Nirvani Williams
Reporter/Producer/HostNirvani Williams covers socioeconomic disparities for New England Public Media, joining the news team in June 2021 through Report for America.
Prior to this, Williams was the associate editor of Seema, an online publication dedicated to spreading more stories about women in the Indian diaspora, and has written a variety of articles, including a story about a Bangladeshi American cybersecurity expert and her tips for protecting phone data while protesting. Williams interned at WABC-TV’s “Eyewitness News,” WSHU public radio, and La Voce di New York, a news site in Italian and English.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Stony Brook University, where she was the executive editor of the student-run culture magazine, The Stony Brook Press.
She can be reached at nirvani_williams [at] nepm.org.
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The former city council president is looking ahead at his plans for the next three months on the job. -
“Now I feel complete.” One man's journey to reunite with children amidst Trump immigration crackdownOn January 22, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the United State’s refugee program. That meant travel plans were abruptly scrambled for nearly 10,000 refugees expecting to land in the United States, according to aid groups. Among those stranded were four children from Afghanistan who were waiting to rejoin their family in the United States. -
An inside look at NEPM's new series, "High Stakes: Gambling Addiction, Beyond Borders." Reporter Karen Brown traveled to Norway and the United Kingdom to learn how other countries are balancing the excessive spread of legal betting with the risk of gambling disorders — and looked at similar efforts within the United States. -
The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition known as MIRA said Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court decision to limit nationwide injunctions in President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order is "disgraceful." -
The Healing Racism Institute, an initiative aimed to address issues of racism in western Massachusetts, held a community dialogue session in Springfield on Tuesday to understand the challenges they face in continuing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the community. -
![Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern [farthest left], members of the Jones Library Board of Trustees and Jones Library director, Sharon Sharry [center] at a ceremonial groundbreaking with shovels on Wednesday, June 18th to commemorate the expansion project's start.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ddf81b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2246+0+389/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F14%2F3d746f064e808f33231386c43be6%2Fimg-9218.jpg)
The Jones Library staff and Amherst town officials held a "groundbreaking" event Wednesday for its renovation and expansion project. Construction will begin at the Jones after a decade of fundraising efforts. -
Springfield’s Brightwood Elementary School participate in a “spirit tunnel” every day made up of their peers. The idea was inspired by "The Jennifer Hudson Show." -
A Longmeadow Planning Board member's behavior — outside meetings — is prompting town officials to re-examine whether board members need be appointed instead of elected. -
It's been 5 days since federal agents detained a landscape gardener from his job outside Creative Building Solutions on Maple Avenue in Great Barrington. Owners of the building say the agents were wearing masks and refused to show IDs. -
Custodians, dining workers, and groundskeepers at Mount Holyoke College rally Tuesday for fair union contracts before bargaining discussions end next month.
![Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern [farthest left], members of the Jones Library Board of Trustees and Jones Library director, Sharon Sharry [center] at a ceremonial groundbreaking with shovels on Wednesday, June 18th to commemorate the expansion project's start.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5f4372b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2246+0+389/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F14%2F3d746f064e808f33231386c43be6%2Fimg-9218.jpg)
