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 in the Professoriate
In this episode, Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Anwar Uhuru about their experiences as African Americans in higher education. Williams is an Assistant Professor of History in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University where she teaches courses in African American history, with research interests focused on African American and Black women’s intellectual history, and Uhuru is an Assistant Professor of English specializing in Afro-Diaspora literature and culture in the Department of English at Monmouth University. This is a freestyle type of conversation where in both are unscripted about their experiences as Black identified individuals who have worked in academia for several years.
