Suzanne Exposito (born September 1, 1989), is an American writer. She has worked as a music reporter and columnist at the

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and previously as Latin music editor at ''

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''. In May 2020 she became the first Latina to write a cover story for the magazine, which was a profile of the Puerto Rican artist

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. Her writing has been featured in ''

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'', ''Revolver'' magazine, ''

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'' magazine and ''

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''. She was previously a contributing illustrator for ''

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'' as well as ''

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''. She has appeared as a guest speaker at conferences such as

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's Turning the Tables and StopSlut: A Conference on Sexuality, Bullying, and Rape.

Early life

Exposito is half-

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an; her mother is a native of the country. Her father is Cuban-American. Exposito graduated from

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in 2007. She then attended

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for three semesters, where she studied illustration. She subsequently attended the

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, graduating in 2011 with a B.A. in Writing and a minor in

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Career

Exposito began her career while still in college, volunteering at the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, also known as Girls Rock! Camp. Beginning her involvement in 2009, she would continue as a camp counselor and band coach through 2018.https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzy-exposito-91590b26 She has also volunteered for the POC Zine Project,

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and Students Active for Ending Rape. From 2010 to 2015 she was the lead vocalist in the feminist punk band Shady Hawkins. In 2012, Exposito started writing and illustrating a serial comic called "The Best Song Ever" for ''

''; in 2013, she continued her role while also assistant editing at

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World. In 2015, she began work as a staff contributor at ''

''. In 2018, she was promoted to the post of Latin music editor for the magazine. In October 2020 she became a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. In 2021, Exposito and two other Latino culture reporters responded to the release of ''

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''.

Personal life

Exposito identifies as

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. In 2020, in partnership with Tierra Narrative, Exposito helped raise funds for Centro Corona, a

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community center providing aid to

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countries affected by

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References

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