{"id":4078,"date":"2012-10-04T06:08:03","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T10:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?page_id=4078"},"modified":"2019-01-20T00:25:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T05:25:05","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/press","title":{"rendered":"Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Vera-Ezimora-Verastic-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Vera-Ezimora-Verastic-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Vera-Ezimora-Verastic-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Vera-Ezimora-Verastic-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Vera-Ezimora-Verastic-2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I won&#8217;t lie; I like being featured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/opinion\/oped\/bs-ed-op-0919-american-black-20170915-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Article on Baltimore Sun &#8211; I Wasn&#8217;t Black Until I Came To America &#8211; September 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/opinion\/oped\/bs-ed-op-0919-american-black-20170915-story.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2397\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Baltimore-Sun-Verastic-1.png\" alt=\"Vera Ezimora on Baltimore Sun - Verastic\" class=\"wp-image-13772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Baltimore-Sun-Verastic-1.png 2397w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Baltimore-Sun-Verastic-1-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Baltimore-Sun-Verastic-1-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Baltimore-Sun-Verastic-1-1024x456.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2397px) 100vw, 2397px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/guardian-woman\/my-personal-experiences-influence-my-lifestyle-bloggingezimora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Guardian Woman &#8211; October 2016<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/guardian-woman\/my-personal-experiences-influence-my-lifestyle-bloggingezimora\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1862\" height=\"1291\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Guardian-Woman-Verastic.png\" alt=\"Vera Ezimora on Guardian Woman - Verastic\" class=\"wp-image-13773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Guardian-Woman-Verastic.png 1862w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Guardian-Woman-Verastic-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Guardian-Woman-Verastic-768x532.png 768w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Guardian-Woman-Verastic-1024x710.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1862px) 100vw, 1862px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessdayonline.com\/blogging-for-money-verastic-tells-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Business Day Nigeria &#8211; September 2016<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1583\" height=\"1282\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Business-Day-Nigeria-Verastic.png\" alt=\"Vera Ezimora on Business Day Nigeria - Verastic\" class=\"wp-image-13768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Business-Day-Nigeria-Verastic.png 1583w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Business-Day-Nigeria-Verastic-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Business-Day-Nigeria-Verastic-768x622.png 768w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-Business-Day-Nigeria-Verastic-1024x829.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1583px) 100vw, 1583px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/forcreativegirls.com\/contents\/vera-ezimora-of-verastic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For Creative Girls &#8211; June 2016<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1731\" height=\"1301\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-For-Creative-Girls-Verastic.png\" alt=\"Vera Ezimora on For Creative Girls - Verastic\" class=\"wp-image-13767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-For-Creative-Girls-Verastic.png 1731w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-For-Creative-Girls-Verastic-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-For-Creative-Girls-Verastic-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-For-Creative-Girls-Verastic-1024x770.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1731px) 100vw, 1731px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/10\/07\/health\/oregon-shooting-parents-blame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CNN &#8211; October 2015<\/strong><\/a> (I was quoted in a CNN article about the gun violence in Oregon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-CNN1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-CNN1.jpg\" alt=\"Vera-Ezimora-on-CNN\" class=\"wp-image-11540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-CNN1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-CNN1-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/07\/17\/living\/feat-working-mother-media-job-satisfaction-report\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CNN<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>July 2015<\/strong><\/a> (I finally made it to CNN!! Wooooooooooooooooot!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-CNN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-CNN.jpg\" alt=\"Vera Ezimora on CNN\" class=\"wp-image-10975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-CNN.jpg 750w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-Ezimora-on-CNN-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/723kmc\/7mbkmn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BlogHer Newsletter &#8211; April 2015<\/a><\/strong> (I was the featured blogger in BlogHer&#8217;s newsletter.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-on-BlogHer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-on-BlogHer.jpg\" alt=\"Vera on BlogHer\" class=\"wp-image-10974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-on-BlogHer.jpg 668w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Vera-on-BlogHer-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbn.com\/cbnnews\/politics\/2012\/December\/Washington-Invokes-Social-Media-in-Fiscal-Cliff-Battle-\/#.UMtPj6fyzCc.facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CBN &#8211; December 2012<\/strong><\/a> <em>(CBN featured my tweet in their Washington report)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/CBN-Feature.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/CBN-Feature.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/CBN-Feature.jpg 600w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/CBN-Feature-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.femmelounge.org\/womenwhoblog-vera-ezimora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FemmeLounge &#8211; August 2012<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Feature-On-FemmeLounge.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Feature-On-FemmeLounge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Feature-On-FemmeLounge.png 733w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Feature-On-FemmeLounge-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I won&#8217;t lie; I like being featured. 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