Press

Feedback from participants in my healing workshop “Unlock to Bloom: Living the Revolution!” held at Pioneer Works (January 2026):

“I enjoyed the fingerprint activity, where we identified what our unique gifts are and what inhibits us from embodying them, because we get to openly explore the relationships we all have with fear. I’d like to take a similar approach in my personal and professional relationships, where conversations are centered around what our assets are and how we can better show up as our authentic selves.” (A. Smith)

“I’ve known Dr. Williams for almost ten years, and in that time I’ve watched his students — past and current — talk about him with a kind of love and respect you don’t see that often. How he challenged them. How he motivated them. How he stayed with them long after they left his class. So when the chance came to attend one of his workshops, I didn’t hesitate. I didn’t know exactly what I was walking into. What I found was more than I expected.

His background in peace and international justice studies isn’t just something on paper — it’s in the way he teaches, the way he talks, the way he moves. His Trinidadian ancestry and our shared Caribbean history are present in everything he does. He’s open about his struggles in a way that doesn’t feel performative — it just feels honest. And that honesty made space for something in me. I hadn’t tapped into my creativity in a long time. I hadn’t felt inspired. But sitting with him, hearing him speak, I remembered that we have stories to tell and gifts to share. That even in a culture that’s been colonized, that’s lost pieces of itself — that power is still here. I left with a deeper connection to myself and a real curiosity about my ancestry and my community that I hadn’t felt in a while. He is the kind of teacher who reminds you of what you’re made of. That’s rare.” (M. Wabi S.)

“The three tools I am most thrilled to apply, and have been applying are: (1) you are a unicorn, so lean into your oddities — they are your power. So sparkle and glitter, and be mythical and mystical because this life on Earth is a gift; ( 2) find your beloved community, people who can support your bloom cycles, and consequently, when you have grown and begin producing flowers and fruits, and deeper roots and broader leaves, you can give back to your communities, in healthy ways. #Reciprocity; and, (3) Remember to breathe: stay grounded in my body.” (A. Rougier)

Engaged Pluralism Podcast with Program Director, Dr. Kimberley Williams Brown, at Vassar College, February 6, 2026 (about my healing work)

Human Rights Focused Alumni You Should Know, August 2022

CONAPP’s Inaugural Peace and Justice Transformative Leaders Fellowship, January 2022

Channeling Spirits that ‘Refuse to Capitulate’: Alumnus Hakim Williams is Creating ‘Decolonial Peace and Justice Education’, April 2021

Fulbright Award Announcement, April 2021

$1.5 Million Gift Paves Path for New Peace and Justice Studies Professorship at Gettysburg College, Fall 2020

Conversations from the Leading Edge: Peace and Conflict Related Issues (April 2020)

I am where I am supposed to be: The Story of Dr. Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams (In Trinidad Newsday, 2019)

Remarks on accepting Early Career Alumni Award from Teachers College, Columbia University: April 2019

Article about receiving a Nancy Flowers human rights education grant (2018)

Williams Expands Peace and Justice Studies Program at Gettysburg College (Gettysburgian Newspaper 2018)

Regional leaders in Guyana trained in Conflict Resolution (Govt Ministry of Communities Press Release, 2016)