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Breaking The Silence: Black Men & Sexual Violation In America

The widespread fear of facing sexual misconduct is often silent, — but for Black men specifically, — the silence is loud.

5 min readDec 19, 2023

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Henrietta Lacks, Subjectivity, & The Medical Exploitation of Black Women

Recent estate settlement yields the importance and racially-rooted legacy of the medical apartheid on Black women.

5 min readAug 3, 2023

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Henrietta Lacks, Subjectivity, & The Medical Exploitation of Black Women

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African Americans, Hypocrisy, & The Cancel Culture of Black Antisemitism

The urgency to perpetuate racialism in the Black community runs deep; —but the pretense of it all runs deeper.

5 min readAug 8, 2023

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India Arie’s Essence Fest Criticism Reawakens Wounds on Black Female Hypersexuality

Racially-rooted stigmas and sexual criminalization are a continuing cloud over Black women.

6 min readJul 6, 2023

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India Arie’s Essence Fest Criticism Reawakens Wounds on Black Female Hypersexuality

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Invisible, But Deadly: Black Men’s Silent Health Epidemic

New studies suggest Black men face the highest health risks of any racial demographic.

5 min readJun 27, 2023

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Invisible, But Deadly: Black Men’s Silent Health Epidemic

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An Epidemic After Another: Black Women & The Maternal Health Crisis

While the medical industry is gradually addressing the existence of racism and unconscious bias, — we continue to fall victim at alarming…

5 min readApr 11, 2024

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An Epidemic After Another: Black Women & The Maternal Health Crisis

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Misdiagnosed & Misunderstood: Lethal Medical Disparities Among Black Women

Across overwhelming amounts of medical inequities, our biggest healthcare problem in America continues to be the system.

5 min readMar 21, 2024

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Misdiagnosed & Misunderstood: Lethal Medical Disparities Among Black Women

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New York Times Reports More Black Americans Moving To Africa To Escape U.S. Racism

The legacy of discrimination and racial pandemic prompted many of us to seek a new life abroad.

4 min readMar 20, 2024

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New York Times Reports More Black Americans Moving To Africa To Escape U.S. Racism

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NAACP Urges Black Student-Athletes To Reconsider PWI’s Amid Florida’s Anti-DEI Policy

In light of states dismantling DEI, do Black student-athletes hold the power to establish equitable education efforts at PWIs?

4 min readMar 12, 2024

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NAACP Urges Black Student-Athletes To Reconsider PWI’s Amid Florida’s Anti-DEI Policy

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Gwyneth Paltrow On Sisterhood & Self-Love, According To Black Women

Black women have long embodied a message nothing short of self-love and support. Does it matter who delivers this message?

5 min readMar 5, 2024

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Quintessa L. Williams

Quintessa L. Williams

Afra-American Journalist 📝📚| #WEOC | Blacktivist | EIC of TDQ | Editor for Cultured & AfroSapiophile. Bylines in The Root, MadameNoire, ZORA, & Momentum.

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