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Alex Montoya

Alex Montoya is one of America’s most popular and inspiring speakers. He has written six books and his company, A-MOtivational Communications, creates inspiring talks and books. He has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the San Diego Hispanic Chamber and a Medal of Honor from the Colombian government. As a TedX speaker, he was named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International. He has spoken at Google, NASA and Harvard and shared stages with Drew Brees, Soledad O’Brien and Imagine Dragons. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree from the University of San Francisco. Alex also carried the Olympic Torch and has a goal of delivering his message in 100 cities.

President-elect Donald Trump arrives on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after ringing the opening bell, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Opinion: Trump won. But love, kindness and truth will prevail.

January 2, 2025 at 6:10 a.m.

I did not vote for our president-elect. In fact the presidential election was so disappointing to me, I could not speak on it until after the holidays. I can barely...

A Wordle game is seen on a mobile phone, Friday, July 15, 2022, in Boston. Hasbro Inc. and The New York Times, which owns Wordle, announced Thursday that Wordle: The Party Game will be available for purchase in North America in October. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

The Wordle game changed my life. Here’s how.

March 19, 2024 at 11:06 p.m.

Montoya is the founder of A-MOtivational Communications, which creates inspirational content through books and presentations, and lives in East Village. I recently completed my 700th game of Wordle.I had no...

Fanisee Bias, Alex Montoya, and Sam Nehemiah on the University of San Diego campus in June 2023.<br/>

If your version of diversity doesn’t include disabled people, it’s not inclusive

August 12, 2023 at 12:06 a.m.

Montoya is the founder of the Alex Montoya Foundation, celebrating immigrants and people with disabilities, and lives in East Village.Time and again, I see the poster or brochure or online...

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The San Diego Padres have a chance to assist fans with disabilities and set a national trend. Here’s how.

March 3, 2023 at 1:56 a.m.

Montoya is the director of A-MOtivational Communications and lives in East Village. Editor’s note: The Padres declined to write a commentary on this issue.People with disabilities are used to a...

San Diego, CA - October 23: Fans welcome back Padres players to Petco Park in San Diego, CA on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022 after losing Game 5 of the NLCS against the Philadelphia Phillies. (Adriana Heldiz / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Community building will be my biggest focus in 2023. I urge you to me.

December 31, 2022 at 12:11 a.m.

Montoya is a diversity and equality author and speaker who lives in the East Village. Email: [email protected] best part about 2022 was that it was not 2020 or 2021.When I...

Alex Montoya

Mom wouldn’t talk to me for a week when I got a tattoo. I was 43.

October 23, 2022 at 4:05 p.m.

Montoya is a diversity and equality author and speaker who resides in East Village. Reach him at [email protected] wouldn’t talk to me for a week.What was my egregious mistake? Did...

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From Montgomery to Minneapolis, King’s civil rights movement has evolved

January 14, 2022 at 11:51 p.m.

Montoya is the founder of the Alex Montoya Foundation, which celebrates inclusion, particularly of immigrants and people with disabilities. He lives in the East Village.In my view, the most important...

Lucia Callahan, January 30, 1943 - January 6, 2019. <br/><br/>

My mom taught me that disability does not mean inability. Her inspiration spanned a lifetime.

May 11, 2021 at 8:01 p.m.

Montoya is owner of A-MOtivational Communications, an author, speaker and writing coach. He lives in Downtown San Diego.She’s not here anymore.At least not in the physical sense. My Mom ed...

A woman holds up a sign as the motorcade of US President Donald Trump es on the way to the Trump International Gold club in Sterling, Virginia on November 8, 2020. - World leaders rushed to congratulate US president-elect Joe Biden, with many expressing hopes of unity and cooperation following four years of explosive Donald Trump diplomacy. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

More voters backed Biden’s call for unity. Now the Republicans should answer it, too.

February 5, 2021 at 8:41 p.m.

Montoya is the founder of the Alex Montoya Foundation, which celebrates immigrant and disability communities, and lives in East Village.I’m going to say this right off the bat and a...

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There are many things San Diegans would like to forget about 2020. Here’s what we shouldn’t.

December 29, 2020 at 7:24 p.m.

Is 2020 the year we all want to forget? Of course it is, when we think about the pain, division and disruptions within our lives. But there were some things...

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My ‘Gratitude List’ is created. It includes a healthy new mindset.

November 24, 2020 at 9:32 p.m.

This year I am thankful to be thankful.You might be saying, well, thanks, Captain Obvious — thankfulness is what Thanksgiving is all about. It’s in the name even.No, no, let...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 19: Seniors shop for groceries during special hours open to seniors and the disabled at Northgate Gonzalez Market, a Hispanic specialty supermarket, on March 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Northgate Gonzalez Market is opening all of its Southern California locations one hour early, from 7:00-8:00 a.m., exclusively for senior citizens and disabled customers, amidst panic buying in some stores during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

As you consider how to reopen your business, please consider the well-being of people with disabilities

June 30, 2020 at 1:28 a.m.

As the death toll of COVID-19 moves past 125,000 American lives lost, we have analyzed how the virus has impacted countless groups. News and online chatter has examined the health...

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Changing our views toward the immigrants who saved us

June 8, 2020 at 8:40 p.m.

The United States will be a changed country when the Quarantine of 2020 officially ends. (Even that may be a misnomer if a second quarantine is enacted later this year.)...