A guy I was seeing took it upon himself to Google me. (Yes, I’m “Googleable.” Lol.) He tells…
Shanelle Gabriel
Shanelle Gabriel is an HBO Def Poet, singer, and health and lupus advocate who has performed internationally. She has been featured on the Rachel Ray Show, Huffpost Live, and in several publications including Women's Health Magazine. Visit www.shanellegabriel.com for music and poetry, videos, show schedule, and more.
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Articles by Shanelle Gabriel
Some of you will remember the 1980s public service commercial where the man holds an egg in his…
“Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots!” The chant is repeated by my squad of friends at the bar. It’s my…
My face starts to itch. I’m noticing my skin is more photosensitive than ever before, and it’s annoying.
I took my niece to a soul food restaurant in Harlem one day. It was there that I…
What others call “overdoing it” I call “maximizing the hours of the day.” One example is this past…
Five years ago, when I realized my mother would pass because of lung cancer spreading throughout her body,…
To this day, I don’t know how to braid hair. I missed this rite of passage in middle school, because…
Lupus is a part of me, and like a baby, it’s something I need to nurture, pay attention to. But…
One of my favorite childhood shows was “A Different World.” It was one of the first TV shows that…