October 17, 2024OPINION | We’re not ready for the coming climate apocalypse Whoever becomes president and is elected to Congress must be held accountable for reversing the path that’s leading our planet…By Nikesha Elise Williams
September 17, 2024OPINION | The allure of powerViolence and power fit hand in glove and it’s obvious that many of us prefer the benefits of our privileges…By Nikesha Elise Williams
August 13, 2024OPINION | Social-cultural issues are the classroom School officials shouldn’t act like differences don’t exist and aren’t being discussed by students themselves in the classroom. …By Nikesha Elise Williams
July 16, 2024OPINION | Violence’s greatest hits, or don’t you remember?The violence in Pennsylvania Saturday is merely par for the course in America. …By Nikesha Elise Williams
June 19, 2024OPINION | ‘School choice’ hits different for parents of color It’s disingenuous to posit that the current assault on public education is divorced from race and class. …By Nikesha Elise Williams
May 22, 2024OPINION | Admitting I’m afraid I am afraid of the election, which has led to heightened security at my church because soft targets are an…By Nikesha Elise Williams
April 21, 2024OPINION | More than a matter of choice Floridians will have an opportunity to restore reproductive freedom through a ballot amendment in November.…By Nikesha Elise Williams
March 13, 2024OPINION | The playground is the battleground We’re giving over the health, safety and the sanctity of public education to those who only have their own power…By Nikesha Elise Williams
February 14, 2024OPINION | Joy is not an afterthoughtI write a lot about the ongoing injuries to Black people to connect the dots of history to this present…By Nikesha Elise Williams
January 10, 2024OPINION | American fiction Opinion writer Nikesha Elise Williams reflects on an encounter with a police officer in Murray Hill Friday night.…By Nikesha Elise Williams
December 6, 2023OPINION | The ‘Black tax’ What’s happening in Brentwood is an extension of the long history of redlining that cut off Black and Brown communities…By Nikesha Elise Williams
November 8, 2023OPINION | My son was called the N-word at schoolNow that it has happened to my son, so much earlier than when it first happened to me, I am…By Nikesha Elise Williams
October 25, 2023OPINION | I won’t lie to you The only opinion I have and the only solution I support is cease fire. …By Nikesha Elise Williams
October 11, 2023OPINION | 2 images that show the work we need to doIn the images of Woods and Deegan, the degradation of one, and the praise of another, is how much further…By Nikesha Elise Williams
September 27, 2023OPINION | Living with the pastThrowing money at a problem is easy. What is not is remaining committed to creating equitable communities for all people…By Nikesha Elise Williams
September 13, 2023OPINION | This American lifeThough it it comes as an affront to the immoral imbalance of white supremacy, disenfranchisement and early death be damned.…By Nikesha Elise Williams
August 28, 2023OPINION | This hate is ours to hold I didn’t want to write this, but here I am using my words to process a pain that runs too…By Nikesha Elise Williams
August 16, 2023OPINION | Resiliency begins with us Will we look back and say we did our best on an individual level to fight climate change?…By Nikesha Elise Williams
July 19, 2023OPINION | New African American history standards eschew context The prevailing narrative of Florida’s new social studies standards, and in our country writ large, is that Black Americans are…By Nikesha Elise Williams
June 14, 2023OPINION | Invest in safety, not policeWe cannot police ourselves out of crime. The JSO budget has been at or above half-a-billion dollars for years, and…By Nikesha Elise Williams
May 17, 2023OPINION | On the come up I criticize this bold new city of the South consistently, but I’m not above applauding when ovation is due. And,…By Nikesha Elise Williams
April 19, 2023OPINION | The body is the crime sceneRecent legislative measures target the very existence of marginalized groups.…By Nikesha Elise Williams
April 5, 2023OPINION | Ring the alarm Florida Republicans are stripping people of safety, bodily autonomy and dignity while masquerading as choice.…By Nikesha Elise Williams
March 22, 2023OPINION | Don’t close your eyesCollege DEI programs provide safe space and solace for those of us looking for community in a dominant culture that’s…By Nikesha Elise Williams