About Monique Judge

Monique Judge is a storyteller, content creator and writer living in Los Angeles. She is a word nerd who is a fan of the Oxford comma, spends way too much time on Twitter, and has more graphic t-shirts than you. Follow her on Twitter @thejournalista or check her out at thejournalista.com

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August 5, 2022
Who was the first white woman to lie on a Black man? Who was the first white woman to use…
July 20, 2022
The internet is a weird and scary place, especially when it comes to social media. This has been a truism since…
July 18, 2022
In her essay “Professionalism as a Racial Construct,” housing justice advocate Leah Goodridge discusses the concept of “selective offense."
July 12, 2022
OPINION: The Missouri senator got put in his place by U.C. Berkeley Professor Khiara Bridges during a Senate hearing on…
July 11, 2022
A recent Los Angeles Times headline asked if California was “ready for more Black people to legally carry guns in…
July 5, 2022
Oh, white people. You do things that are highly offensive, and when you get called out on it you suddenly…
July 4, 2022
First of all, I had no idea there was such thing as National Watermelon Month. I found out recently when…
June 29, 2022
Music is a huge part of my life. I listen to it every day while working, cleaning, cooking, driving—you name…
June 14, 2022
One of my favorite things about hip-hop and rap music, in particular, is its origins within the griot storytelling framework. 
May 31, 2022
Unless you have actively avoided Twitter, Instagram and TikTok for the past weeks, you have likely heard “Legs, Hips, Body,”…
A Walmart shopping cart
May 27, 2022
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing in May 2020, many corporations came forward with “commitments” to do better and…
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)
May 23, 2022
America is decidedly anti-Black. This is nothing new; it has been this way since the founding of this country.
May 7, 2022
I saw a Facebook post on Friday that said something along the lines of, you are writing your eulogy every…
Police officer uses his baton on a protester
April 29, 2022
It started with the verdict. Four police officers were charged by the state in the beating of unarmed Black motorist…
Hands of people completing a drug transaction
April 20, 2022
As a person born and raised in Los Angeles, I’m serious about the green I burn, the edibles I eat…
April 14, 2022
I have had my driver’s license since I was 18 years old. That means I have over 30 years of…
March 11, 2022
I developed pretty early in life. I remember the shame I felt. I was 12 years old. I was wearing a…
February 23, 2022
Kanye is displaying the type of obsessive behavior towards Kim that people say O.J. Simpson displayed toward Nicole Brown. 
Actors Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor and Danny Aiello in "Harlem Nights"
February 15, 2022
The big names in the cast of "Harlem Nights" alone draws you in. Come for the people. Stay for the…
A scene from "Waiting to Exhale"
February 14, 2022
When Terry McMillan’s "Waiting to Exhale" came out in 1992, I bought it and read it three times in a…