Eboni K. Williams

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Eboni K. Williams
Loyola University, New Orleans (JD)
Occupation(s)Lawyer; broadcast personality
Known forEqual Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams, The Real Housewives of New York City

Eboni Kiuhnna Williams (born September 9, 1983)

thirteenth season
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Early life

Williams was raised by a single mother, who was a bus driver, cosmetologist and entrepreneur.

African American studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.[2] As a law student, Williams clerked for the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Louisiana Attorney General's office, and assisted New Orleans council-members in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.[2]

Career

In 2008, Williams provided legal counsel in family law and civil litigation. She was a public defender and returned to private practice in 2010. Williams provided representation for clients in homicide, rape, drug, sex crime, and federal offense cases. She was a correspondent for

Fox News Channel lineup.[4] Fox News Specialists was cancelled on September 8, 2017, after Eric Bolling departed from the network amid sexual harassment allegations.[5]

On June 5, 2017, Williams joined WABC Radio as co-host of a noon-to-3 p.m. talk show along with long-time radio personality Curtis Sliwa, replacing Ron Kuby as Sliwa's co-host on the show.[6] Her last show aired on October 18, 2017.[citation needed]

Williams described her time with Fox as "challenging. But I knew that, and I didn’t go there to be comfortable. Let me be clear, I did not walk into Fox News to be comfortable. I walked in there to disrupt."[7]

Williams hosts the program The Grio with Eboni K. Williams on TheGrio.[2][8]

In October 2020, she was cast as the first African-American member of The Real Housewives of New York City, joining its 13th season before the show's recast in season 14.[9]

In addition, Williams hosts The Grio News with Eboni K. Williams on

first-run syndication court show Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. She also hosts the podcast Holding Court
.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Davis, Christopher (5 May 2021). "RHONY: How Eboni K. Williams' Zodiac Sign Matches Her Personality". screenrant.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Eboni K. Williams – The '2016 Presidential Election' Interview". The Philadelphia Sunday Sun. December 9, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Poll: Only 1% of African Americans Support Trump". Fox News. August 16, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Fox News Launches New 'Specialists' Show at 5 P.M." Variety. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Fox News Ousts Eric Bolling After Probe Into Lewd Text Messages". The New York Times. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Eboni Williams replaced Ron Kuby on WABC radio talk show". New York Post. June 5, 2017. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Fox News confirms exit of Eboni K. Williams". The Hill. April 3, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "Eboni K. Williams, Katherine Timpf and Eric Bolling to Host 5 p.m. Show on Fox News". The Hollywood Reporter. April 28, 2017. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  9. ^ Guglielmi, Jodi (October 8, 2020). "Eboni K. Williams Joins 'The Real Housewives of New York City' as the First Black Cast Member". People. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

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