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Early Life

Born Lloyd Joseph Williams to parents XX and XX in New York City and raised in St. Albans, Queens.

Education

Williams graduated from Brooklyn Tech High School in New York City in XXX. He earned his bachelor's degree in Black Literature from Cornell University in 1974 and a Master's in English from Brown University in 1975. Although he attempted a career in screenwriting at Chicago’s WTTW, a PBS affiliate TV station, out of an interest in business and entertainment law, he later went on to get his J.D. from Boston University in 1978. He was a member of the bar in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. In 1980 he earned his M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

Williams worked in the art dealing and antique business for over a decade

New York Film Critics Online, Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, the NAACP Image Awards Nominating Committee

He interviewed well-known figures in entertainment, film, and literature, ranging from Cuba Gooding Jr., LeBron James, Denzel Washington, Will.i.am and Alice Walker. An interview with Spike Lee was published in a book collection of interviews with the director.

Quentin Tarantino and former U.S. president Jimmy Carter [need citations]

Williams was voted "Most Outstanding Journalist of the Decade" by the Disilgold Soul Literary Review in 2008.[peoplepill.com] In 2012, he was recognized by the Global Forum on Women’s Empowerment at the United Nations for his coverage of African-American entertainment. Williams received the Daniel Pearl Multimedia Award at the 2013 Pocono Mountains Film Festival.

According to BMORENEWS publisher Doni Glover, "For the uninitiated, Kam Williams is - by far - the finest in the country at what he does." He added, "Nobody writes more consistently and with more preparation than does he. He happens to be African American, but as for entertainment journalism, Kam is world-class. His contribution to the world of media in America and beyond is absolutely priceless. The way he brings the story out is like no other. And even more, Kam's interviewed every black star in the industry - just about!"