When Jamila T. Williams was younger, she had dreams of being a famous singer.  Those dreams disappeared when she realized she had stage fright.

She decided that she would prefer to be behind the scenes interviewing the singers instead.

Williams, 21, is from Cincinnati, Ohio, and attends The Ohio State University, where she is a senior majoring in journalism.

Williams is normally subtle, but becomes extremely passionate when asked about what drives her as a journalist.

“I feel like we need more people of color in the media so stereotypical stories won’t be published,” she said.

Her ultimate goal is to start her own publication called Starlet Magazine, which would cater to young black girls to counter negative images portrayed too often by the media.

Williams said that magazines like Essence were too mature for young girls, so she would like to bring forth a magazine that fills that void.

Although she has covered numerous beats, she enjoys doing feature stories the most.

“I prefer to write features because it still gives me a chance to write entertaining stories,” she said.

Her most memorable story is a feature story that she did for The Columbus Post in Ohio  because it was based on the transformation of slavery from past to present at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati.

She no longer dreams about singing.

“Seeing my story with pictures made me feel like this is everything I wanted to do,” Williams said.