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
African Americans in the History of Asbury Park and the Impact of COVID-19
This is the first episode of a series of shows on Asbury Park and the impact of COVID-19 on the African American community in New Jersey. The series is part of a larger digital history project on African Americans in the history of Asbury Park, historically, a city with one of the largest Black populations in New Jersey called “Paradoxical Paradise: An African American Oral History and Mapping Project on Asbury Park.” Dr. Hettie V. Williams, the Director of this project, is in conversation in this episode with Professor Claude Taylor Lecturer in the Department of Communication and Program Director of the First to Fly Program. Taylor gives us terrific insight into his life growing up in Asbury Park and the impact that COVID-19 is having on the City. These programs were made possible through a grant from the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) at Monmouth University. Music for the show composed and performed by Andrew Andron.
