Williams, Samuel

Samuel Williams, Jr. is an African American journalist and grant writer based in San Bernardino, Ca. 'When I was a high school student at Christchurch School, a private Episcopalian boarding school located on the banks of the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, Virginia, I fell in love Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle s Sherlock Holmes adventures', Williams said. 'In my readings, however, I noticed there were only two black characters ever mentioned in any of the adventures. I was also concerned the only black male character to appear, Steve Dixie, was depicted as a rogue and grifter. I decided I wo...