Atlanta highlights success of summer youth employment program
Nearly 6,000 Atlanta teens found jobs this summer through the city's youth employment program.
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Monique John is a reporter for CBS Atlanta. Monique is committed to telling thoughtful, human stories that illuminate social inequality. Her lifelong passions for exploring gender and racial politics drive her work.
Monique previously was a reporter for ABC11 Eyewitness News in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Every day, Monique could be found at the top of the afternoon and evening broadcasts reporting on the biggest issues of the day including gun violence, local politics, education and economic development. Monique most frequently covered the area's large military community, and often reported from Fort Bragg, the U.S.'s largest military installation.
Before that, Monique was a reporter and Report for America (RFA) corps member for WCPO in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 2020 to 2022. For her RFA fellowship, Monique primarily reported on gentrification and other societal issues disproportionately impacting marginalized communities.
Monique began her TV reporting career in 2017 as a foreign correspondent in Liberia, West Africa where she freelanced for outlets including the Voice of America and was a stringer for the BBC. Two years later, Monique received a Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grant to produce coverage on the aftermath of the More Than Me Academy sexual abuse scandal in Monrovia.
These days, Monique can be found working on her golf swing, biking on the Beltline and trying out Atlanta's ritziest restaurants in her free time. Monique is a New York native and is a proud alumna of Fordham University.
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