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23 hours ago | 
washingtoninformer.com | Quintessa Williams
In the classic sci-fi movie “Minority Report,” Tom Cruise plays a cop whose “Precrime” unit uses surveillance and behavior patterns to arrest murderers before they kill. Set in the future, the movie raised tough questions about privacy, due process, and how predicting criminal behavior can destroy innocent lives. But what once seemed like an action fantasy is now creeping into American classrooms.
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2 days ago | 
dallasweekly.com | Quintessa Williams
Overview: Public schools in the US are adopting AI tools, including facial recognition cameras, vape detectors, and predictive analytics software, to flag students considered "high risk" and improve safety. However, civil rights advocates warn that these technologies are being disproportionately deployed in Black and low-income schools without public oversight or legal accountability.
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2 days ago | 
wordinblack.com | Quintessa Williams
In the classic sci-fi movie “Minority Report,” Tom Cruise plays a cop whose “Precrime” unit uses surveillance and behavior patterns to arrest murderers before they kill. Set in the future, the movie raised tough questions about privacy, due process, and how predicting criminal behavior can destroy innocent lives. But what once seemed like an action fantasy is now creeping into American classrooms.
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1 week ago | 
dallasweekly.com | Quintessa Williams
Overview: President Trump's executive order to disregard race and equity in school discipline has been criticized by educators and advocates for disproportionately punishing Black students. Black students are already overrepresented in disciplinary actions, with 35% of all out-of-school suspensions, 34% of expulsions, and 33% of school-related arrests.
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1 week ago | 
wordinblack.com | Quintessa Williams
Itâs no secret that Black students are the most disproportionately punished group in American public schools. According to the latest Civil Rights Data Collection released earlier this year, Black students were overrepresented in every disciplinary school action compared to their counterparts. Now, experts say, President Donald Trump could make things worse with the stroke of a pen.
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1 week ago | 
dallasweekly.com | Quintessa Williams
Overview: Black high school students across the country are facing a new financial aid crisis due to Congress's proposal to raise the number of credit hours students must take to qualify for the maximum Pell Grant from 12 to 15 per semester. This increase could place a heavy burden on low-income students, leaving them unsure if a bachelor's degree is financially within reach. Nearly 60% of Black college students rely on Pell Grants, and the stakes are especially high.
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1 week ago | 
wordinblack.com | Quintessa Williams
As FAFSA delays, glitches, and uncertainty continue to cloud their college plans, Black high school students across the country are facing a new financial aid crisis — one that could leave many Black, low-income students unsure if a bachelor’s degree is financially within reach. Congress has advanced a bill which would raise the number of credit hours students must take to qualify for the maximum Pell Grant from 12 to 15 per semester.
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1 week ago | 
spokesman-recorder.com | Quintessa Williams
When the Department of Education announced in March that they would investigate admissions practices at 50 of the nation’s elite colleges and universities, it declared that school equity, diversity and inclusion policies exclude qualified White and Asian college-bound students from campus.
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1 week ago | 
williquinn.medium.com | Quintessa Williams
Louisiana + DesegregationThe DOJ just closed the book on a decades-old desegregation order. But for many Black locals, the chapter on equality never ended. In November 1960, Ruby Bridges, Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost became the faces of resistance, courage, and federally enforced justice in Louisiana. With little more than faith, family, and federal marshals, these four Black girls desegregated New Orleans public schools — at a great personal cost.
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1 week ago | 
williquinn.medium.com | Quintessa Williams
Monthly NewsletterJust one month after revamping my independent platform, 13th & South is being read in more places than I could’ve ever imagined. I can’t lie…the last few days have left me speechless. In just one month since revamping this space, the outpouring of love and support has meant so much. I recently learned that 13th and South is now being read in 41 U.S. states and 19 countries — and I couldn’t be more full.
