Monique L. Jones
“Birmingham means a city that has a complex history. It’s a city that lives with one foot in the past and one foot in present. It’s a city that is constantly trying to reconcile its self-image within itself, and it’s a city that hopes it can forge an identity that embraces all people.”
Monique L Jones is an entertainment and pop culture writer, media critic, and TV/Film reviewer. Jones has graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Communications Studies from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and has written for ShockYa, TV Equals, Racialicious, Black Girl Nerds, The Nerds of Color, Tor, Ebony, Entertainment Weekly, SlashFilm, The Birmingham Times and The Miami New Times. She also writes about pop culture and media as it relates to race, culture, and representation at JUST ADD COLOR (colorwebmag.com).