Jenessa Williams (Freelance music Journalist/ PhD Student & Lecturer)

Jenessa Williams (she/her) is a Leeds-based music journalist with ten years experience in print and online press. Bylines include NME, The Guardian, DIY, Dork, and the Forty-Five, where she writes a weekly column surrounding the sociopolitics topics of the week emerging on music Twitter. Jenessa's work has strong intersections with race and gender, which supports her PhD studies at the University of Leeds. She can also be found running Pennycress, a Leeds-based zine designed to celebrate POC creatives, hosting on the [Edit Radio] podcast, and chairing various events and talks around the city.

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