PinnedQuintessa L. WilliamsinAfroSapiophileBreaking The Silence: Black Men & Sexual Violation In AmericaThe widespread fear of facing sexual misconduct is often silent, — but for Black men specifically, — the silence is loud.·5 min read·Dec 19, 2023--17--17
PinnedQuintessa L. WilliamsinZORAHenrietta Lacks, Subjectivity, & The Medical Exploitation of Black WomenRecent estate settlement yields the importance and racially-rooted legacy of the medical apartheid on Black women.·5 min read·Aug 3, 2023--23--23
PinnedQuintessa L. WilliamsinAfroSapiophileAfrican Americans, Hypocrisy, & The Cancel Culture of Black AntisemitismThe urgency to perpetuate racialism in the Black community runs deep; —but the pretense of it all runs deeper.·5 min read·Aug 8, 2023--30--30
PinnedQuintessa L. WilliamsinZORAIndia Arie’s Essence Fest Criticism Reawakens Wounds on Black Female HypersexualityRacially-rooted stigmas and sexual criminalization are a continuing cloud over Black women.·6 min read·Jul 6, 2023--35--35
PinnedQuintessa L. WilliamsinMomentumInvisible, But Deadly: Black Men’s Silent Health EpidemicNew studies suggest Black men face the highest health risks of any racial demographic.·5 min read·Jun 27, 2023--14--14
Quintessa L. WilliamsinCulturedYes, They Really Did Snub Brandy From That Apple Music ListSome critics vehemently disagree with the recently released ranking of the greatest albums of all time. I’m one of them ones.·6 min read·1 day ago--3--3
Quintessa L. WilliamsinCulturedAn Epidemic After Another: Black Women & The Maternal Health CrisisWhile the medical industry is gradually addressing the existence of racism and unconscious bias, — we continue to fall victim at alarming…·5 min read·Apr 11, 2024--2--2
Quintessa L. WilliamsinCulturedMisdiagnosed & Misunderstood: Lethal Medical Disparities Among Black WomenAcross overwhelming amounts of medical inequities, our biggest healthcare problem in America continues to be the system.·5 min read·Mar 21, 2024--3--3
Quintessa L. WilliamsinThe Daily QuinnNew York Times Reports More Black Americans Moving To Africa To Escape U.S. RacismThe legacy of discrimination and racial pandemic prompted many of us to seek a new life abroad.·4 min read·Mar 20, 2024--29--29
Quintessa L. WilliamsinThe Daily QuinnNAACP Urges Black Student-Athletes To Reconsider PWI’s Amid Florida’s Anti-DEI PolicyIn light of states dismantling DEI, do Black student-athletes hold the power to establish equitable education efforts at PWIs?·4 min read·Mar 12, 2024--5--5