Faye Wilson Kennedy has been on the frontlines of local advocacy since her high school years. She says she enjoys learning from her younger peers and leaders.
No one has quite figured out yet how to add to the 24 hours in a single day, but veteran community activist Faye Wilson Kennedy makes the most of the time she’s been given.
She brokers deals with local restaurants to feed the unhoused and she takes on officials for allowing toxic chemicals to be routed through communities of color. She’s also a lead organizer with Sacramento Poor People’s Campaign; immediate past chair of the Sacramento Area Black Caucus (SABC); co-founder of the Southeast Village Neighborhood Association, a founding member of the Black Parallel School Board; and serves as president of the Colonial Heights Friends of the Library. In her “spare” time, Ms. Kennedy explores her creative side, while preserving Black culture, as part of the local Sisters Quilting Collective.
Relatives and relative strangers. A vicious virus united us with a prevailing sense of loss. It got to the point when we cringed every time the phone rang or we turned on the television, fearing that there would be news of yet another person passing away. This year has seen the deaths of legends and loved ones alike. Many across the country, and close to home, were claimed by COVID-19, while others succumbed to the ravages of illness or time. Others were children who barely had time to make their marks in this world.
As a rough year ends, The Sacramento OBSERVER takes a minute to reflect and acknowledge some of the many Blacks who died in 2020. They are gone, but not forgotten.