Ted Williams III
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IL, USTed Williams III has taught Political Science at Wright College, Chicago State University, and currently is the Chairman of the Social Science Department at Kennedy-King College. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Rutgers University, and is the host of WYCC-PBS television's The Professors weekly talk show. He has provided political commentary for BET-TV, WGN-TV, NBC-TV, The Word Network, PRI's Smiley and West, WVON radio, and a host of periodicals. He is an accomplished speaker and actor who has appeared in live theater, commercials, and training videos for companies including McDonald's, Empire Carpet, Six Flags, Federal Express, Kraft, and Accenture. Additionally, he is the author of the semi-autobiographical production TORN the Musical, and of the book The Way Out: Christianity, Politics, and the Future of the African American Community. Williams is a former candidate for the Chicago City Council and holds a number of national and local board positions. He considers his most important work his role as a mentor to young people and as a husband and father to Roslyn and their three beautiful children.
Ted Williams III has taught Political Science at Wright College, Chicago State University, and currently is the Chairman of the Social Science Department at Kennedy-King College. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Rutgers University, and is the host of WYCC-PBS television's The Professors weekly talk show. He has provided political commentary for BET-TV, WGN-TV, NBC-TV, The Word Network, PRI's Smiley and West, WVON radio, and a host of periodicals. He is an accomplished speaker and actor who has appeared in live theater, commercials, and training videos for companies including McDonald's, Empire Carpet, Six Flags, Federal Express, Kraft, and Accenture. Additionally, he is the author of the semi-autobiographical production TORN the Musical, and of the book The Way Out: Christianity, Politics, and the Future of the African American Community. Williams is a former candidate for the Chicago City Council and holds a number of national and local board positions. He considers his most important work his role as a mentor to young people and as a husband and father to Roslyn and their three beautiful children.
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