We Should Be Celebrating Mo’Nique’s Wins

ASUS BUTTERFLY
ZORA
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7 min readMay 24

I recently watched Mo’Nique’s long-awaited, well-deserved Netflix comedy special, My Name is Mo’Nique. At the end of the special, I stared at Mo’Nique’s face as she took in the applause of the crowd, but I soon realized that was not the face of someone taking in applause. That was the face of a “David” beating their Goliath. That was the face of a champion who beat all odds and relentlessly fought for the victory she…

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