Beyond the Fire and the Rain

In July 1978 Dr. Wilbert Williams Jr. Was Standing On A Street . Corner In Brooklyn New York Afraid For His Life. It Had Been Less . Than Three Months Since He Was Awarded A Medical Degree From . Albany Medical College In Upstate New York; Yet There He . Wasenduring Racial Slurs From A Group Of Angry White People Who . Hated Him Simply Because Of The Color Of His Skin. Even As The . Police Stood Guarding Him The Group Continued To Taunt Him With . The Words He Can Go Back Where He Came From. . In His Poignant Memoir Williams Narrates The Story Of How He Beat . Overwhelming Odds As An African American Youth Growing Up In A . Public Housing Project In Brooklyn New York To Eventually Become . A Physician. While Chronicling A Journey That Took Him From The . Streets Of New York Through The Challenges Of Medical School To . The Beautiful Caribbean Island Of St. Croix He Details How He . Learned To Prevail Over Racism Anxiety And Depression In Order To . Achieve His Dream Of Becoming A Doctor.. Dr. Williamss Inspiring Story Offers Motivation To Soar Over The . Challenges Of Life And Reach For The Stars.