Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. - National President Emerita of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc. She currently serves as International President of the Dick Gregory Society--a non-profit organization to promote the civil/human rights/health principles and humorous work of the late Dick Gregory with whom she worked for many years. She is the author of a book about her work and friendship with Dick Gregory entitled Dick Gregory: Wake Up and Stay Woke.
She is former Counsel to the U.S. Congress’ DC Sub-Committee on the Judiciary and Education. She served as Legislative Counsel and Chief of Staff for District of Columbia Mayor/Councilmember Marion Barry. She was a Presidential Scholars Commissioner for President Barack Obama. Prior to her current work, she was a teacher in Los Angeles Unified Schools and an International Law Professor at Southern University School of Law. She has worked for several units of the National Education Association, including serving as Director of the Overseas Education Association, Atlanta Association of Educators and Michigan Education Association.
Dr. Williams holds a BS Degree in Speech, English and Dramatic Arts; a Masters and PhD in Public Administration; Administration and Supervision Credential; Juris Doctorate and Doctor of Ministry from the following schools respectively: Grambling University (magna cum laude), University of Southern California, City University of Los Angeles, UCLA, Howard University School of Law (magna cum laude) and Wesley Theological Seminary. She also has an Honorary Doctorate in Theology from Bethesda Biblical College of India.
Currently she serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for the World Conference of Mayors, Member of the Board of Directors for the National African American Reparations Commission and a member of the Advisory Board of the African Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI). She is a member of the Board of the National Policy Alliance. She is a member of the Board for the late Congressman Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political Institute.
She’s a peace and human rights activist, author of several books on political and foreign affairs--one of which is entitled The Peace Terrorists that chronicles her 40-day peace mission in the Middle East leading up to the first Gulf War. She is author of a multi-part series of books entitled THE TRUTH Shall Set You Free, author of DICK GREGORY: WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE. Two other books are on the way--one about her early life to the present and another entitled When Race Matters--the story of her congressional race in Louisiana!
Dr. Williams was the first Black person to run a viable political campaign for the U.S. Congress in Louisiana – narrowly missing victory by less than 1/2% after a mysterious “computer breakdown.” Supporters often refer to her as “Louisiana’s Congresswoman in Exile”. She was a news talk show host for “Focus on the African World” for several years on Radio One. She later hosted “The George Washington Carver Health and Wellness Show” on WWGB Radio. She is a regular guest on several radio programs, including “The Jim Engster Show” in Baton Rouge and “Urban Forum NW” on KKNW in Seattle. She has served as co-host of the “Women’s Hour” on Sirius XM Radio 127 with Mark Thompson. She is currently a weekly contributing columnist for Trice-Edney Wire Service. She is host of “Wake Up and Stay Woke” in remembrance of the late Dick Gregory on WPFW-FM 89.3 in Washington, DC. Her most recent book is Dick Gregory: Wake Up and Stay Woke. The book is about her work and long friendship with Mr. Gregory. She makes an appearance in "The One and Only Dick Gregory"--an Emmy nominated documentary.
She is a Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta, the NAACP and the National Congress of Black Women. She is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association (Ret.), and Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society. For nearly 10 years, she served as President of the Grambling Alumni Association, and a Shreveport, LA area Chapter was named in her honor. She works with many other business, education, professional, peace, human rights, women’s rights and civic organizations – from which she has received hundreds of honors—including OIC’s Key to Success Award in business. Another of her many honors includes the Council for the National Interests They Dare to Speak Out Award for her international work on peace and human rights. She was inducted into The HistoryMakers and received the Zeta Phi Beta Community Service Award. She is a member of the Grambling University Hall of Fame. She has received the prestigious NAACP Presidential Legacy Award, Washington, DC Chapter.
