(Photos) Queen & Slim Screening [Los Angeles, CA]

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As a writer, Lena Waithe is truly an inspiration to me. It was SUCH an honor to talk with her at the Queen & Slim L.A. screening, hosted by the incomparable Solange Knowles. This movie is so so so so important!

Thank you to Cashmere Agency and Brianne Pins for this moment, and to the homie Sasha for snapping away! P.S. My second book coming in 2020 and maybe my third. Pen game on a million, bih.
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(Photos) Marisa Mendez for Jardin des Modes

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Thanks to my supermodel cousin Stacey Janelle, I had the honor of working with famed photog Sean Murphy for French mag, Jardin des Modes. I was styled by Stacey and another amazing woman by the name of Margalette, and the photos came out incredible!

You can read the full spread here (warning – it’s in French!) and check out more photos below!
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(Photos) Me Doing Misc. Cool Shit – Summer 2019

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I did a ton of cool shit this summer!

I hosted a dope Cinco de Mayo party in DTLA alongside the legendary Suga Free, as well as women’s night at the Blind Dragon with DJ City.

I also was invited to some amazing pop-ups, including Stacks House LA (dedicated to financial literacy) and Netflix‘s summer programming preview.

BET Weekend with the homies was a vibe – especially at the Spotify party! – and as you can see, I reunited with the INTPL squad and it was such a moment that Complex even covered it! Pics below.
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Marisa Mendez Featured on ‘Entertainment Tonight: Live’

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This was SO amazing! Entertainment Tonight randomly shot me an email and asked if I wanted to join their conversation about music festivals in just two hours. Of course I said yes, and then I had to scramble to get my workout in and camera-ready in less than 120 minutes. Naturally I rose to the occasion (duh!), and the result was this. So cool! I don’t know how to search on ET’s website but if you want to try for yourself, check here. Otherwise, deal with the really cute screenshot above that Sasha captured, and the bootleg video of a video that I used for Instagram below.
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(Photos) Marisa Mendez Co-Hosts ‘Trivia Mob’ [Los Angeles, CA]

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I’m honored to be a part of the cast over at Trivia Mob! It’s a really dope weekly game (available now in the app store!) that you play right from your phone on Sunday nights at 6p PT and you can win money and prizes!

There are many hosts so don’t check in weekly to see me, but I will let you guys know in advance when I’m on the schedule to host again. BIG shout out to my MEIA Mob for pushing our team to get the W!

More pics from the day below.
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(Photos) Me Doing Misc. Cool Shit – February 2019

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February was a pretty dope month! I mean, aside from that ridiculous breakup that ended up giving me my biggest podcast episode ever (silver lining, huh?), I was involved in a few super dope things!

I am now the host of Dash Radio‘s Hip-Hop X station, Monday through Thursday from 4p ET to 6p ET!

I was featured on a panel for ManijTV that included actress Kirsten Vangsness from Criminal Minds on CBS and Cindy Mori, the President of Talent & Booking at Oprah‘s OWN network.

Grammy Weekend was lit as usual, though I only opted for one night of things because I’m getting old, LOL. We hit the Mass Appeal show, the Def Jam party and Michael B. Jordan‘s birthday. Good times with Amber, Jadakiss and AE!

I hit India Love‘s video premiere party at Pretty Little Thing‘s HQ and ran into my boo, Margie Plus.

And finally, I hosted a panel for the premiere of BET‘s new scripted digital series, Spoof Deez. It premieres on Sunday, March 3!

Pics of all the above below — plus really dope fan art created by Galica Graphics!
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