This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
"This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture" is a monthly podcast produced by Dr. Hettie V. Williams Professor of History in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University. Williams is the author of several essays, articles, book chapters and the author/editor of seven books. Her research interests include African American intellectual and cultural history, women's history, and race/ethnic studies. She is also the former director of the Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture at UMass Boston. Williams periodically interviews scholars, authors, activists, and community leaders on matters related to the history, society, and culture of Black and African American communities in the United States (U.S.) and the world. These podcast episodes are on a variety of subjects including, but not limited to, higher education, economics, criminal justice, reparations, mental health, history, science, gender, popular culture, women, and politics. A new episode will be released monthly on Monday mornings from September to May during each academic term.
This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
Interview with Arturo O'Farrill of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
In this episode, Dr. Walter D. Greason Dean Emeritus of the Honors School at Monmouth University, Associate Professor, and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership interviews Grammy Award-winning composer Arturo O’Farrill about the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. The Afro Latin Jazz orchestra is a group led by O’Farrill that includes more than a dozen of the most notable Jazz musicians performing today. This group brings together the sounds of big band jazz and Latin music culture. O’Farrill is a jazz musician, composer, band leader and pianist noted for his influence on contemporary Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz. He has several Grammy Award nominations and Grammy Awards including the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album in 2015. Andrew Andron composed and performed the music for this podcast.
