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Monique Welch is an independent journalist who most recently covered diverse communities for the Houston Landing. She was previously an engagement reporter for the Houston Chronicle, where she reported on trending news within the greater Houston region and across Texas, and occasionally contributed to the Chronicle's race and identity newsletter, HouWeAre. A native Baltimorean and previous Tampa resident, Welch joined the Chronicle in the summer of 2021 after nearly four years at the Tampa Bay Times, where she worked on all things digital, launched the newspaper's first race and identity newsletter, Regarding Race, and covered local news. As a former member of the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists, Welch was honored as a 2020 Griot Drum honoree as an outstanding Young Journalist. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications and media studies from Goucher College.