William Alexander Haley, son of the late Alex Haley, Pulitzer Prize author for "Roots" and "The Autobiography of Malcolm X", passed away on Monday, December 17, 2012. Haley, a resident of Beaufort, NC for a number of years, continued his father's legacy as a writer, speaker, and historian. He was a frequent keynote speaker and panelist before educational institutions and civic organizations, and urged people of all ages to collect, document, and preserve their family history. He was particularly concerned that young families understand the importance of tracking their roots for the medical, psychological, and social benefits resulting from such research. Following the success of "Roots", Haley partnered with McDonalds and Coca-Cola and took hundreds of people to the continent of Africa, where his ancestor, Kunta Kinta once lived. Additionally, he joined the Pinnacle Studios to help develop programs that allow independent filmmakers to tell stories which impact the moral compass and human values that resonate in our daily lives.
Mr. Haley was the CEO of the Alex Haley Foundation, the Founder and President of the Alex Haley Center for Cultural Values, the Alex Haley Museum in Burlington, NC, the Roots Foundation, and a key board member of the Keeper of the Word Foundation - preserving the manuscript and unpublished chapters of the Autobiography of Malcolm X. As a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, Haley served on the Small Business Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, the American Association for Affirmative Action Midwest, and St Louis chapter of the National Black Child Development Institute. Most recently, he penned the forward to a book authored by his friend, attorney Gregory Reed of Detroit, which was nominated several days ago for an NAACP Image award. He was also a valuable source and point of contact for the Alex Haley Museum & Interpretive Center in Henning, TN.
Like his late father, Haley served a career in the United States military (US Army). He was an active member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland (B.S.), Webster University (M.S.), the Department of Defense Race Relations Institute, and received a Doctorate of Letters from Central Christian University.
Mr. Haley was the CEO of the Alex Haley Foundation, the Founder and President of the Alex Haley Center for Cultural Values, the Alex Haley Museum in Burlington, NC, the Roots Foundation, and a key board member of the Keeper of the Word Foundation - preserving the manuscript and unpublished chapters of the Autobiography of Malcolm X. As a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, Haley served on the Small Business Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, the American Association for Affirmative Action Midwest, and St Louis chapter of the National Black Child Development Institute. Most recently, he penned the forward to a book authored by his friend, attorney Gregory Reed of Detroit, which was nominated several days ago for an NAACP Image award. He was also a valuable source and point of contact for the Alex Haley Museum & Interpretive Center in Henning, TN.
Like his late father, Haley served a career in the United States military (US Army). He was an active member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland (B.S.), Webster University (M.S.), the Department of Defense Race Relations Institute, and received a Doctorate of Letters from Central Christian University.
William Alexander Haley, son of the late Alex Haley, Pulitzer Prize author for "Roots" and "The Autobiography of Malcolm X", passed away on Monday, December 17, 2012. Haley, a resident of Beaufort, NC for a number of years, continued his father's legacy as a writer, speaker, and historian. He was a frequent keynote speaker and panelist before educational institutions and civic organizations, and urged people of all ages to collect, document, and preserve their family history. He was particularly concerned that young families understand the importance of tracking their roots for the medical, psychological, and social benefits resulting from such research. Following the success of "Roots", Haley partnered with McDonalds and Coca-Cola and took hundreds of people to the continent of Africa, where his ancestor, Kunta Kinta once lived. Additionally, he joined the Pinnacle Studios to help develop programs that allow independent filmmakers to tell stories which impact the moral compass and human values that resonate in our daily lives.
Mr. Haley was the CEO of the Alex Haley Foundation, the Founder and President of the Alex Haley Center for Cultural Values, the Alex Haley Museum in Burlington, NC, the Roots Foundation, and a key board member of the Keeper of the Word Foundation - preserving the manuscript and unpublished chapters of the Autobiography of Malcolm X. As a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, Haley served on the Small Business Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, the American Association for Affirmative Action Midwest, and St Louis chapter of the National Black Child Development Institute. Most recently, he penned the forward to a book authored by his friend, attorney Gregory Reed of Detroit, which was nominated several days ago for an NAACP Image award. He was also a valuable source and point of contact for the Alex Haley Museum & Interpretive Center in Henning, TN.
Like his late father, Haley served a career in the United States military (US Army). He was an active member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland (B.S.), Webster University (M.S.), the Department of Defense Race Relations Institute, and received a Doctorate of Letters from Central Christian University.
Mr. Haley was the CEO of the Alex Haley Foundation, the Founder and President of the Alex Haley Center for Cultural Values, the Alex Haley Museum in Burlington, NC, the Roots Foundation, and a key board member of the Keeper of the Word Foundation - preserving the manuscript and unpublished chapters of the Autobiography of Malcolm X. As a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, Haley served on the Small Business Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, the American Association for Affirmative Action Midwest, and St Louis chapter of the National Black Child Development Institute. Most recently, he penned the forward to a book authored by his friend, attorney Gregory Reed of Detroit, which was nominated several days ago for an NAACP Image award. He was also a valuable source and point of contact for the Alex Haley Museum & Interpretive Center in Henning, TN.
Like his late father, Haley served a career in the United States military (US Army). He was an active member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland (B.S.), Webster University (M.S.), the Department of Defense Race Relations Institute, and received a Doctorate of Letters from Central Christian University.
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