Pepper and Wesley. Williams has described himself as "a black guy with a Hispanic name", and identifies as Afro-Panamanian. Williams has been active on the Haverford College Board of Managers, in the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program, and in the Washington Journalism Center. He sits on the board of directors of the New York Civil Rights Coalition. Awards Williams has received many awards, including honorary doctorates from Haverford College and State University of New York. See also New Yorkers in journalism Selected bibliography References External links Juan Williams: Fox News Biography A Conversation with Juan Williams — Video from researchchannel.org Booknotes interview with Williams on Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary, October 11, 1998. In Depth interview with Williams, August 2, 2009 C-SPAN Q&A interview with Williams, July 31, 2011 1954 births Living people 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American male writers African-American journalists African-American television personalities African-American writers American columnists American male journalists American people of Panamanian descent American people of West Indian descent American political commentators American political journalists American political writers American radio journalists Emmy Award winners Fox News people Haverford College alumni Hispanic and Latino American journalists Hispanic and Latino American people in television New York (state) Democrats The New York Times writers Panamanian emigrants to the United States People involved in plagiarism controversies The Wall Street Journal people The Washington Post journalists 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people