Dr. Williams has received the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority’s Woman of the Year Award, the Star Performer Award from the Asian Benevolent Society for her work in creating diversity in business in Washington, D.C. She received the Humanitarian Award from the African Hebrew Israelites, the Winnie Mandela Endurance with Dignity Award from the Support A Child Foundation, Inc., a community service award from many organizations including the National Policy Alliance.
She was honored as Woman Entrepreneur of the Year at the Indiana Black Expo and Heart Bar. She recently received the “I Rise Award” for her work on Domestic Violence and the Woman of Courage Award from the National Women’s Political Caucus. She was inducted into Ford Motor Company’s Freedom Sisters, into Sisterhood Agenda, into Who’s Who in Black DC, and into Indigo’s Sisterhood. She was recognized as one of Ebony Magazine’s “100 Most Influential Black Americans” and “Power 150". She has been honored by the Women’s History Alliance and the National Policy Alliance.
She has been honored by the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Congress of Black Women with their Visionary Leadership Award named in her honor.
She’s a Louisiana native and comes from a family of 9 children. She is a minister at Greater Works Christian Church.
E. Faye Williams is an Author, Professor, Media Analyst, Peace/Human Rights Activist, Attorney, Minister, Journalist, member of the Writer’s Guild- Producers.
Recently, after studying Diplomacy and Protocol, she was honored to become a United Nations Peace Ambassador with the title of Her Excellence Ambassador Rev. Triple Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. There is more, but where did she begin?
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Dick Gregory, Comedian / Human and Civil Rights Activist
I am a country girl! I was born on a farm in a little town called Melrose, Louisiana to Vernon and Frances LaCour-Williams on December 20, 1941. I have an older sister, Bernice, who preceded me by two years. Five other sisters --Rose Marie, Siverene, Erna Ruth, Gussie and Mildred came after Bern and me--. Two brothers joined the girls-- one after Gussie, the other one after Mildred. They were Vernon, Jr.--known as Sonny and last came Stevie.
While my dad was Black, my mother was French white and Native American. My Dad’s father was Black and his mother was Native American and white. Despite all that mixture, Mother always said she was Black. We couldn't figure that out, but it didn't matter. She was just Mother to us. My Dad was ten years older than my mother, and I am told that when he was a young man he would pass by Mother’s home while she played inside the fence where she lived, and he would tell everybody he was going to marry that little girl when she grew up. He finally did that, and I was their first child. By the time they got married, Mother had a brief marriage and Bern was born.
Although one of my uncles told me there is no way I could remember things from the time I was only three years old, I am convinced I do remember things--several as a matter of fact. I specifically remember our living in a little house by a highway. We had cousins on the other side of the road. I clearly remember my 5- and 1/2-year-old sister, Bern, taking my hand to get me safely across the highway so that we could walk down to visit our cousins (Lee, Gleamris, Bill and Yvonne) who lived near the Cane River that ran by our house and theirs. I now know it was about one quarter of a mile from our home because I saw the place when I was older. Bill was my favorite cousin. I guess it was because we were born so close together. He and I were born just two weeks apart and we were inseparable. He was born on the actual day of the attack on Pearl Harbor. I was born two weeks later because I guess even in my mother’s womb, I knew war was not a good thing, and I didn't want to come into this world the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Once we moved from that house, we moved into a big house on the opposite side of the river. My Aunt Erna and Uncle Nathaniel had lived in the house previously, but they moved away to Houston. I was so little, and the house seemed so big! It had two stories but we didn't use the upstairs. I never knew why we didn't! As little kids, we stayed away, but our dog was curious, and I will never forget the night that dog kept going to the edge of the stairs, looking upstairs and barking like crazy.
At any rate, my mother took our little hands, carried us out of the house to a neighbor's house about one half mile away. We stayed there until Daddy came home. I never learned why the dog was barking so much. To this day, I have wondered if someone sneaked in the house and went up the stairs. If so, I don't know for what purpose, but Mother was concerned enough to take us out of the house. . . . . . . . book teaser
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