
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.
Episodes
Women of Color in Academia

The Black Athlete Revolt: A Conversation with Shaun M. Anderson

Jumping the Broom: A Conversation with Tyler D. Parry

Origins and Impact of Hip Hop

The African Presence in Latin American Culture

The Golden Age of Hip Hop

Fear of a Black Republic

Black in Graduate School

The Black Church in Film and Culture

Mentoring and African Culture

Black Men and Policing

Empowering Young Black Males: A Conversation with Vernon Smith

Race and Gender in Bey's Renaissance: A Conversation with Anwar Uhuru

This is My Jail: A Conversation with Melanie D. Newport

Black Music Past and Present: A Conversation with Guthrie Ramsey

Black Women and Roller Skating

Black Soldiers and their Families During the Civil War Era

The Great Migration and Asbury Park

Masters of Health: Slavery and Racial Thinking in Medical Schools

Black and Asian Solidarity Part II

Black and Asian Solidarity Part I

Race and Media in Brazil

The Criminalization of Black Youth

Race and Medieval Studies

Digital Black Christians
