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Moises Mendez II


Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

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‘Your one mistake is equivalent to 6 of their mistakes’: Manager shares 5 things to never do if you’re Black in corporate America

‘Being Black in corporate has a long list of things not to do.’

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‘Working at Starbucks really tests my patience’: Barista says customers don’t understand when she repeatedly explains breakfast sandwich options

‘Daily Starbucks things.’

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‘I just kind of want to separate our relationship from my content’: LGBTQ+ creators discuss how they maintain privacy online

The VidCon panel featured 4 creators who opened up about balancing their digital and IRL lives.

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‘It’s a personal choice for me to not want to explain or not want to educate’: LGBTQ+ creators on interactions with fans and more

Five creators discuss why representation matters.

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VidCon: TikTok ‘Hot Gurlz’ discuss dating red flags and what fans get wrong about them

‘Don’t get me wrong, I’m mean.’

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‘She understood the assignment’: Imani Barbarin talks Lizzo’s lyric change and advocating for disability rights

The content creator sat down with us for a chat at VidCon.

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‘This is way more organized than you think’: TikToker warns against West Hollywood pickpocket after phone was stolen during Pride event

‘It’s so sad and frustrating that every time I go to WeHo I have to figure out how to hide everything I own on my body.’

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‘This why y’all hours being cut’: Target employee’s video of empty payroll binder sparks speculation about retail workers’ loss of hours

‘So everyone’s hours being cut in retail huh?’

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‘People just love to complain’: Karen picks up food order early, complains, and doesn’t tip on a $650 bill

‘Ppl who’ve never worked in service industry are the worst.’

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‘Is your boss Michael Scott?’: Boss says whole office can go home early if worker putts golf ball into cup

‘Ummmm are you guys hiring?’

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‘I’m convinced they do this on purpose for more views’: Personal trainer roasts scene of the Kardashians working out from new show

‘How and why no one is helping them?!?! Like the resources!!?!’

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‘It boggles my mind’: There was a shooting at a Cheesecake Factory—a server says they had to return to work 2 days later

‘It’s really hard to walk through the place.’

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‘You coulda been Amber Heard’s lawyer’: Man sneaks into law school class, sparking debate

‘Imagine if you were cold called!’

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‘Hardest lesson to learn as an adult but learn it quick’: Why you should never gossip at work

‘Learned that the hard way.’

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‘Karen’ crashes music video

‘Some people are just born miserable.’

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