[2][4] Williams was a professor of theater and communication in the Black studies department and the host of the WOSU TV show Afromation where he would take the publicity photos for guests.
[1] In 1978, the couple travelled to Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Egypt to better understand African art, culture and history.
[3][2] When they returned, they helped secure funds for Aminah's Africa trip by founding a nonprofit entity, ACE—Art for Community Expression, in 1979.
Inspired by the Harlem Renaissance, the nonprofit's dual mission was to send artists to Africa and provide opportunities for Black Americans to exhibit their work in months other than February.
The five-members of the nonprofit's board included Columbus' first Black arts patron Ursel White Lewis.
[1][6] His documentary photography sought to change the misperceptions of Black Americans, and show the human side of people and positive documentation of their lifestyle.