SCWC General Session Speakers

Dr. E. Faye Williams

Entrepreneur, Attorney, Author, Civic Leader

“Wake up and Stay Woke: Running for Life!” Entrepreneur and civic leader E . Faye Williams is an accomplished attorney, businesswoman and teacher . Williams studied at several universities, and holds several advanced degrees . She earned her law degree from Howard University, and has worked as a counsel to Congress and a professor of international law at the Southern University Law Center . Additionally, she holds both a master’s degree and a doctorate in public administration . She became the first African American to run a competitive congressional campaign in Louisiana, losing by about 5,000 votes . An active church parishioner and minister, Williams completed a candidacy for a doctorate of ministry at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D .C .

Inspired by the Million Man March, Williams started Natural Health Options and Carver/Curtis Products, where she serves as president and CEO . Her companies hold exclusive rights to produce the natural health remedies pioneered by George Washington Carver and his assistant, Austin W . Curtis . Williams also helped organize the Million Family March in 2000 . She remains active in several civic organizations . She sits on the board of Partners for Peace, is an adviser to the Woman’s Health Network and Council on Nutrition, and works on the steering committee for Change the Name . Williams is the recipient of numerous awards for her activism and service to community .

Dr . Williams’ latest book is Dick Gregory: Wake Up and Stay Woke: Running for Life. A must read, Dr . Williams’ written portrait tells many interesting stories of Dick Gregory’s life as an unwavering activist, comedian, health enthusiast and purveyor of good music . Williams says, “There is still great interest in everything about Dick Gregory .” His life experiences spanning over eight decades remain relevant to today’s events and political oppositions . His fiery speeches continue to influence and ignite leaders young and old, and many comedians pray to write and deliver jokes with his prowess . This being said, there is more to Dick Gregory than meets the average eye and Dr . Williams qualifies to share his unique and appealing attributes less known to the public .

A spiritual philosophy reverberates, “You attract what you are .” No truer words are spoken regarding this dynamic duo . Dr . Williams refers her readers to the commonality she and Mr . Gregory possess starting with childhood . Both were introduced to the terrors of domestic abuse in their youth . Each are members of large sibling tribes and understand what it means to live within the boundaries of limited financial resources . Their secondary school education was inadequate, and racial inequity a prominent stain on their backdrops, yet both overcame these obstacles .

Dr. Mihae Song

City of Hope Assistant Clinical Professor of Gynecologic Oncology

“New Cancer Therapies through Clinical Trials” Mihae Song, M .D ., Assistant Clinical Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at City of Hope Medical Center, is passionate about women’s health . An expert in minimally invasive surgeries and complex abdominal procedures, the award-winning bilingual doctor (English/Korean) is eager to help bring about new cancer therapies through clinical trials .