Over trap beats, Atlanta-based rapper Money Man narrates simple stories about hustle and street life in a quiet, controlled style. He has maintained control over his career by releasing multiple mixtapes and reaching chart success with Paranoia, choosing to pursue an independent path rather than sign with a major label. With Epidemic, he reached the Top 40 once more, and... read full bio
DeMario DeWayne White Jr. is an American rapper known professionally as Moneybagg Yo. The rapper signed to Yo Gotti's record label, Collective Music Group in a joint venture deal with Interscope Records. “Federal 3X” and “2 Heartless” both debuted at number 5 and number 16 on the Billboard 200, respectively. “Time Served” debuted at the number 3 spot on the... read full bio
Brothers Hom Yu and Jiun Chi started the psychedelic music group Mong Tong in Taiwan. The brothers' childhood moniker, which might imply completely different things in Burmese, Cantonese, or Chinese, is where the name "Mong Tong" originates. Southeast Asian mythology and folklore, as well as 1960's and 1970's psychedelic music, are major influences on Mong Tong's music. Their music features mesmerizing... read full bio
Monica Brown, known as Monica, is a singer, songwriter, producer, and actress. Born and raised in Georgia, Monica joined a traveling gospel choir at age ten. After releasing her debut album ‘Miss Thang’, it achieved multiplatinum status, with singles ‘Don’t Take It Personal’ and ‘Before You Walk Out of My Life’, topping charts on Billboard Top R&B Singles. Her second... read full bio
Monica Aldama is an American cheerleading coach and television personality who has recently been featured in the Netflix docuseries, “Cheer.” Aldama is currently the coach of the elite co-ed cheerleading team at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, which is the school that the docuseries Cheer focuses on. Aldama has previously earned her B.B.A. in Finance from University of Texas at... read full bio
Monica Barbaro is an American actress best known as her role of Cora Vasquez on “The Good Cop”, Yael on “UnREAL”, Anna Valdez on “Chicago Justice” and “Chicago P.D.”, and as Lisa Apple on “Splitting Up Together”. Barbaro started her career in ballet, and also studied modern dance, salsa, flamenco, and West African dance, but decided to pursue acting along... read full bio
Monica Belluci is an Italian actress and model best known for her role as Persephone in The Matrix. Monica began her career as a model at the age of 13 in her hometown of Cittá di Castello, Italy. By 1989, she was signed to a major modeling agency and walked runways in Paris and New York City for Dolce... read full bio
Monica Mancini is an American recording artist and concert performer. Monica Mancini is a Concord Record recording artist and a Double-Grammy award nominee, who has carved out a career as a singer and concert performer, appearing with symphony orchestras worldwide. Mancini is one of the twin daughters of famous film composer Henry Mancini and his wife Ginny. She began... read full bio
Monica Martin is a singer-songwriter from Chicago who spent her childhood in rural Wisconsin, where she spent much of her time waiting for Billie Holiday videos to load on remote dial-up or driving to Milwaukee to see punk gigs in damaged Geo Metros. She was trained as a hairdresser and her only musical aspirations were to sing harmonies over the... read full bio
Based in New York City, Monica McNutt works as a reporter, host, and basketball analyst. McNutt expanded her network chances to include hosting and analyzing the WNBA and Women's College Basketball Studio, as well as the ESPN programs Sportscenter, Around the Horn, First Take, NBA Today, and NBA Today. She reported on the NBA Finals for ESPN and ESPN Radio... read full bio
"Designer, lifestyle expert and television host Monica Pedersen grew up in the world of home repair and remodeling, absorbing her father's handyman skills, as well as her mother's talents with a sewing machine. This self-taught designer developed a passion for beautiful textiles while traveling the world as a successful fashion model and incorporates what she calls her ""fabric obsession"" into... read full bio
Actress Monica Potter is recognized for her film roles in Con Air, Patch Adams, Along Came a Spider, Saw, and The Last House on the Left. In television, she portrayed Sharon Newman #1 in The Young and the Restless, Lori Colson in Boston Legal, Sarah Krajicek-Hunter in Trust Me, and Kristina Braveman in Parenthood. Potter has been nominated for a... read full bio
As the first Puerto Rican to ever win an Olympic gold medal, Monica Puig, a professional tennis player and ESPN commentator, is honored. In her almost ten-year professional career, Monica won one WTA title (Strasbourg), advanced to the finals of four other WTA events and had a career-high ranking of #27. By winning the women's singles gold medal at the Olympic... read full bio
Monica Riskey is an up-and-coming singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, New York. While growing up, Riskey found a passion in turning poetry that she had written into music. When she was in high school, Riskey began teaching herself how to play the guitar and ukulele and began writing her own music even more as she was influenced by genres which included folk... read full bio
Protopia Futures was founded by futurist and speculative designer Monika Bielskyte, who is also a partner of Africa Life Centric Design. Her work is not based on one-size-fits-all techno-solutionism, which is prone to short-term hype cycles and rapid obsolescence, but rather on contextual, complicated realities on the ground. With a background in immersive media and information technologies (generative AI, spatial... read full bio
American actress Adrienne Monique Coleman is best known for playing Taylor McKessie in the Disney High School Musical films. Coleman played Mary Margaret, a schoolgirl, in a recurring role on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Additionally, she took part in the third season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, placing fourth. Coleman is currently on a global tour... read full bio
This one-of-a-kind radio and TV personality, writer and comedian, Monique Marvez, is on a mission to make people laugh! Monique is currently featured on two Showtime specials: Snoop Dogg Presents the Bad Girls of Comedy and her own one-hour show Not Skinny, Not Blonde. Additional television credits include appearances on HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, ABC and PBS. She has hosted... read full bio
The creator and mastermind behind Mielle, the fastest-growing Black-founded, female-led beauty firm that provides high-quality, natural solutions for customers with textured hair, is Monique Rodriguez. Monique started Mielle with just one product—Mint Almond Oil—after her own healthy hair care journey became popular on social media. With orders in almost 90 countries worldwide, Mielle is a worldwide sensation today. More than... read full bio
Nelson Mandela recommended her for her bravery... Monique is an award-winning hostage survivor, author, TV presenter and philanthropist - whose real life story has inspired thousands to face their challenges and overcome them. She is an avid adventurer who has traveled around the world. Among her many adventures are the capture of a shark on scuba for research purposes,... read full bio
Monique Woodard invests in early-stage firms as a Venture Partner at 500 firms. She thinks that right here in the United States, the $2.5 trillion in combined Black and Latino purchasing power is generating the next major developing market. She makes investments in businesses that cater to Black and Latino audiences as well as startups run by Black and Latino... read full bio
