FOX 26 has learned that former Houston City Council member Ada Edwards has passed away, according to multiple sources.
Edwards was also a community activist, humanitarian, and community leader.
Before she was elected to District D on the Houston City Council, Edwards founded the Free South Africa Movement. In the late 1980s, she founded the Ida Delaney/Byron Gillum Justice Committee, which is a grassroots community advocacy coalition that provided both legal and social-action support to residents. "Ada Edwards was a force of light. Driven by a radical love of justice and an unwavering faith in the power of the people, she was a fierce and fearless servant leader who changed Houston for the better. She lit a path for us to follow in pursuit of a better, more just world for all.
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