Quita Tinsley
Quita Tinsley is the Youth Organizer for SPARK. In 2013, she participated in both the FYRE Media Justice Camp and an internship at SPARK. Quita has been featured in Ebony.com, Strong Families’Mamas Day campaign and quoted in the Cornell Policy Review. Quita received a B.A. in Journalism with a minor in Sociology from Georgia State University. She’s a femme, a feminist and a woman of color that believes in the power of storytelling and validation of lived experiences.
Presentations from Facing Race 2014
In the Era of Obamacare Healthcare Coverage is a Matter of Race and Class in Georgia
The decision to opt-in or out of Medicaid expansion has broad implications for women of color and LGBTQ people of color living in the South. And while progress has been made regarding preventative care and contraceptive coverage requirements, we know that without Medicaid expansion thousands of women and LGBTQ people will be without healthcare. Therefore organizations such as SPARK Reproductive Justice Now and the National Chapter of the Domestic Workers Alliance--Atlanta Chapter are leading the fight in Georgia to gain the full promise of the Affordable Care Act for all!
Speakers: Tamieka Atkins, Quita Tinsley, Shan Moten