Ber-Henda Williams

FOUNDER

Ber-Henda Williams is someone who lives her life in color. The Wayne State University graduate holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and minor in International Marketing. Bilingual for more than 10 years, the femolutionary, poet, teacher, author, television and film producer, youth advocate and public speaker lives according to her name’s Germanic-Greek origin, “The Bear Hearted Protector” of multiculturalism, art and womanhood. 

In June, 2011, Ber-Henda sponsored the first Power of Girlhood, a full day of celebratory and empowering programs, performances, vendors and activities. More than 200 girls and their families participated. The Power of Girlhood hosts workshops and girlhood events throughout the metro-Detroit area and has a residency at various schools. The jewel of the program is The International Day of the Girl. This is an event sanctioned by the United Nations to have the world pause and take notice of the issues that impact girls and create events and forums that allow girls to be delegates in their own lives and affairs.   

Williams has also several media credits that include her works as a CW 50 Community Correspondent, Poetry, Pages, and Scribes co-producer for Channel 15 and consultant for the spoken word documentary, Televising a Revolution of Spoken Word in Detroit.  Williams is also a alumni for The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers, The Vagina Monologues, and Listen to Your Mother. She draws her inspiration from poets such as Federico Garcia Lorca, Pablo Neruda, Ursula Rucker, Prince, Saul Williams, Nikki Giovanni and Rumi and Khalil Gibran. Ber-Henda Williams is an ambassador of the arts.

Our Collective

Board/Volunteers

Our Board and Volunteers are comprised of ladies who are working professionals, entrepreneurs of all ages and mothers. We take pride in these ladies dedication and commitments to serve us at the IDG and year-round.