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.