Author Archives: William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

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About William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Award-winning poet, playwright, and essayist. Author of three books of poetry, "Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass: Remembrance of Things Past and Present"; "Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats"; "The Black Feminine Mystique," and a novel, "Streets of Rage," written under his pen name Easy Waters. All four books are available on Amazon.com. Waters has over 25 years of experience in the criminal legal system. He is a change agent for a just society and a catalyst for change.

Fabricated Racism?

Posted on June 1, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Bill O’Reilly, well known Republican hack, in today’s (06-01-15) amNewYork column, “City Council sees racism at every turn,” writes about “fabricated racism.” O’Reilly is looking at the City Council’s proposed response to the fact that, according to a UCLA study, … Continue reading →

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Just Info at “Knowledge is Power” Community Forum

Posted on May 27, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

On Saturday, May 16, 2015, Just Info staff, Moira Meltzer-Cohen and William Eric Waters participated in the “Knowledge is Power” community forum at New Jerusalem Worship Center in Jamaica, NY. There were about 50 people in attendance, a handful of … Continue reading →

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Just Info Is…

Posted on May 18, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

There are so many quotes about information, to name a few: that it is liberating; that it enlightens; that it empowers; that it is power. The Just Info Hotline is the premier project of the New York Law Collective. It … Continue reading →

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Being Bruce Jenner

Posted on April 25, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Just the other day Olympian Bruce Jenner said he identifies as a woman.  As a teenager interested in all things sports, the Summer of ’76 featured  the Olympics in Montreal, in which my namesake, William Bruce Jenner, even though he, … Continue reading →

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Being Bernard Kerik…after Prison

Posted on April 19, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

This morning, on 77 WABC Talk Radio, Rita Cosby — @RitaCosby — interviewed Bernard Kerik, former, corrupt Correction and Police Commissioner of Gotham who, after a bit in the darkness of prison, has come to see the light about our … Continue reading →

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Review of my book, Streets of Rage, by Isa Rock

Posted on April 6, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Easy Waters’ Streets of Rage is a must read, especially for anyone who enjoys reading a good and well written coming-of-age tale. The majority of the story takes place in 1970’s Brooklyn, in the projects and surrounding area. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on my novel, “Streets of Rage”

Posted on February 28, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Growing up in the early ’70s, the Black Power Movement, informed by Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, and its offshoot the Five Percent Nation, informed the thinking of the best minds of my generation — including mine, if … Continue reading →

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From my novel “Streets of Rage”

Posted on February 26, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

PROLOGUE The little black guy was in the living room, kneeling on the floor as if in prayer. Papers were on the floor before him. A Bible was before him, too. He was intent upon what he was doing. “Peace, god!” the … Continue reading →

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About my novel, “Streets of Rage,” soon to be released….

Posted on January 28, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Streets of Rage is a coming of age story, but it is much more. It is a book about urban legends, about the mythology of the inner cities, right in the underbelly of New York City during a time when … Continue reading →

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“The Justice Imperative” — The Key to Criminal Justice Reform

Posted on January 24, 2015 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

The Justice Imperative: How Hyper-Incarceration Has Hijacked the American Dream, is a book about the criminal justice and corrections system in Connecticut, but it is also a book about the criminal justice and corrections systems in the country, by the … Continue reading →

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