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
The Strength to Love: MLK's Philosophical Contributions
In this inaugural episode of season two, Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Manuel Chavez, Lecturer in the Department of World Languages and Culture at Monmouth University, about his course Love, Life and Liberty and the philosophical contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Chavez is also the Director of the Philosophy Program at Monmouth. He uses King's important essay "Love Your Enemies" in his course, at Monmouth, discussed in this episode along with a broader discussion of King's ideas about the logic of love and the relationship between love, power and justice.
