Precious Williams's Blog
Precious Williams
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Birthday
- December 31
- Bio
- Precious Williams is an author and journalist based in the UK. Her first book, "Precious" (titled "Color Blind" in the US) is published by Bloomsbury in August 2010. Precious's journalism has been published in The Times, The Financial Times, Elle & The Independent, among others.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Alex Wheatle: "My name's not
on the list & they won't let
me
October 18, 2011 08:19PM - Lenny Kravitz: "Don't Call Me
A Sex Symbol"
April 14, 2011 08:05AM - Interview
April 14, 2011 08:04AM - Nursery World
February 01, 2011 07:56AM - "I don't see you as black"
January 29, 2011 08:17AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Your life and residency
status sounds wonderful
actually. No
need to apply a
lab…”
March 28, 2011 12:28AM - “@Gary, thanks for
reading. yes it is what my
book is about. I
will no doubt
blog…”
February 01, 2011 08:58PM - “@Just Thinking - sorry
to hear your mother left you
home
alone!
@XJS -
I've writ…”
February 01, 2011 02:18PM - “Thanks Sheba! &
thanks Elijah Rising!”
February 01, 2011 02:16PM - “@Tea, yes Nina spent a
fair bit of time in West
Africa. Off
topic a little but
I…”
January 30, 2011 02:11PM
Precious Williams's Links
Alex Wheatle: "My name's not on the list & they won't let me
Novelist Alex
Wheatle has written an article I
consider to be really quite brave. And timely. It
appeared in yesterday’s Independentwith
the subhead: "Britain’s premier book prize is presented
tonight. It’s a shame it continues to/
Lenny Kravitz: "Don't Call Me A Sex Symbol"
Lenny Kravitz: 'Don't Call Me A Sex Symbol'
one of my very first celeb interviews :) for the
Evening Standard (London)
'Don't call me a sex symbol'
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Interview
Interview
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Vitabu Books Interview | Precious Wiliiams
Precious Williams is a journalist and author of the memoir Precious, A True Story, published by Bloomsbury in August 2010. A German translation of
A couple of days after I was born, my mother
advertised me in a magazine called Nursery World.
I've seen the original ad but no longer have access to it. It
said something like 'Nigerian baby girl
"I don't see you as black"
Why do some people imagine they are paying a compliment if they tell a black person "I don't see you as black"?
Surely such a statement's as absurd as telling a man (of any race) "I don't see you as a man."
Below is a video of a man, a mixed-race… Read full post »
What kind of family matters?
What kind of family matters?
Is adoption the best thing for children in care? Precious Williams and David Akinsanya, who were fostered, reflect on their experiences
The odds....
I was just thinking about how the things and situations and people we quickly write off as being dysfunctional can actually be nurturing in their very own way.
One of the recent reviews of my memoir said something like "Against all the…
My life as an ex-vegetarian by Precious Williams
Is being white something you can learn? by Precious Williams
first appeared in The Independent newspaper
Race under fire: Is being white something you can learn?
"I drank 5 bottles of champagne in 1 afternoon" Nina Simone
My first ever celebrity interview, fresh out of journalism school in 1999 with the great Nina Simone, while she was on probation for shooting her neighbour's kid in the kneecaps.
Blues diva Nina Simone speaks to Precious Williams. The Big
… Read full post »An Education: Ivy League Hookers by Precious Williams
An Education: Ivy League Hookers
by Precious Williams
first published in Glamour magazine
WHEN I meet Celine she is wearing a floor-length Marc Jacobs coat over Chloe jeans, a TSE Cashmere sweater and Jimmy Choo spike heels. She… Read full post »
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