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Shequeta L. Smith

Shequeta L. Smith

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Jun 1

SheroCon 2026: Failing My Way to the Top

The first two SheroCons were a blur. It was January 2019, and I had just been “theoretically” laid off from my last corporate job. My Shero…

SheroCon 2026: Failing My Way to the Top

Shequeta L. Smith

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Oct 27, 2025

Nerd vs. Geek: A Cultural Identity Crisis in the Age of Tech & Fandom

Am I a nerd or a geek? That was the burning question looping in my head as I boarded my flight back to Los Angeles after attending the 2024…

Nerd vs. Geek: A Cultural Identity Crisis in the Age of Tech & Fandom

Shequeta L. Smith

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Oct 7, 2025

When Your Animator Quits, You Learn AI: How I Became a One-Woman Animation Studio

A few months ago, I set out to turn Chapter One of my kids’ martial arts manhwa series, Young Grandmaster Choi, into animated dubs for…

When Your Animator Quits, You Learn AI: How I Became a One-Woman Animation Studio

Shequeta L. Smith

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Jul 4, 2025

Delusions of a New Black Wall Street

An S.O.S. for Black Entrepreneurship

Delusions of a New Black Wall Street

Shequeta L. Smith

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May 28, 2025

Why the Next Karate Kid Should Look Like Young Grandmaster Choi

Black Girl Magic Is Missing from the Martial Arts Canon…Let’s Fix That

Why the Next Karate Kid Should Look Like Young Grandmaster Choi

Shequeta L. Smith

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Feb 28, 2025

The Price of Rotten Eggs: What in the Hell is a Kakistocracy?

If this were an episode of Shonda Rhimes’ award-winning television series Scandal, this would probably be the moment when B613 — the…

The Price of Rotten Eggs: What in the Hell is a Kakistocracy?

Shequeta L. Smith

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Aug 5, 2024

The Problem with Kickstarter

I’ll start this by saying that I like to win. Not in a cutthroat mafioso “swimming with the fishes” type of way. But in an “I’m shooting…

The Problem with Kickstarter

Shequeta L. Smith

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Jan 2, 2024

Musings of a Black Female Screenwriter: An Open Letter to Taraji P. Henson

Dear Taraji,

Musings of a Black Female Screenwriter: An Open Letter to Taraji P. Henson

Shequeta L. Smith

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Dec 15, 2023

“Boy Math” is Ignoring the $174 Billion Dollar Market of Female Gamers

It blew my mind when I first read about it — so utterly absurd that I found myself reading it out loud. Women make up 48% of all gamers…

“Boy Math” is Ignoring the $174 Billion Dollar Market of Female Gamers

Shequeta L. Smith

Shequeta L. Smith

Shequeta is the award-winning founder of Shero Comics, a multimedia company that builds comic book, film, & gaming IPs that feature women & girls of color.

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