Proud of Dr. Ed-Dee Williams for keeping up the good work! He was the latest winner of the Celtics’ Heroes Among Us Award, an honor bestowed upon individuals at each home game who have made exceptional and lasting contributions to the local community. Last year, Williams created an app to help Black youth with autism discuss depression and other mental health issues with teachers and caregivers. When the Celtics’ director of community engagement found out about this project, called “Asking for Help,” she contacted him through LinkedIn to invite him to participate in the team’s Heroes Among Us program.

“I hope that my work impacts and improves the lives of those in this community, but I’ve never considered myself to be anybody’s hero and I’ve only been here for two years,” he says. “My first thought was like, no, let me connect you with some of my community partners who’ve been doing this work for 10 or 15 years.”

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