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
Black and Latina Women in Defense of Duchess Meghan
In this episode, Dr. Hettie V. William is in conversation about the Duchess of Sussex, Harry Windsor and their recent interview with Oprah Winfrey with Drs. Zaneta Rago-Craft, Nicole Pulliam and Lacey Hunter. Rago-Craft is the inaugural Director of the Monmouth University Intercultural Center and Pulliam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Monmouth University. Hunter is a Lecturer in history at Rutgers University, Newark. This conversation includes a discussion of race, gender, class and identity as well as some discussion of mixed-race identity.
