National Alliance of Black School Educators Confers W.E.B. DuBois Award for Higher Education

Dr. Michael Tyrone Williams, an educator with the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, has been selected as the 2021 W.E.B. DuBois Higher Education Award recipient by the National Alliance of Black School Educators. He will receive his award at their annual conference to be held November 10-14, 2021, in Los Angeles California convening in November. His journey to this award required him to overcome several barriers including a tumultuous divorce, battle with depression, and several incidences of discouragement. Dr. Williams hails from the Huntersville section of Norfolk Virginia and has over twenty-eight years of distinguished service advising, engaging, and immersing youth into post-secondary educational opportunities. Throughout his years of service, he has been a school administrator, counselor, special education teacher, and currently serves as the District Student Transition Counselor for the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. He is a nationally acclaimed speaker, educational consultant, and workshop facilitator. Dr. Williams has facilitated workshops before national, regional, and local organizations to include the Correctional Education Association, National Conference on Higher Education in Prisons, North Carolina Department of Commerce, National School Board Association Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE), and the Idaho/Oregon Multi State Council for Exceptional Children Conference to name a few. He is also the author of the book “I Count Too: Affirming Students Who Look, Love, Learn, and Live Differently”.

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