Former “Real Housewives of New York City” cast member Eboni K. Williams is a first-time mom. The 40-year-old attorney, news anchor and author revealed that she gave birth to a girl last month.
She shared a photo of her daughter in a post on Instagram. Williams named her daughter Liberty Alexandria Williams.
“Forevermore, I’m changed,” she captioned the photo.
“I’m responsible for ensuring her wellbeing [sic] and that Liberty enhances the spaces she occupies. This little girl has been born into significant privilege. Thus, she holds significant responsibility.”
She chose the name “Liberty” because she was “Born into a nation and at a time such as this… Young Liberty has arrived on divine time.”
Williams previously announced she conceived a baby through in-vitro fertilization using a Caucasian sperm donor.
She previously said there were very eligible Black men in her tax bracket. Williams insulted Black men who are bus drivers.
Williams told PEOPLE that she didn’t want to wait to “meet a man and remarry before” becoming a mom “alone.”
“F–k that. I’m not waiting. I’m 40 years old. I’m not waiting to build assets. I’m not waiting to build my career. I’m not waiting to travel. And I’m certainly not waiting to start a family,” Williams told PEOPLE.
Williams announced her pregnancy in June. She detailed her in-vitro fertilization (IVF) process — including freezing her eggs at age 34 — the cutoff date for viable female eggs.
“‘I am doing this thing solo,’” Williams told Dr. Daniel Stein of the West Side Clinic. “‘This is about me, not he.’”
Williams said she “paid premium” for baby pictures of her sperm donor, because “I have money.”
She said a vial of “love potion” (sperm) costs $1,200. Her doctor recommended buying 2-3 vials.
The IVF procedure starts at $28,000 for each attempt, and is not covered by insurance. Sometimes multiple attempts are made before a fertilized egg is successfully implanted in the womb.
According to People.com, Williams is part of a generation of women redefining what it means to be a “single mother.”
“I have wanted to pursue the single motherhood by choice journey for the past two years, and I’m so blessed to be here now,” she told People.com, “but I’m also not deft to how extraordinarily stigmatized it still is.”
She continued: “It is not the shame-ridden narrative that it used to be; that’s steeped in poverty, that’s steeped in scarcity, that’s steeped in rejection — that’s steeped in all of these heartbreaking, sad trauma points.
Williams was the first Black cast member on “The Real Housewives of New York City.” She is also host of “The Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams” syndicated court show.
