Willis was born on October 27, 1971, in the beautiful city of Inglewood, California, and is the daughter of John C. Floyd III, a retired Black Panther constituent who became disillusioned with the movement\u2019s internal disputes. Willis explains that her name has Swahili roots \u2013 Fani standards for \u2018prosperous\u2019 and Taifa tells \u2018people.\u2019 She shifted to Washington, D.C., during 1st grade when her dad pursued a career as a criminal defense lawyer. After her parents divorced, she mainly resided with her dad. Willis got a degree from Howard University in 1993 in political science and then went to Emory University School of Law, getting a Juris Doctor in 1996.<\/p>
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