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
An Upcoming Concert of Note
If you love great music and you live in the Washington, DC metro area, you might want to check out the upcoming concert by the Prince George’s Philharmonic.
The orchestra, along with the Prince George’s County Choral Society – of which I am a proud member – and the Bowie State University Concert Choir, will perform Antonio Vivaldi’s celebrated cantata, Gloria, along with works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Felix Mendelsshon.
Everything jumps off at 7:30pm on Saturday, February 8th at the Prince George’s Community College Center for Performing Arts in Largo, Maryland.
Hope to see you there!
An Exciting March 2025 Writers Conference
Happy New Year!
If you’re a writer or book lover looking for an event that could stimulate your creativity and engage your curiosity, you might want to check out the upcoming Telling the Stories of Black Lives through Biography Conference.
Set for March 21-22, 2025 in Montgomery Alabama, this first-of-its-kind national conference is sponsored by the Biographers International Organization (BIO) in partnership with Troy University.
Author and journalist A’Lelia Bundles (Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, 2025) will serve as the conference’s keynote speaker.
Fellow biographer and historian David Greenberg (John Lewis: A Life, 2024) is set to deliver the luncheon address.
Conference attendees can explore the joys and challenges of producing biographies of Black subjects through panel discussions, talks and tours of Montgomery’s civil rights memorials. The conference is a must for writers and/or readers of biography and history, along with teachers and students from throughout the Southeast region.
So don’t miss this exciting two-day, deep dive into biographical storytelling – with an African American twist!