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Thomas Chatterton Williams
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationCritic, author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationUnion Catholic Regional High School
Alma materGeorgetown University
New York University
SubjectRace, identity
Years active2007–present[1]
Notable worksLosing My Cool (2010)
Self-Portrait in Black and White (2019)
Notable awardsBerlin Prize
SpouseValentine Faure[2]
Children2
Website
www.thomaschattertonwilliams.com

Thomas Chatterton Williams (born 1981) is an American cultural critic and author.[1] He is the author of the 2019 book Self-Portrait in Black and White. He is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine.[3]

He is a 2019 New America Fellow[4] and a Berlin Prize recipient.[5]

Early life and education

Thomas Chatterton Williams was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1981,[6] to a black father, Clarence Williams, and a white mother, Kathleen.[7][2] He was named after the English poet Thomas Chatterton.[7] He was raised in Fanwood, New Jersey,[7] and attended Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains.[8] Williams graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor's degree in philosophy. He also completed a master's degree from New York University's Cultural Reporting and Criticism program.[1]

Career

Williams released his second book, Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race, on October 15, 2019.[9][10][11][12] Williams appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher on October 18, 2019, to promote the book.[13]

Williams was a member of the jury for the 2019 American Library in Paris Book Award.[14]

In 2020, he wrote the initial draft of a document called "A Letter on Justice and Open Debate", an open letter that has been signed by 152 other public figures defending free speech, that was published in Harper's Magazine.[15]

Personal life

Williams married French journalist and author Valentine Faure in France in 2011.[2] He lives in Paris, with Faure, their daughter Marlow, and their son Saul.[16]

Bibliography

  • Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race. W. W. Norton & Company. 2019. ISBN 978-0-393-60886-1.
  • Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture. The Penguin Press. 2010. ISBN 978-1-59420-263-6.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Thomas Chatterton Williams, Penguin Random House author page. Retrieved 19-Nov-19,
  2. ^ a b c Williams, Thomas Chatterton (September 22, 2019). "Shades of Meaning". The New York Times Magazine. pp. 46–51, 56–57. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |publicationdate= ignored (|publication-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Solomon, Andrew (October 14, 2019). "How Moving to France and Having Children Led a Black American to Rethink Race". The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Thomas Chatterton Williams". New America. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Announcing the 2017-18 Class of Berlin Prize Fellows". American Academy in Berlin. May 10, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Martin, Michel (June 15, 2010). "Father-Son Bond Inspires Memoir Of Love And Reflection". Tell Me More. NPR. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Walsh, Jeremy (August 19, 2010). "Fanwood author finds father's voice leads him out of trouble". The Star-Ledger. NJ.com. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Thomas Chatterton Williams (October 15, 2019). Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race. W. W. Norton. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-393-60887-8.
  9. ^ "Self-Portrait in Black and White". W. W. Norton & Company. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Sewell, Summer (October 15, 2019). "Is it time to unlearn race? Thomas Chatterton Williams says yes". The Guardian. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. ^ Friedersdorf, Conor (November 5, 2019). "Unraveling Race". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  12. ^ Lozada, Carlos (October 11, 2019). "How to become an ex-black man". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  13. ^ Stockly, Ed (October 17, 2019). "What's on TV Friday, Oct. 18: 'Charmed' on the CW". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  14. ^ Lemasson, Pauline (March 11, 2019). "A Jury for the 2019 Book Award". American Library in Paris. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  15. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer; Harris, Elizabeth A. (7 July 2020). "Artists and Writers Warn of an 'Intolerant Climate.' Reaction Is Swift". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  16. ^ Williams, Thomas Chatterton (September 17, 2019). "My Family's Life Inside and Outside America's Racial Categories". The New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2019.


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