This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
"This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture" is a weekly podcast produced by the Black and African Diaspora Forum United (BADFU) an interracial group of faculty at Monmouth University concerned about issues pertaining to the Black/African American experience. BADFU members will periodically interview 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 beyond. 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 weekly on Monday mornings from September to May during each academic term.
This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
Black Political Prisoners in the United States
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Black and African Diaspora Forum United (BADFU)
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Season 1
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Episode 10
In this episode, Dr. Hettie V. Williams, Assistant Professor of African American history at Monmouth University, is in conversation with Dr. Karanja Keita Carroll, a social theorist, and lecturer in the Department of Black and Latino Studies at Baruch College (CUNY), about Black political prisoners in the United States (U.S.). Carroll goes into some detail about his work as a scholar who takes a multidisciplinary African centered approach to knowledge production and his work as a political activist involved with various associations seeking to secure Black equality.