Franchesca Ramsey

Franchesca Ramsey
Born (1983-11-29) November 29, 1983
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Residence New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Graphic designer, television personality, YouTube personality, actress, writer, comedian
Website franchesca.net

Franchesca Ramsey (born November 29, 1983), also known as Chescaleigh,[1][2] is an American comedian, activist, television and YouTube personality,[3] who has been featured on MTV[4] and MSNBC[5]

Career

YouTube

Also in 2015, Ramsey became the host of the MTV web series Decoded where she helps to explain racism and micro-aggression in a clear and comedic way.[6][7]

Television

In early 2016, Ramsey joined Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore as a contributor and writer.[8]

Media exposure

Several of Ramsey's videos have been featured on MTV,[9] Huffington Post,[10] CollegeHumor,[11] Jezebel,[12] and Glamour Magazine.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Cohen, Noam (December 4, 2014). "Grand Jury Decision Leads to Twitter Confessions of 'Criming While White'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Franchesca Ramsey Uses Humor to Begin Critical Dialogues on Race for MTV's 'Decoded'". The Culture. September 17, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ White, Daniel. "Meet the YouTube Stars Who Asked Questions at the Democratic Debate". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  4. ↑ Dandy, Brittany (June 23, 2015). "Franchesca Ramsey to Host MTV's 'Decoded'". Black Enterprise. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Franchesca Ramsey on #BlackLivesMatter". MSNBC. September 4, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ Dandy, Brittany (June 23, 2015). "Franchesca Ramsey to Host MTV's 'Decoded'". Black Enterprise. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ Quann, TK. "The Woman and Show Everyone Should Be Talking About: MTV’s Show ‘Decoded’ with Franchesca Ramsey". Urban Bush Babes. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ Obenson, Tambay A. "'The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore' Taps Franchesca Ramsey as Newest Contributor and writer". Shadow and Act. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  9. ↑ "A Parody of Beyonce's 'Countdown' Music Vid We Can All Relate To". MTV. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ Luippold, Ross (October 14, 2013). "'Don't Tweet' Brings No Doubt Classic to the Twitter Age". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Turn Your Phone! "No Scrubs" Anti-Portrait Parody". College Humor. June 28, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ Beck, Laura (June 28, 2013). "What's Your Lipstick Story?". Jezebel. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ "You Guys, I Just Love This Lipstick Story". Glamour Magazine. August 1, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

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