Roxbury Redemption

About the Book

This is the story of a life well lived but with difficulties along the way. Dr. Williams tells how he overcame challenges and found a meaningful and fulfilling life with perseverance and the grace of God.

With the aid of three great religions, Catholic, Baptist and the Nation of Islam he was placed on a trajectory of success. As a child his mother was told he was mentally retarded. After starting high school at the age of 12, and the only Black in all of his classes for four years, he was told “any college that accepts you is hard up”. His father told him he was too stupid to finish high school and that he should quit and get a job. Then as a 21-year-old recently discharged Air Force veteran he discovered his mother had been killed by a hit-and-run white male driver. Enraged, he embarked on a life of crime for two years until arrested and sentenced to Walpole Maximum Security Penitentiary in Massachusetts. When released, he enrolled in college and 15 years later received his doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. In the tradition of “when you get to where you’re going don’t forget where you’ve been” he tells the story how he and perhaps others released from prison can turn their lives around. Now as a Forensic Clinical Psychologist in private practice and assistant professor at Hampton University he tells you “there’s plenty of room at the top, it’s just those darn bottoms that are so crowded”.

About the Author

Dr. Earle Williams is a Christian clinical psychologist, Assistant Professor at Hampton University, forensic evaluator, author, and speaker. He was raised and educated in Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked as a self-employed plumber, truck driver, and construction worker. He and his family relocated to Virginia where, in addition to teaching, he performs forensic evaluations for the state of Virginia and lawyers helping to determine a defendant’s competency to stand trial and sanity at the time of offense. He has also been a trainer for the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice. Dr. Williams has conducted national and international seminars on his manuals; Treating Attention Defi cit Hyperactivity Disorder, Treatment of Adolescent Sex Offenders, Bullying Behaviors of Children and Adolescents, Juvenile Delinquency, Aggressive Behaviors of Children and Adolescents, Oppositional and Defi ant Behaviors of Children, and Understanding Asperger’s Disorder.