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 in the Professoriate
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Black and African Diaspora Forum United (BADFU)
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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.