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.

The shooting previously sparked protests in Aurora, given its profile as a Black Lives Matter story and the way that the investigation had been botched.

"Even though it was a negative situation that put me in this position," Allen said, "it also put me in a position to give back."

Despite its history, the area simply looks like a lot with masses of stones and a few scattered signs referencing the significance of the slave site.

Guinea is the country in which the outbreak of the disease began—likely from fruit bats that came from the small village of Meliandou.

Despite yesterday's announcement from Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty, the Department of Justice insists that the case of Tamir Rice's death is not over and that it is leading its own independent review.

"My case was I was too scared to ask for help," Tony Jones said. "I didn't know what to do until [my caseworker] sent me in the right direction."

“Students and their families rely on and trust the high school diploma as a signal of readiness...It needs to mean something. Otherwise, it’s a false promise for thousands of students.”

Union may be playing a recent divorcee and a struggling law school student in her new Christmas movie, but things get a little naughty when an old love interest re-enters the picture.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) warned state authorities that the water was unsafe as early as July 2015. However, officials didn't declare a state of emergency until October of this year.

"It's not about us," Claudette Gayles said. "It's about the kids and giving back because in our mind, the kids are our future."

Five victims are still in the hospital in serious and critical condition from Sunday night's crash on the Las Vegas Strip.