Juan Williams New York Times Best-Selling Author and Fox News Political Analyst to Serve as Bethune-Cookman University’s Fall 2019 Commencement Speaker

DAYTONA BEACH- On Saturday, December 14, 2019 Fox News Political Analyst Juan Williams will deliver the keynote address at Bethune-Cookman University’s fall graduation. Williams will address members of the Class of 2019 and their families, University trustees, faculty and staff, and alumni. 

Williams delivers the news every day as a television host and top political columnist. His books rise to the top of the New York Times Best Seller list. Williams is known for his unflinching dedication for providing information they need to make the best political decisions for themselves, their families and their communities.  As co-host of Fox’s The Five and a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace as well as Special Report with Bret Baier, Williams stands out for challenging Fox’s orthodoxy, and bringing balance to important conversations on the nation’s top-rated cable network. His column for the Hill recently won Best Washington Weekly column award from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Washington chapter. He’s also the author of seven best-selling books, and an Emmy-winning TV documentary writer. 

Widely regarded as one of America’s top speakers, Williams has a talent for motivating and inspiring audiences. He does this with his exceptional storytelling and deep knowledge of politics, the media, civil rights, and American history.

With the release of his latest book, What the Hell Do You Have to Lose?:  Trump’s War on Civil Rights, Williams once again adds to his well-earned reputation as a civil rights historian. In this book, he sounds the alarm over what he considers to be President Trump’s efforts to mitigate much of the racial progress made by historical figures from Dr. King through President Obama.

The new book follows Williams’s multiple best-sellers, including Eyes on the Prize; We the People: The Modern-Day Figures Who Have Reshaped and Affirmed the Founding Fathers’ Vision of America; Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary; Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America—and What We Can Do About It: This Far by Faith; Stories from the African American Religious Experience; and Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate.

Audiences are fascinated by forty years’ worth of stories and personalities that Williams brings to life based on his first hand reporting. He has interviewed all the leading Washington power players (including Presidents Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan) giving him a unique vantage point on America's constantly evolving political climate.

B-CU’s commencement ceremony is a ticketed event and is not open for the general public.