Quincy Walters
Quincy J. Walters is a junior at USF, majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. His interest in journalism spurred from the desire to convey compelling narratives. He has written for USF’s student paper, The Oracle and is currently the videographer for Creative Pinellas. If he’s not listening to NPR, he’s probably listening to Randy Newman.
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While the creators of a a new opera about Emmett Till hope it will inspire white people to confront racism, others worry it depicts Black trauma for white entertainment while masquerading as activism. -
Some say Jeremiah MacKinnon and Frank Shaw have become one of the most powerful and surprising forces on Beacon Hill for medical marijuana policy. -
At 100-year-old Camp Atwater, Black children can enjoy life away from the city, playing sports, making friends and spending time discussing their futures. -
Family members and friends of Terrence Coleman, Usaamah Rahim, Juston Root, Eurie Stamps and others in a Wednesday demonstration spoke about how for them, justice would be law enforcement being held accountable for the deaths of their loved ones. -
Declaring Racism a public health crisis, Boston Mayor pledges to divert 3% of police funding to other services -
In Massachusetts, prisoners lost their right to vote after a ballot initiative passed in 2000. A program called "Donate Your Vote" pairs people who are incarcerated with people on the outside who agree to vote for whomever their incarcerated counterpart chooses. -
In some communities, Native American women are kidnapped and killed at a rate 10 times higher than the national average. Now, some are teaching each other to fight back. -
Indigenous women are being kidnapped and killed at an alarming rate in the U.S. So some are teaching each other to fight back.
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A Massachusetts pop-up gym aims to strengthen the bodies and spirits of LGBTQ+ clients, who haven't always been made to feel comfortable in other workout spaces.
