Divest Black Lives - Sharika Soal

Sharika Soal is an American celebrity publicist and social media personality who has worked for various outlets in the entertainment industry. She is the former content curator for The Huffington Post, a publication where she was also contributor.    Soal was born in Chicago and raised in Ames, Iowa. In 1989, she was adopted by foster parents, and since an early age, according to her public testimony, she was abused and molested by her adopted father. She has been public concerning her experiences from the ages of 11-17, and of how her adopted mother would always choose her husband over Soal.   After working at Interscope records, she became the Publicist for a number of agencies and publications. The following are the companies she worked for: DollHouse Radio, Nati Celebrity Services, Tamra Simmons Branding Agency and The Hype Magazine She now runs her own public relations firm based in Los Angeles, California.    #BwDivest