- His son, Raffi Williams, is the deputy press secretary for the Republican National Committee (RNC).
- Raised in the Episcopal branch of the Anglican church, of which is father, a boxing trainer, was a member. In 1958, his family moved to the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. He went on to graduate from Haverford College with a B.A. degree in philosophy in 1976.
- After college, he immediately began his tenure at The Washington Post, for which he worked from 1976 to 1999. During his tenure at the Post, he held several positions, including editorial writer, op-ed columnist and White House correspondent.
- A day after being fired by National Public Radio (NPR) over comments he made about Muslims on The Factor (1996), he was given a new multi-year deal with Fox News.
- His son, Raffi Williams, and John Stossel's son both graduated from Haverford College, Juan's alma mater.
- NPR senior correspondent.
- Joined Fox News as a political analyst in 1997.
- Received an Emmy Award, in 1989, for television documentary writing.
- Has written for Fortune, Ebony and GQ magazines.
- FoxNews.com columnist.
- TheHill.com columnist.
- Worked as a gardener, when he was 14, at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
- Release of his book, "This Far by Faith: Stories From the African American Religious Experience". (2003)
- Release of his book, "Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary". (1998)
- Release of his book, "My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience". (2004)
- Release of his book, "I'll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities". (2004)
- Release of his book, "Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-end Movements and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America---and What We Can Do About It". (2006)
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 136, pages 435-437. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- Release of his book, "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965". (1988)
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