The critical importance of honest journalism and a free flowing, respectful national conversation needs to be had in our country. But it is being buried as collateral damage in a war whose battles include political correctness and ideological orthodoxy.

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Williams has received many awards including honorary doctorates from Haverford College and State University of New York.  
Enough: The Phony Leaders Dead-End Movements and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It.

" Williams has received an Emmy Award and critical praise for his television documentary work and he has won several awards for investigative journalism and his opinion columns. He was a senior news analyst for National Public Radio (NPR) from 1999 until October 2010.