Reverend Harry Louis Williams II
Minister, Social Activist, Author, Urban Ministry Consultant
New Hope For The Mean Streets
For years, people told Reverend Harry Williams that he should publish his prayers in a book. One day, the idea became real to him. He would write a book of prayers with a twist; all of them would rhyme. When The Struggle Is Real: O.G. Rev's Hip-Hop Prayers And Meditations contains prayers that will grant guidance to people in the most difficult circumstances; from the single mom who can't pay the rent to the prisoner in the penitentiary fearing for their life. Rev's hope is to make this books available to you people in prison and in the streets as well as to young people who are immersed in hip-hop culture.
You can help support this book and minsitry by donating on my GoFundMe page.
Reverend Harry Louis Williams II
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Minister, Social Activist,
Author, Urban Ministry Consultant
With Marshawn Lynch aka Beastmode, Oakland Raiders running back
Reverend Harry Williams aka O.G. Rev’s Vision​
Reverend Harry Williams’s vision is to bring the light of God’s hope to people caught up in the darkest, most dangerous situations that the streets in the American penal system have to offer. It is to educate believers as to the struggles that people on the urban mission field endure. O.G. Rev’s vision is to lead a movement of prayer that will leave the requests of the homeless and the families broken by homicide in the hands of God. Rev’s vision is to resurrect the lost with his words and to mentor soldiers of faith with similar visions.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Bronxstyle Bob
Of the original Zulu Kings
...[was] a fixture in the troubled and dangerous streets of the South Bronx; ... From street cred to spiritual clout this man is a true original who rose from the streets where it all began...
Annie Campbell-Washington
Oakland City Councilperson
Reverend Harry Williams is a champion for those who have no voice…Reverend Williams has chosen to do the hard but necessary work of confronting urban violence and human trafficking where it is happening in the streets of our city.
Dr. Cornel West
Princeton Professor,
Philosopher, Activist
[a] wise, courageous, and compassionate guide through our chocolate cities with a focus on the precious humanity of our neglected and abandoned fellow citizens.
With Singer WILL.I.AM of the Grammy award-winning group, The Black Eyes Peas
Bio
Reverend Harry Louis Williams, II is a minister and social activist hailing from Oakland, CA. He is the author or co-author of eight books, ranging in genre from Black History to Urban Fiction. In 2015, the Oakland City Council awarded Williams a proclamation for his work in healing street-level violence in the Oakland, CA inner city, as well as his efforts to bring awareness to the epidemic of commercial sexual exploitation of children and comfort to its victims.
Harry Williams was born in Brooklyn, NY. He was reared in Asbury Park, New Jersey. He moved back to New York City following high school and became a member of the burgeoning hip-hop community. Mr. Biggs of Soul Sonic Force said, “…a gigantic part of the old school hip-hop revolution, Brother Williams went from rapper to minister; this is a brother that really has something to say about the streets.”
Harry Williams obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kean University, Union, NJ in 1996. He was licensed as a minister in 1997 at Cathedral International Church in Perth Amboy, NJ. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, King of Prussia, PA. in 2000. Harry Williams was ordained at the Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland California under the leadership of the Reverend Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr. in 2001.
According to Oakland City Councilperson Annie Campbell-Washington, “Reverend Harry Williams is a champion for those who have no voice…Reverend Williams has chosen to do the hard but necessary work of confronting urban violence and human trafficking where it is happening in the streets of our city.”
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O.G. Reverend has been an invited guest at the University of California at Berkeley as well as American Baptist Seminary of the West. He has been quoted in both Politico and the East Bay Times.
GET IN TOUCH
Harry would love to hear from you
Catch O.G. Rev Live
Leading Bible Studies on Tuesdays
at Glide Memorial Church,
330 Ellis Street, San Francisco
at 6:00 p.m.
Bring Reverend Harry Wiliams to your church, youth group function, convention, or seminar as a guest speaker on urban issues.
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Donations
Do you want to support the vision? Reverend Harry Williams takes his vision into homeless encampments and dangerous streets where the gospel is rarely heard. He writes books which reach young people at the crossroads while they ponder life during stays of incarceration. Your gift can help America’s hood preacher do the work. All gifts are tax exempt. Send checks and money orders to:
ReImagine
P.O. Box 411601
San Francisco, CA 94141
Federal ID #31-1783556
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Write: “Hood Movement 21” in the memo section of your check or money order