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Monique Wingard

(She/Her)
  • Principal, SAVVY Consulting & Communications, LLC
  • Contributing Writer, Freelance
Cleveland, Dayton, Ohio
As seen in: Ebony, WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL), WFMT-FM (Chicago, IL), AfroTech, Chicago Defender, NABJ Chicago, CODE M Magazine
Covers:  Digital Literacy & Media Education, AI Ethics & Bias, Black Maternal Health, Tech Policy, Social Justice Reporting, Girlhood Studies, Community Innovation
Doesn't Cover: Sports
🗣⭕️-H! • Digital Literacy Scholar @CCIKentState

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Monique Wingard’s Biography

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Monique Wingard is an educator, digital literacy advocate, and journalist whose work focuses on the intersection of education, technology, and community impact across Ohio. Her reporting explores how innovation shows up in real life—from youth digital literacy and critical thinking to civic technology, smart city efforts, and workforce development.

Through both her writing and educational initiatives, she champions digital literacy and media awareness—helping students and educators navigate tod…

Monique Wingard’s Journalist Portfolio

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EDUCATION AT A CROSSROADS

EDUCATION AT A CROSSROADS

Across the country - and especially in Ohio - education is standing at a crossroads. Lawmakers debate what sh…

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Toni Morrison - Cleveland, Ohio - The New Territory Magazine

Toni Morrison - Cleveland, Ohio - The New Territory Magazine

Euclid Ave mural-on Black women lifting up one another, because as Morrison said, "the function of freedom is…

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EBONY Updates: The Latest Facts About the Murder of Andrew Brown Jr.-Another Victim of Police Vio...

EBONY Updates: The Latest Facts About the Murder of Andrew Brown Jr.-Another Victim of Police Vio...

On April 21 Elizabeth City, NC became the site of yet another fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man. …

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Dr. Tony Reames is Working to Eliminate Energy Poverty * EBONY

Dr. Tony Reames is Working to Eliminate Energy Poverty * EBONY

Earth Day is everyday to folks like, Dr. Tony Reames who is at the forefront of the movement to create effici…

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EBONY Updates: 16-Year-Old Ma'khia Bryant Killed by Police Officer in Ohio * EBONY

EBONY Updates: 16-Year-Old Ma'khia Bryant Killed by Police Officer in Ohio * EBONY

On Tuesday, just moments before the guilty verdict was delivered in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, Columbus,…

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EBONY Updates: The Derek Chauvin Murder Trial * EBONY

EBONY Updates: The Derek Chauvin Murder Trial * EBONY

On Thursday, former officer Derek Chauvin invoked his fifth amendment right to not testify in his own defense…

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Articles

Honoring Legacy, Holding Space: A Holiday Conversation on Grief, Family, and Community with the Calahan Family and Mrs. Barbara Deer

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By Monique Wingard
| Chicago Defender Verified
During a season when most homes are preparing for celebration, others are quietly preparing their hearts for a different kind of holiday — one shaped by loss, memory, and the ongoing journey of healing. In this special conversation, I sat down with two generations of the Calahan family — Mrs. Shirley Calahan, Mr. Ed Calahan, and their daughter, President Valerie Calahan Taylor — the Chicago-based family behind Calahan Funeral Homes, a longstanding pillar of compassion and service.
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Toni Morrison - Cleveland, Ohio - The New Territory Magazine

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By Monique Wingard, Tina Casagrand
| newterritorymag.com
In the tapestry of life, sometimes the threads that pull us away are the same ones that guide us back home. In 2013, the job market in Cleveland had left me feeling shut out, unwanted, unworthy. I hit the road for a job in Chicago, in pursuit of a better life. After ten years away, I came back to be closer to home. When I returned, while walking through downtown Cleveland, a striking mural caught my eye.
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Back to School: How Has the Pandemic Affected the HBCU Learning Experience

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By Monique Wingard
| Ebony Verified
Of the many traditions interrupted during the pandemic, college is at the top of the list. From the worried parent having to lean into their faith, moving into the dorms (a new home away from home) to standard classroom instruction becoming a stream of virtual conferences, the spread of the coronavirus forced almost every aspect of higher education to enter a different world, and fast.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Logging C-Span.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Absolutely!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Khadijah James