Sitting with the renowned Chicago-based scholar, Timuel D. Black Jr. (1918-2021)
About the Author
Sonja D. Williams is a professor in the Howard University Department of Media, Journalism and Film in Washington, DC. She has worked as a broadcast journalist and media trainer in the Caribbean, Africa and throughout the United States, receiving numerous
Word Warrior
Called “marvelously written and completely captivating,” this 2016 Phillis Wheatley Book Awards finalist documents the life of gifted broadcast dramatist, journalist and activist, Richard Durham. Artists like Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, Oscar Brown, Jr. and Studs Terkel – along with boxing champion
My Work
Several of Sonja D. Williams’ broadcast productions have been award winning, including a 2009 Gracie Award for her work as a Co-Executive Producer of Uncrowned Queens: Voices of African American Women, a 13-part radio series about extraordinary black women community
Happy New Year – And Here’s An Illuminating Article About Unsung Civil Rights Heroes
I wish you all the best in this new year!
Please check out a powerful article from the AARP Bulletin, about just three of the Americans who in their youth fought the good fight against segregation and discrimination during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.
Left to right: Fred Gray, Charles Person and Wille Pearl Mackey King.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
(photo credit: Keisha Eugene)
Greetings!
Here’s wishing you all the best during this holiday season…and let me suggest that you might want to check out the latest edition of the Biographers International Organization’s Podcast Series. In it, distinguished author Maryemma Graham talks about her biography of the award-winning poet, novelist, and educator Margaret Walker.
Click here to listen to Dr. Graham’s fascinating conversation with fellow biographer Kevin McGruder.
And if you’re searching for more listening options, the audiobook of my Word Warrior biography currently is on sale.
So as we quickly approach a new year, please stay safe and well, enjoy my listening suggestions, and I hope to see you 2024!