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Hosted by Hettie V. Williams · history · EN-US · 79 episodes
"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 wil
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Signup to Generate a Pitch"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.
This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture is hosted by Hettie V. Williams. The show has published 79 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "I Felt All This: A Conversation with Beth Wilson" (2 October 2026, 52 minutes), "John Vercher on the Devil is Fine" (29 May 2026, 53 minutes), and "The Black Middle Class Fighting for a Foothold" (27 February 2026, 55 minutes).
This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 79 episodes.
Booking probability for This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture are Universities & Colleges. This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture has a history audience.
Hettie V. Williams hosts This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture, a history show with 79 episodes published.
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Episode #1
In this episode Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Beth R. Wilson about her work on the history of emotions among enslaved people in the Antebellum South. Williams is a multi-award winning professor of...
Episode #6
<p>In this episode Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in discussion with writer John Vercher about his critically acclaimed book Devil is Fine. Williams is a professor of history at Monmouth University and Vercher is the author...
Episode #5
<p>In this episode Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Angela Simms about the Black Middle Class in a Baltimore suburb. Williams is professor of history and director of the African Diaspora Studies...
Episode #4
<p>This week Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Jeanne Theoharis about the Civil Rights Movement in the North. Williams is professor of history in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth...
Episode #3
<p>This week Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Lewis F. Thomas, III about education, Black men, and mentoring. Williams is a professor of history in the Department of History and Anthropology at...
Episode #2
<p>This week Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Mary Ellen Curtin about her recent book She Changed the Nation: Barbara Jordan’s Life and Legacy in Black Politics (University of Pennsylvania Press...
Episode #1
<p>This week Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Marion Orr about his recent book House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr (University of...
Episode #11
<p>This is the finale episode of season 6. In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses women of color in the academy with Drs. Zaneta Rago-Craft and Nicole Pulliam. Williams is Associate Professor of African American...
Episode #10
<p>In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses Black athletes, political protest, and social justice with Shaun M. Anderson. Williams is an Associate Professor of African American history at Monmouth University...
Episode #9
<p><b>Season 6, Episode 9</b></p><p>In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses the broomstick wedding ritual with Tyler D. Parry. Williams is Associate Professor of African American history at Monmouth University...
Episode #8
<p>In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses the origins and impact of hip hop with Anwar Uhuru as part of a series of episodes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop. Williams is Associate Professor of...
Episode #7
<p>In this episode Hettie V. Williams discusses the African Presence in Latin America with Luis Mora-Ballesteros. Williams is Associate Professor of African American history at Monmouth University. Mora-Ballesteros is...
Episode #6
<p>In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses the Golden Age of Hip Hop in the 1980s and 1990s with Professor Claude Taylor. Williams is Associate Professor of African American history at Monmouth University. Taylor...
Episode #5
<p>In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses Haiti and Black internationalism with Leslie M. Alexander. Williams is Associate Professor of African American history at Monmouth University. Alexander is the Dr. Martin...
Episode #4
<p>In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses Black in graduate school with Lauren T. Rorie. Williams is Associate Professor of African American history at Monmouth University and Rorie is currently an adjunct...
Episode #3
<p>In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses the Black Church in film and television with Dr. Anwar Uhuru. Williams is Associate Professor of African American history at Monmouth University and Uhuru is Assistant...
Episode #2
<p>In this episode Hettie V. Williams discusses mentoring and the African/African American experience with Julius O. Adekunle. Williams is Associate Professor of African American history at Monmouth University and...
Episode #1
<p>In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses race, masculinity, Black men, and policing with Dr. Karanja Keita Carroll. Williams is Associate Professor of African American history at Monmouth University and Carroll...
Episode #11
<p>In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses empowering young Black males with Dr. Vernon Smith. Williams is an Associate Professor of African American History in the Department of History and Anthropology at...
Episode #10
<p>In this episode, Hettie V. Williams discusses race, gender, and sexuality in Renaissance by Beyonce Knowles with Dr. Anwar Uhuru. Williams is Associate Professor of African American history at Monmouth University and...
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Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies, Barnard College, Columbia University
Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
Frederick Lippitt Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies, Brown University
William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African American Studies at Columbia University, Columbia University
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