About Monique John

When she\'s not bike riding in Brooklyn or hanging with friends, Mo can be found writing news, op-eds and feature stories for HelloBeautiful.com. As a proud black feminist, Mo\'s writing credits include The Root, For Harriet and The Feminist Wire. She has also frequently appeared on Arise TV as a cultural and political commentator.

I'm not sure which is worse—dying as a victim of police brutality, or living through police brutality only to watch other black people die at the hands of the police in the black lives matter movement.

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Racial oppression (particularly suffered by blacks) will not come to an end until we erase the stigmas of pathological deviance that is constantly being attributed to black bodies.

Mary Baca, the mother of Antquonette Hale, 20, and Tahnaizja Smith, 15 is reaching out for help in light of her daughters' recent tragic deaths.

Here's all the top news stories making the rounds on the web today that you need to know. Enjoy!

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Salons without licenses or that have failed to adequately pay workers for owed wages will be shut down.

There is no information yet on why the two young women were shot or who is behind their deaths.

Here are all the top news headlines every smart black chick would want on her radar today. Your welcome.