Monique Couvson
President and CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color; award-winning author and social justice scholar focused on education, civil rights, and gender justice.
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Jun 25, 2026
Sarah JonesHOST
It's like, well, either you're this serious intellectual or, and I want to ask you, what is your favorite board game and why? I grew up playing Monopoly
Monique CouvsonGUEST
And it's interesting because I'm also the eldest child And really, I took great pleasure in beating everybody in my family.
Monique CouvsonGUEST
And then I realized as a board game, it is an interesting way to condition us to move in the world.
Monique CouvsonGUEST
and how we perceive communities, how we perceive neighborhoods, what we do with those neighborhoods, how exploitative we can be.
Monique CouvsonGUEST
And I didn't come to understand really what was enjoyable about it until I was in college.
Monique CouvsonGUEST
So I would take great pleasure in bankrupting my family, right? Like my brother would, I'd be like, ah, give me all your property.