✍🏾 Culture Writer & Critic. Bylines everywhere. English/Français. East African Francophone by way of Montreal & Harlem. UPTOWN NYC♥ contact@shamirathefirst.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/shamira.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shamira.bsky.social/post/3m6copweufk2hIt’s crazy how so much of journalism right now is laughing about how two of the highest paid people in print media not only blatantly violated, moral, professional, ethical, and romantic guidelines in the shameless pursuit of success and notoriety…but are both alarmingly sophomoric writers to boot23 Nov 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:zutvdvyxq3ivotxaealkokzd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6copweufk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shamira.bsky.social/post/3lw4qlmayms23I’ve been really inconsistent in using this app so I don’t know how far this will reach but — Currently looking for opportunities in journalism and criticism. I am an experienced culture writer with about a decade’s worth of bylines that run the gamut from reporting to reviews and profiles ✨11 Aug 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:zutvdvyxq3ivotxaealkokzd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4qlmayms23https://bsky.app/profile/shamira.bsky.social/post/3lbdbti5cfc27I really posted once a year and a half ago and never came back 😅 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:zutvdvyxq3ivotxaealkokzd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdbti5cfc27https://bsky.app/profile/shamira.bsky.social/post/3lbcxkcf2z22bWho do I speak to at team Bluesky to bring bookmarks into the rotation19 Nov 2024 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:zutvdvyxq3ivotxaealkokzd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcxkcf2z22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shamira.bsky.social/post/3lbcurjoi722gIf we’re mutuals let me know…I wasn’t ready to rack up so many followers so quickly and haven’t used any data migration tools to move my following over yet19 Nov 2024 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:zutvdvyxq3ivotxaealkokzd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcurjoi722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shamira.bsky.social/post/3lb6zr5grf52bMic check….who’s out here 👀18 Nov 2024 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:zutvdvyxq3ivotxaealkokzd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6zr5grf52bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shamira.bsky.social/post/3jziunoy2lz2kAhem...this thing on? 😅02 Jul 2023 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:zutvdvyxq3ivotxaealkokzd/app.bsky.feed.post/3jziunoy2lz2k