper, Sheletta says Camping World CEO will leave footprints

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Cameron Goes To School featured in Christmas Gift Guide

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Sheletta and her son Andrew featured on Tamron Hall Show

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After Chrissy Teigen speaks out, Darcea Handy speaks up

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Sheletta featured on The Tamron Hall Show

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Sheletta Hosts Lake Charles Book & Toy Drive to Honor Her

family lost in Hurricane Laura

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Sheletta Travels to Lake Charles to Provide Books and Toys for

 

Child Survivors of Hurricanes

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Sheletta organizes book and toy drive for kids impacted by hurricanes

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Sheletta broadcasts live from inside her new RV on ABC TV

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Sheletta gets coverage in her hometown press for her kids’

book

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Sheletta talks about the importance of faith over fear on Fox & Friends

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New platform spotlights black podcasters in the Twin Cities

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Dr. Verna and husband Shane selected as Black History Month Change Makers by NPR

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The Teen Whisperer addresses athletes and mental health in light of Antonio Brown arrest

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Sheletta gets a shout out from Oprah Winfrey on Twitter

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Sheletta will compete for $100,000 prize on Ellen’s Game of Games

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Sheletta & Lindy host blood pressure screening for men after death of John Singleton

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Dr. Verna auctions massive Michelle Obama poster to raise money for at risk girls

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The Teen Whisperer talks about teen suicide rates

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Michelle Obama highlights Sheletta’s family during her St. Paul book talk

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Sheletta and Lindy help police recruit black women for careers in law enforcement

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Should you spank your kids? Sheletta and Lindy debate that topic on ABC

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Sheletta’s autism book inspires children’s story about death of George Floyd

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The Teen Whisperer Talks About Need For More Black Therapists

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Sheletta talks about the impact of George Floyd’s death on black children

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Sheletta wins new RV and national endorsement deal from CNBC star

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When she couldn’t find a book about a black girl with autism, Sheletta wrote one for her daughter Cameron

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