Najya Williams

Najya A. Williams (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist who floats along the U.S. East Coast. She graduated from Harvard College and is a 2025 M.D. and Narrative Medicine Program Graduate from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple University). Najya is devoted to the liberation and healing of all oppressed peoples, and this passion is reflected in many of her projects, service efforts and literary works. Her poetry, essays, and other writings have been accepted and/or published by a number of organizations, including POETRY Magazine, Black Youth Project and Healing Points. Currently, she is a Managing Editor for the Katz Journal of Medicine, Editor for Querencia Press, Poetry Faculty for Pocket MFA, and Board Member for Girls Health Ed, Inc. Her 2024 TEDx Dilworth Park talk, “The Pulsing in Our Spirits and Our Blood” is now available for public viewing via the national conference website. Looking ahead, Najya hopes to continue inspiring full-body wellness across the world, one word and patient visit at a time.