Eugene Williams

Eugene Williams, Jr. received a B.A. in English from Emory University in 1991, and an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from The University of Mary Washington in 2007. He is a writer, speaker, educator, and former child actor who has appeared on stage, screen, and television with such celebrities as Bill Cosby, Ossie Davis, Ray Charles, Pearl Bailey, and Stephanie Mills. In 1978, he became the first black child in a major, recurring role on the highly acclaimed CBS soap opera, "Search For Tomorrow". Eugene has authored six books including IT'S A READING THING... HELP YOUR CHILD UNDERSTAND, THE RAISIN-IN MILK SYNDROME, REFLECTIONS OF A CONFUSED MIDDLE CLASS BLACK YOUTH, and GROUNDED IN THE WORD a SAT verbal prep book that cross-references SAT verbal vocabulary words with words found in the King James Version of the Bible. Eugene's books and opinions have been featured in JET, BLACK EXCELLENCE, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Miami Herald and various other national and local publications. He has also been a guest and contributor on NBC, CBS, CNN, and BET. Eugene has had a 27 year career in public education. He has served as a teacher in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. He has been an assistant principal on both the middle and high school levels, and he served as a high school principal for five years. He Eugene lives in central Virginia with his wife Jewel, a former elementary school principal. His daughter, Paige, holds a Master's Degree in Journalism from Georgetown University.