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Williamson, Lisa "Sista Souljah" (1964-?)
Lisa Williamson is an author, rapper, and activist. She moved to Englewood when she was ten and attended Dwight Morrow High School. She won a scholarship and attended Cornell University's Advanced Summer Program. She attended Rutgers, graduating with a degree in American History and African Studies. She was a political activist and successfully led a campaign to get New Jersey to divest one billion dollars of holdings in apartheid South Africa. She has also recorded an album 360 Degrees of Power in 1992. She has also authored numerous books. She married Mike Rich. -
Cherry, Violet Daisy Naicker (1933-2014)
Violet Cherry was a social worker and political activist. At the age of 12, the South African government jailed her briefly for protesting the racist Apartheid laws that discriminated against her due to her Indian heritage. She began social work at 16. She had an arranged marriage but was later divorced and moved to the United States. Cherry completed her Master's in Social Work and Public Health from Columbia University. In 1974, the City of Englewood hired Cherry as the Director of the Health Department. In 1992 she was the Democratic municipal chairwoman. In 2006 however, she was suspended from the Health Department due to accusations that she was engaging in political activities using department resources. She later resigned in 2007. She had two sons, Lloyd Padayachi and David Jr.