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.

What started out as an innocent Instagram post asking for sex advice has blown up into the one of the micro-blogging platform's most engaged accounts at over 50,000 followers.

Porter's lawyers are pushing back against the motion, as they're afraid that the officer can incriminate himself while on the bench.

Over 30 troops will be on the ground by Friday to hand out water bottles, filters and testing kits to the homes of almost 100,000 residents.

Former child slaves who are waging the lawsuit claim they were overworked, underfed and even mutilated when they tried to run away.

Researchers looking at doctors' interactions with patients in Western Pennsylvania found that doctors were more compassionate towards Whites than Blacks.

Sander's public persona as the underdog may be the key of his success, as voters appear more curious about a newcomer that symbolizes change in establishment politics.

Despite Clinton's efforts, this latest episode in her campaign further illustrates that today's presidential candidates don't know how to talk about race in a way that will resonate with millennial voters.

This preventable issue can wreak permanent damage to a child's health and mental capabilities. It is also an issue that city authorities promised they would fix six years ago.

Rather than launch a missing persons investigation, Marlon Mitchell said that the local police shrugged off his daughter's disappearance as a runaway case.

If they refused to give sexual favors, the women were subject to dangerous living situations that put them at risk of electrocution, lack of heat and mold consumption.

An appeals court has paused the trial to finish deciding on whether another one of the five other officers that was involved with Gray's death will have to testify.