Activist, advocate, historian, professor emeritus, community elder, and
friend of ENJAN, A. J. Williams-Myers passed away peacefully on July 12,
2021, after a brief illness. Professor Williams-Myers was a former chair
of the Department of Black Studies at SUNY New Paltz and a widely
recognized expert who authored many books on African American history,
including moving and informative works on the Middle Passage
trans-Atlantic slave trade.
A memorial service for Dr. Williams-Myers will be held on Saturday,
August 14, 2021, at 2:00 PM at the New Progressive Baptist Church, 8
Hone St., Kingston. Please share with anyone you know who knew him and
just share far and wide and please attend the event.