James Floyd Sr., left, holds the inaugural Fannie E. Floyd Racial Justice Award on behalf of his late wife, with Judy Hutton, CEO of the YWCA Princeton. They stand under ‘the watchful eye’ of a portrait of Mrs. Susie B. Waxwood, the first African American executive director of the YWCA Princeton — and of any YWCA in the United States. The YWCA Princeton has established the Fannie E. Floyd Racial Justice Award to honor those women who, over the course of a lifetime, have made a truly distinguished contribution to racial justice. The first award, given at the 2009 Tribute to Women Awards Dinner on March 5, was presented posthumously to Fannie E. Floyd, who died in September 2008. Mrs. Floyd, a well-known Princeton resident, once stated ‘I do things because I see a need.’ As such, she was involved in a multitude of Princeton-area civic, social, charitable, and religious organizations for more than 50 years.
