Eboni K. Williams

Eboni Kiuhnna Williams, born September 9, 1983, is an American lawyer and television host. She is widely known for her extensive career in broadcast media and law, including hosting television news programs, appearing as a political commentator, and becoming the first African-American cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of New York City.

Williams was raised by a single mother who worked as a bus driver, cosmetologist, and entrepreneur. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and African American studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Williams subsequently attended Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor. As a law student, she clerked for both the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Louisiana Attorney General's office, while also assisting New Orleans council members in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

In 2008, Williams began providing legal counsel specializing in family law and civil litigation. She worked as a public defender before returning to private practice in 2010. Throughout her legal career, she provided representation for clients involved in cases concerning homicide, rape, drug offenses, sex crimes, and federal offenses.

Transitioning into media, Williams served as a correspondent for CBS News and a contributor for Fox News, making appearances on programs such as Hannity and The O’Reilly Factor, as well as co-hosting Outnumbered and The Five. On May 1, 2017, she became a co-host on the afternoon show Fox News Specialists alongside Eric Bolling and Katherine Timpf, a program created to rebuild the Fox News Channel lineup following the departure of Bill O'Reilly. The show was cancelled on September 8, 2017. In June 2017, Williams also joined WABC Radio in New York City as a talk show co-host alongside Curtis Sliwa, concluding her run on the radio program in October 2017.

In October 2020, Williams joined the cast of The Real Housewives of New York City for its thirteenth season, making history as the show's first African-American member. From December 2022 to February 2023, she hosted one season of Dark Nights in the City, a television series that detailed the true stories behind notorious crimes in New York City.

Williams hosts the programs The Grio with Eboni K. Williams and The Grio News with Eboni K. Williams on TheGrio, and she hosts the podcast Holding Court. As of September 11, 2023, she serves as the presiding judge on the syndicated court program Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams.