Called "the most vocal and most intriguing African-American Buddhist in America" by Library Journal,[2] williams is the Spiritual Director of the meditation-based newDharma Community and founder of the Center for Transformative Change in Berkeley, California[3] and is also credited with developing fearlessMeditation, fearlessYoga and Warrior Spirit Training.

[6] Originally a formal student of Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara at the Village Zendo in New York City,[7] she was ordained as a priest by Francisco "Paco" Lugoviña, from whom she also received denkai and hoshi empowerments, authorizing her to transmit the precepts to others and making her a dharma holder in the Zen tradition, respectively.

The CD, published by Spun Records,[11] features work by well-known hiphop artists, MCs and producers, including Blackalicious, will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jurassic 5 and King Britt, among others.

[12] Later that year, she moved from New York City to Oakland, California, and in January 2004 founded the New Dharma Meditation Center, serving as teacher and spiritual director.

[2] Williams consistently challenged the established Buddhist communities in America, which are largely white, to make people of color welcome in practice settings, which she regarded as a failure of that population.

Williams has been featured on the Oxygen Channel and CNNfn, and has appeared in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Village Voice, Wired, Essence, and other publications.