NBC NEWS
Ms. Williams was honored with the opportunity to share her thoughts on the extraordinary legacy of the world renowned author, businesswoman, and restauranteur B. Smith. Though they never had a chance to personally meet, their similarities in impact and purpose are striking.
HUFFPOST
Five years ago this month, a young girl from Los Angeles called me from state custody and simply asked, “Can you help me?” Four years earlier, at 13-years-old, her older sister had handed her over to a pimp. Without remorse, her sister had tried to save her own life by giving her sister’s away.
THE ROOT
I was 18 years old when I first felt powerless. I stood, frozen, as a gun was pointed at my head. I was demeaned and called unprintable names. The victim of abuse and sex trafficking, I was repeatedly violated and tortured and then blamed for it all.